Corrections and Errata Policy

Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM)  |  e-ISSN 3048-345X

1. Purpose and Scope

This policy applies to errors identified after the Version of Record has been published by JAM in HTML, PDF, supplementary files, article metadata, or related publication components. It covers errors introduced by authors, editors, production staff, the publisher, or technical systems when the article can remain in the literature after an accurate correction.

The purpose of a correction is to repair the scholarly record—not to rewrite an article, update it for later developments, add new results, resolve academic disagreement, or conceal an error. Matters that undermine the reliability or integrity of the article are handled under separate post-publication policies.

2. Terminology Used by JAM

The label selected does not determine the seriousness of an error. JAM’s priority is to describe the nature, source, effect, and exact correction clearly and consistently.

3. When a Formal Correction Is Appropriate

A formal correction is normally required when an error affects the interpretation, replication, discoverability, attribution, or accurate presentation of the article but does not invalidate its principal results or conclusions. Examples include:

• an incorrect value, unit, label, category, percentage, equation, statistical result, or description that can be corrected without changing the central conclusion;
• an error in a table, figure, caption, appendix, supplementary file, dataset link, analytical code, or data-availability statement;
• an omitted qualification, limitation, methodological detail, or disclosure needed to interpret or reproduce the work accurately;
• an incorrect or materially incomplete author name, affiliation, ORCID, funding statement, acknowledgement, conflict-of-interest statement, or contribution statement;
• a reference error that attributes a claim incorrectly, prevents identification of the cited work, or materially affects the article’s evidential context;
• an error introduced during copyediting, typesetting, file conversion, metadata registration, or online publication; or
• multiple related errors that are extensive but, after appropriate review, do not change the direction or implications of the findings.

4. Changes That Do Not Normally Require a Formal Notice

A minor typographical, punctuation, layout, or formatting error may be corrected directly when it does not affect meaning, data, interpretation, attribution, indexing, citation, or reader understanding. The journal will retain an internal record of the change and its date. If several minor errors collectively affect readability or confidence in the record, JAM may publish a formal notice.

5. Matters Outside This Policy

6. How to Report an Error

Authors, readers, reviewers, editors, institutions, and other parties may report a suspected error through JAM’s official contact page. Use the subject line “Correction Request” and provide:

• the article title, author names, volume, issue, year, page or article number, and DOI;
• the exact location of the suspected error, including page, section, paragraph, table, figure, equation, reference, or metadata field;
• the published text or value and the proposed corrected text or value;
• an explanation of how the error arose and whether it affects data, analysis, results, interpretation, conclusions, attribution, ethics, or disclosures;
• supporting data, calculations, source files, permissions, correspondence, or other verifiable evidence; and
• the reporter’s identity and contact information. Anonymous reports may be assessed when they contain specific and verifiable evidence.

Authors must notify JAM promptly after discovering a material error. A correction may also be initiated by the Editor-in-Chief or publisher when the evidence warrants action.

7. Assessment and Decision Process

Author agreement is desirable but is not required for JAM to correct an inaccurate record. If authors disagree or do not respond, the notice may state this fact. Complex matters may require institutional investigation and take longer; JAM will act as promptly as the available evidence permits.

8. Contents of a Formal Correction Notice

A correction notice is an independent citable publication. It will normally:

• be titled “Correction: [full title of the original article]” or use another precise update label;
• identify the original article by title, authors, journal, year, volume, issue, page or article number, and DOI;
• state who initiated the correction and whether the error originated with the authors, journal, publisher, production process, or another source when this can be established;
• show the exact location and nature of each error and provide the corrected text, value, table, figure, metadata, or statement;
• explain whether and how the correction affects the results, interpretation, limitations, conclusions, attribution, or disclosures;
• include the correction publication date, authorship or responsible issuing body, and the applicable license;
• receive its own DOI when JAM’s registration workflow supports a separate correction DOI; and
• be included in an issue or correction section and Table of Contents so that indexing services can discover it.

9. Treatment of the Original Article

• The article landing page and all available formats will display a prominent notice that a correction has been published.
• The original article and correction notice will link to each other in both directions.
• Where the article file is updated for reader safety and usability, the updated version will state that it has been corrected, identify the correction date, and link to the notice.
• Earlier versions will be retained and remain directly accessible or obtainable from the journal, subject to lawful privacy, security, and removal exceptions.
• The DOI of the original article normally remains unchanged. The correction notice is registered as a related update, not as an unrecorded replacement.
• JAM will update Crossref and other relevant metadata and notify indexing or preservation services where applicable.
• Publication, acceptance, and issue dates will not be backdated or altered to disguise the correction.

10. Authorship, Affiliations, and Contributor Corrections

A typographical correction to an author name, affiliation, ORCID, or corresponding-author detail may be corrected when verified. Adding, removing, replacing, or reordering authors is a substantive authorship change and will first be assessed under JAM’s Authorship and Contributorship Policy.

An approved post-publication authorship change will be implemented through a correction notice, revised contribution statement and metadata, and documented agreement or institutional evidence as appropriate. A disputed authorship claim will not be resolved by silently editing the byline.

11. Data, Code, Figures, and Supplementary Materials

When an error concerns data, analysis code, tables, figures, or supplementary files, the editor will assess both the corrected output and its effect on every related statement in the article. Corrected materials must be versioned, documented, and linked without erasing the earlier record.

If verification requires underlying data or code, authors must cooperate under JAM’s Research Data and Data Availability Policy. An inability to verify central claims may require an Expression of Concern or retraction rather than a correction.

12. Corrections Related to Misconduct

A correction may address a limited and repairable part of an otherwise reliable article, but it will not be used to conceal plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, manipulated peer review, undisclosed conflicts that materially affected the record, unethical research, or another serious breach.

When misconduct is suspected, JAM may pause the correction process, preserve evidence, seek institutional investigation, and issue an interim Expression of Concern. The final action will depend on the reliability of the article and the outcome of the evidence review.

13. Appeals, Complaints, and Records

A person directly affected by a correction decision may submit a reasoned procedural appeal or complaint under JAM’s Appeals and Complaints Policy. Academic disagreement alone is not sufficient; the request should identify a factual error, overlooked evidence, conflict of interest, or material procedural defect.

JAM retains an appropriate confidential record of the report, evidence, conflicts, correspondence, advice, decision, notice, article versions, and metadata updates. No person will be disadvantaged for reporting a concern in good faith.

14. Relationship with Other JAM Policies

This page governs repairable errors in published content and the transparent versioning of corrected records. To prevent overlap, related situations remain governed by the following dedicated policies: