Crossmark and Publication Updates

The Jurnal Ilmu Peternakan dan Veteriner Tropis (JIPVET) is committed to maintaining the accuracy, integrity, reliability, and transparency of its published scholarly record.

Scientific publications may require corrections, clarifications, retractions, expressions of concern, or other editorial updates after publication. Such changes must be communicated clearly to readers and documented through the journal's official publication records.

JIPVET recognizes Crossmark, a service provided by Crossref, as a mechanism for communicating the current status of published scholarly content when the necessary technical implementation and metadata registration are in place.

This policy establishes the journal's approach to maintaining the Version of Record, publishing post-publication notices, managing DOI metadata, communicating publication changes, and implementing Crossmark-related services.

1. Purpose and Scope

This policy applies to scholarly content published by JIPVET, including research articles, review articles, supplementary publications, and formal post-publication notices.

Its objectives are to:

• Preserve the reliability of the scholarly record.
• Inform readers about material changes to published articles.
• Distinguish minor editorial changes from substantive scientific corrections.
• Maintain the relationship between original publications and subsequent notices.
• Support accurate bibliographic metadata and persistent identifiers.
• Prevent misleading or undocumented changes to published content.
• Promote consistency between the journal website, published files, and registered metadata.

The scientific and ethical criteria for issuing corrections, retractions, and expressions of concern are defined in JIPVET's separate Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern Policy.

2. Maintaining the Version of Record

The Version of Record (VoR) is the article formally published by JIPVET following completion of the applicable editorial and production processes.

The Version of Record serves as the authoritative journal publication for citation and scholarly reference purposes.

JIPVET recognizes that the integrity of the published record requires transparent documentation of substantive changes made after publication.

Where a significant post-publication change is necessary, the journal should ordinarily preserve the original publication record and issue an appropriate notice describing the change.

Published content must not be silently altered in ways that conceal material errors, change the interpretation of findings, or obscure the history of editorial actions.

The original publication and any subsequent correction or retraction notice should be clearly linked.

The journal should maintain sufficient version information for readers to understand which content was originally published and which changes occurred subsequently.

3. Types of Post-Publication Updates

JIPVET distinguishes editorial updates according to their purpose, significance, and effect on the published work.

The appropriate update type is determined by an authorized editor according to the available evidence and the journal's publication integrity policies.

These categories describe possible editorial actions. Their inclusion does not indicate that JIPVET has issued notices in every category.

4. Minor Changes and Formal Corrections

JIPVET distinguishes minor technical changes from substantive changes affecting the interpretation or attribution of scholarly work.

Minor Technical Changes

Minor changes may include corrections to spelling, typography, formatting, layout, or other production details that do not materially affect the content, citation, interpretation, or scientific conclusions.

Such changes may be handled through routine production procedures without a separate formal correction notice, provided that the change does not conceal a substantive problem.

Formal Corrections

A formal correction is required when a material error affects the accuracy, attribution, clarity, or interpretation of a published article but the principal conclusions remain sufficiently reliable.

Examples may include:

• Incorrect numerical values or calculations.
• Errors in figures, tables, or legends.
• Incorrect descriptions of research methods.
• Material errors in author attribution.
• Inaccurate funding or competing interests information.
• Other substantive errors that can be corrected without invalidating the main conclusions.

Where appropriate, a formal correction should be published as a separate, identifiable notice.

The notice should explain what was incorrect, provide the corrected information, and identify the affected article.

When the correction is editorially significant, the journal should establish the appropriate DOI and metadata relationships through its registration arrangements.

5. Retractions and Expressions of Concern

JIPVET may issue a retraction or expression of concern when serious questions arise concerning the integrity or reliability of published work.

Retractions

Retraction may be warranted when findings are unreliable due to major errors, fabrication, falsification, serious ethical violations, compromised editorial processes, or other substantial publication integrity concerns.

A retracted article should ordinarily remain part of the published record with its status prominently identified.

The retraction notice must provide a sufficiently clear explanation of the grounds for retraction without unsupported accusations.

A retraction should not be used solely as a penalty against an author or as a mechanism to resolve unrelated financial disputes.

Expressions of Concern

An expression of concern may be issued when credible, substantial concerns remain unresolved and the evidence is insufficient to determine whether correction or retraction is warranted.

Such a notice must distinguish unresolved concerns from confirmed research misconduct.

The journal should reconsider the status of an expression of concern when relevant additional evidence becomes available.

Subsequent actions should be linked to the original expression of concern and the affected published article.

6. Withdrawal and Exceptional Removal

Withdrawal of an unpublished manuscript must be distinguished from post-publication correction or retraction.

Authors seeking to withdraw a manuscript before formal publication should contact the editorial office through the journal's submission system or official email.

Once an article has been formally published, substantive concerns must be addressed through the appropriate post-publication integrity procedure.

Complete removal of published content should be considered only in exceptional circumstances, including applicable legal requirements, serious privacy violations, or other compelling reasons recognized by the journal's integrity policies.

Where content removal is unavoidable, JIPVET should preserve an appropriate bibliographic record and explanatory notice to the extent legally permitted.

Removal must not be used to conceal an ordinary error, unfavorable research findings, or an established retraction.

7. Crossmark and Current Publication Status

Crossmark is a service developed by Crossref to help readers determine the current status of scholarly content and identify registered post-publication updates.

Where Crossmark has been implemented, its button provides access to available status information supplied through the publisher's Crossref metadata.

Crossmark can help readers identify whether a publication has been corrected, retracted, or otherwise updated.

Additional information may be available through Crossmark, depending on the metadata deposited by the publisher.

Crossmark does not independently certify the scientific validity of an article and does not replace peer review or editorial responsibility.

JIPVET recognizes the following requirements for responsible Crossmark implementation:

• A designated update policy page registered with Crossref.
• A DOI assigned to the registered update policy.
• Appropriate Crossmark metadata included in relevant publication records.
• Accurate registration of editorially significant updates.
• The Crossmark button applied to the relevant HTML, PDF, or other digital formats according to Crossref requirements.
• Continuing maintenance of publication status and update metadata.

The presence of this policy page does not, by itself, establish that Crossmark has been fully implemented for all JIPVET articles.

Crossmark functionality must be represented as operational only when the relevant registration, metadata, and display requirements have been verified.

8. DOI Registration and Metadata Relationships

Persistent identifiers and accurate metadata support the discovery, citation, and verification of scholarly publications.

JIPVET seeks to maintain appropriate DOI records and relationships between original articles and their formal post-publication notices.

When a significant update is published, the journal should ordinarily:

1. Publish a clearly identified editorial notice describing the change.
2. Identify the original article and its DOI.
3. Assign and register a separate DOI for the update notice where applicable.
4. Record the relationship between the update and the original publication.
5. Update relevant Crossref metadata using the supported registration procedures.
6. Link the notice and original article on the journal website.
7. Maintain consistent status information across accessible publication formats.

Crossref supports defined update types, including corrections, corrigenda, errata, expressions of concern, retractions, and other recognized publication updates.

Such relationships should be registered using the correct metadata fields and update categories.

Minor formatting changes that do not materially affect interpretation or attribution do not ordinarily require a separate Crossmark update.

DOI registration does not replace the need for an accessible and informative editorial notice.

9. Crossmark Policy Page and Technical Implementation

A Crossmark update policy page explains how a publisher maintains and corrects the scholarly record.

Crossref requires participating publishers to register the designated policy page and associate its DOI with the relevant publication metadata.

The designated policy page should provide information about:

• The journal's correction and retraction procedures.
• The circumstances under which post-publication updates are issued.
• How readers may report concerns about published content.
• How corrected or retracted articles remain identifiable.
• Relevant editorial and publication ethics policies.
• How significant changes are communicated through article records and metadata.

Full technical implementation requires appropriate configuration of the journal's publishing platform and production procedures.

A Crossmark button must be connected to the correct publication DOI and must use the implementation approach authorized by Crossref.

The journal should avoid displaying Crossmark branding that suggests verified functionality when the necessary metadata and technical arrangements are incomplete.

If the designated policy page URL changes, its persistent identifier and registered metadata should be updated as necessary.

Existing registered policy DOIs should be verified before being reused or associated with a new policy-page URL.

10. Reporting Concerns and Editorial Assessment

Authors, reviewers, readers, institutions, and other interested parties may report possible errors or concerns affecting published JIPVET articles.

Reports should identify the publication concerned and provide relevant information supporting the concern.

Where possible, reports should include:

• Article title, author names, and DOI.
• A description of the alleged error or concern.
• Relevant tables, figures, pages, or data elements.
• Supporting documentation or references.
• Relevant previous correspondence, where available.

The handling editor assesses whether a reported concern is sufficiently supported and requires further examination.

Relevant authors should be given an appropriate opportunity to provide clarification and supporting information.

Where necessary, the journal may seek independent scientific advice or contact a relevant research institution.

Editorial decisions concerning updates must be made by authorized, unconflicted editors and must remain independent of inappropriate financial or institutional influence.

Complaints and appeals concerning the procedure may be considered under JIPVET's Complaints and Appeals Policy.

11. Transparency, Responsibilities, and Monitoring

JIPVET recognizes that responsible publication updates require coordination between editorial, production, and technical personnel.

The editorial team is responsible for determining the scientific and ethical basis for post-publication actions.

Authorized production and technical personnel are responsible for implementing approved notices and maintaining related publication records and metadata.

Responsibilities should include:

• Maintaining accurate article landing pages and files.
• Linking correction and retraction notices to affected articles.
• Preserving the original publication history where appropriate.
• Updating DOI metadata when required.
• Verifying Crossmark records and displays where implemented.
• Retaining documentation of editorial decisions and approved updates.
• Reviewing inconsistent publication-status information reported by readers or indexing services.

Notices of correction, retraction, and expressions of concern should remain accessible and should not be silently removed.

The journal should periodically review the effectiveness of its publication update procedures and the accuracy of related metadata.

Crossmark participation and technical features should be described according to their actual verified implementation status.