Believers Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) is committed to maintaining the accuracy, transparency, and integrity of the scholarly record. This policy explains how the journal addresses errors, concerns, and serious integrity issues identified in published articles. The journal may publish formal corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, or other appropriate editorial notices to ensure that readers have reliable and complete status information.
A formal correction is published when an error is identified that affects the structural accuracy, clarity, completeness, or usability of an entry but does not invalidate the main findings. Correction updates are executed across these parameters:
Reporting Protocol: Authors must alert the desk immediately upon identifying a lapse, supplying clear descriptions and confirmation from all listed authors. The journal may trigger editorial corrections if errors are identified by reviewers, indexing networks, or readers, giving authors a window to comment before publication.
An Expression of Concern is issued to provide immediate public transparency when serious queries arise regarding research ethics, consent loops, data replication, image integrity, or conflict concealment, but available evidence remains incomplete or an institutional audit is ongoing. This notice does not represent a final finding of misconduct; it serves to protect the community while comprehensive assessments or external university investigations are finalized.
An article may be formally retracted if reliable evidence demonstrates serious breaches of publication standards, including:
Retraction is executed purely to protect the scholarly record and is not an administrative punishment. The journal conducts a meticulous review of submission logs, handles conflicts of interest, and allows authors an opportunity to submit cross-verifications. Retraction notices clearly describe the underlying factors, declare who initiated the step, and remain permanently linked. The baseline PDF remains in the archive but is clearly watermarked as retracted; absolute file removal is executed only if mandated by legal hazards or privacy violations.
In rare instances, if an error is isolated to a specific figure or dataset without threatening the validity of the core findings, a dated partial amendment or segment replacement may be issued. Authors preserve the right to appeal correction, retraction, or concern decisions by filing an evidence-backed written statement with the desk. Appeals are checked by the Editor-in-Chief or a neutral editorial representative. Notice implementation is not automatically suspended during active appeal evaluations.
When a post-publication notice (Correction, Expression of Concern, or Retraction) is launched, BJHS immediately updates internal article metadata streams. The office systematically coordinates updates with external cross-indexing services, abstracting databases, permanent DOI-registration desks (Crossref), and digital preservation archives, preventing the dissemination of un-vetted data points across the scientific community.