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Eduindex News – Crossmark Update Policy

Eduindex News is committed to maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of scholarly and academic content published on our platform. In support of this commitment, Eduindex News participates in Crossmark, a multi-publisher initiative from Crossref, to provide a standard way for readers to verify the current status of a document and to access any updates that may have occurred since publication.

By clicking on the Crossmark logo associated with an article, readers can quickly determine whether the document is current or has been updated, corrected, or retracted.

1. Editorial and Peer Review Policies

Content published on Eduindex News undergoes editorial screening to ensure relevance, originality, and quality. Depending on category and section:

  • Research-oriented articles may undergo editorial review or external peer-review.
  • General write-ups, commentaries, and news items undergo editorial verification for accuracy, formatting, and clarity.

More details on editorial guidelines and reviewer responsibilities are available on our Editorial Policy page.

2. Ethical Standards and Author Responsibilities

Authors submitting to Eduindex News are expected to adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity, including but not limited to:

  • Proper citation and attribution
  • Avoidance of plagiarism
  • Disclosure of conflicts of interest
  • Ethical research and reporting practices

Our ethical guidelines align with internationally recognized frameworks such as COPE. Details are provided on our Ethical Standards page.

3. Reporting Concerns or Possible Misconduct

Readers, reviewers, and authors may report concerns regarding:

  • Errors in published content
  • Potential ethical violations
  • Plagiarism or duplicate publication
  • Data or methodological concerns

Issues may be reported via email to: editor@eduindex.org

All reports will be reviewed by our editorial office in accordance with our correction and retraction procedures.

4. Post-Publication Updates, Corrections, and Retractions

Eduindex News may update published content under the following conditions:

4.1 Minor Corrections

Typographical edits, formatting changes, or metadata updates that do not affect the academic meaning or interpretation may be implemented without a correction notice.

4.2 Major Corrections

If an update affects the interpretation or academic value of the work, a correction notice (erratum or corrigendum) will be published and linked to the original content.

4.3 Retractions

Articles may be retracted when:

  • Significant errors invalidate the findings
  • Ethical violations (e.g., plagiarism, fabricated data) are verified
  • Legal issues arise related to copyright or authorship

4.4 Withdrawal

Pre-publication withdrawal may occur where serious issues are identified prior to formal publication.

5. Treatment of Corrected or Retracted Content

Eduindex News follows a transparent update protocol:

  • Original content remains accessible unless there are legal or ethical reasons requiring removal.
  • For retractions, a clear retraction notice replaces the article PDF and is visible on the article page.
  • Crossmark metadata clearly indicates the document status (current, updated, or retracted).
  • Updates and notices are permanently retained to preserve the scholarly record.

6. Permanence of Published Content

Eduindex News ensures long-term accessibility through:

  • Assignment of DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers)
  • Archival and indexing through third-party databases and repositories
  • Versioning through Crossmark where applicable

Content is intended to remain permanently available unless removed for legal, ethical, or privacy-related reasons, in which case a public notice will explain the basis for removal.

7. Crossmark Statement

Crossmark, from Crossref, provides a standard way for readers to locate the current version of a piece of content. By clicking the Crossmark button, readers can determine whether changes have been made after publication.

8. Depositing Crossmark Policy Pages

This Crossmark Update Policy Page is assigned a DOI and deposited as a dataset under:

Database Name: Eduindex News Crossmark Policy Statement

If future subdivisions occur (e.g., policy differences between publication categories), they will be added as multiple datasets within the same Crossmark policy database.