JMIDH protects the integrity of the published record and follows the COPE Retraction Guidelines. Published articles are not changed or deleted without a formal, linked notice.

Correction: An error affects part of the article (e.g., a table value, author name or affiliation) but does not change the conclusions.

Expression of Concern: Serious concerns exist about the reliability or ethics of the work and investigation is ongoing or inconclusive.

Retraction: Findings are unreliable because of major error or misconduct (fabrication, falsification, image manipulation), plagiarism, duplicate publication, lack of ethics approval or consent, compromised peer review, or undisclosed conflicts that invalidate the work.

Removal: Only in exceptional legal cases or where content poses a serious risk to health or privacy (for example, exposure of an identifiable participant). The bibliographic record and a notice remain.

How notices are handled

•     Notices are free to read, have their own DOI, and are linked to and from the original article.

•     Retracted articles remain online with a clear ‘RETRACTED’ watermark and a notice explaining the reason and who initiated the retraction.

•     Metadata are updated with Crossref and indexing services.

•     Authors are informed and may respond before publication of a notice; the editor makes the final decision.

Articles In-Press

Minor errors found before the final version are corrected with a change log. Substantive changes after a DOI is assigned require a formal notice.

Post-publication discussion

Readers may submit a Letter to the Editor about any article within six months of publication; authors are invited to reply, and both are published together. JMIDH also responds to credible concerns raised on post-publication platforms such as PubPeer. Concerns can be sent to editor@corvusmedpress.com.