NexaAssist Journal of Inclusive Technology (NAJIT) is committed to maintaining the accuracy, reliability, transparency, and integrity of its published scholarly record. When significant errors, omissions, ethical concerns, or research-integrity issues are identified after publication, the journal will evaluate the matter and take appropriate post-publication action.
Such actions may include a correction, expression of concern, retraction, or, in exceptional circumstances, article removal. The response will depend on the nature and seriousness of the issue, the available evidence, and its impact on the reliability and integrity of the publication.
A correction may be issued when an error is identified in a published article but the error does not invalidate the principal findings, conclusions, or overall integrity of the research.
Corrections may address:
- Errors in author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or funding information.
- Minor errors in tables, figures, statistics, references, labels, or textual presentation.
- Errors in accessibility evaluation results, usability measurements, technical specifications, or assistive technology descriptions that do not materially alter the study's conclusions.
- Omission of relevant disclosures, ethical statements, or information required for an accurate publication record.
- Other errors requiring transparent amendment while the principal findings remain reliable.
When a correction is necessary, NAJIT will issue a clear notice identifying the original article and explaining the nature of the amendment. Where technically feasible, the correction notice will be linked to the original publication. Any updated article file or metadata should be accompanied by an appropriate indication of the correction so that readers can understand the publication history.
An expression of concern may be issued when substantial questions arise concerning the reliability, ethical conduct, authorship, data integrity, or other important aspects of a published article, but the available evidence is insufficient to support a definitive correction or retraction.
An expression of concern may remain in place while an investigation is ongoing. It may subsequently be updated, replaced, or supplemented by a correction, retraction, or other appropriate notice when additional evidence becomes available.
A published article may be retracted when its findings are no longer considered sufficiently reliable or when serious research or publication misconduct is established. Retraction is intended to correct the scholarly record, not to conceal it.
Grounds for retraction may include:
- Fabrication or falsification of research data, participants, instruments, analyses, or experimental findings.
- Serious plagiarism or substantial unattributed use of another person's research, software, designs, or intellectual work.
- Duplicate or redundant publication that materially compromises the scholarly record.
- Fundamental methodological or analytical errors that invalidate the main conclusions.
- Fabricated accessibility compliance claims, falsified assistive technology performance results, or seriously misleading usability evaluations.
- Serious violations of research ethics, including lack of required informed consent, misuse of sensitive disability-related data, or unethical treatment of research participants.
- Serious manipulation of peer review, authorship, citations, images, datasets, or publication procedures.
- Other circumstances in which maintaining the article as an unretracted publication would seriously mislead readers.
A retracted article will normally remain identifiable in the NAJIT archive to preserve transparency and the integrity of the scholarly record. The article will be clearly marked Retracted.
A retraction notice will identify the article title, author(s), publication details, and grounds for retraction to the extent supported by the evidence and permitted by law. Where technically feasible, the notice and affected article will be linked to each other.
Complete removal of a published article from the journal website is an exceptional measure and is distinct from retraction.
Removal may be considered when continued availability creates serious legal, confidentiality, privacy, personal safety, or other exceptional risks that cannot reasonably be addressed through correction or retraction. These concerns may include the unintended disclosure of identifiable disability-related information, sensitive participant records, or confidential data. Where appropriate and feasible, bibliographic metadata and an explanatory notice will remain available to preserve the publication record.
Where appropriate, authors will be informed of proposed post-publication actions and given an opportunity to provide clarification or supporting evidence. However, disagreement by an author does not necessarily prevent the journal from issuing a correction or retraction when a change to the scholarly record is justified by the available evidence.
NAJIT does not silently replace or substantially alter the scholarly meaning of published articles without an appropriate editorial notice. Significant amendments will be transparently documented so that readers can distinguish the original publication record from subsequent changes.
NexaAssist Journal of Inclusive Technology (NAJIT) applies post-publication corrections and retractions to correct the scholarly record rather than conceal it . Editorial actions are guided by the seriousness of the issue, the reliability of available evidence, procedural fairness, transparency, and the need to maintain an accurate and trustworthy scholarly record.