Crossmark Policy

Publication Status & Scholarly Record
Crossmark Policy

Islamic Moral Architecture in Primary Education (IMAPE) is committed to maintaining the accuracy, integrity, transparency, and completeness of its published scholarly record. Crossmark may be used as a standardized mechanism through which readers can identify the current status of eligible published content and determine whether significant post-publication changes have occurred.

When Crossmark implementation has been formally activated, eligible articles may display a Crossmark button on article pages or supported digital publication formats. The service enables readers to verify whether an article remains current or has been corrected, updated, withdrawn, or retracted.

Current Status Verification   •   Post-Publication Transparency   •   Scholarly Record Integrity
What Is Crossmark?

Crossmark is a service provided by Crossref that enables readers to verify the current status of a scholarly document and identify significant changes made after publication.

Crossmark records may also display additional publication information deposited by the publisher, such as publication dates, licensing information, peer-review information, originality screening, funding information, or other relevant metadata.

IMAPE Content Covered by Crossmark

When Crossmark registration is active, eligible current and future IMAPE content may be registered with Crossref. Covered content may include:

• Original empirical research articles
• Corrections and errata
• Addenda
• Expressions of concern
• Retraction notices
• Withdrawal notices
• Removal or redaction notices
• Replacement or republication notices
Types of Post-Publication Updates
Correction or Erratum

Issued when an error or omission affects accuracy, presentation, attribution, interpretation, or understanding without invalidating the article's principal findings.

Addendum

Published when important supplementary information needs to be added after publication without replacing the original findings or conclusions.

Expression of Concern

Published when credible concerns exist but an investigation remains incomplete or available evidence is insufficient for a final editorial decision.

Retraction

Issued when an article should no longer be regarded as reliable scholarly literature because of serious error, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, unethical research, duplicate publication, peer-review manipulation, or another substantial integrity problem.

Withdrawal

Used when an article or early publication version is formally withdrawn before it becomes part of the final scholarly record, with the reason documented where appropriate.

Removal or Redaction

Applied only in exceptional circumstances involving serious legal infringement, privacy or confidentiality violations, unlawful content, defamatory material, or significant risk of harm. Bibliographic information will normally be retained.

Replacement or Republication

Used when substantial correction requires a formally republished version. The original record, notice, and corrected version should remain transparently linked.

Minor Changes

Minor typographical, stylistic, formatting, or layout corrections that do not materially affect meaning, attribution, interpretation, credibility, or the conclusions of an article are not normally treated as Crossmark status updates.

Version-of-Record Principle

IMAPE does not silently alter substantive elements of the Version of Record. Significant changes after publication must be documented through an identifiable correction, retraction, expression of concern, or another appropriate post-publication notice.

Crossmark Metadata Maintenance

If Crossmark is activated, IMAPE and CV. Erukasyah Lagaliora Publishing will seek to maintain relevant Crossmark metadata so that significant post-publication changes are accurately reflected and linked to the affected publication.

Implementation Status

Publication of this policy does not by itself indicate that Crossmark is currently active for IMAPE. The Crossmark button should be displayed only after the journal or publisher has completed the required Crossref registration, metadata deposit, technical configuration, and maintenance procedures.

Transparency of Crossmark Status

IMAPE will not claim active Crossmark participation until registration and metadata services have been formally implemented. Once activated, the journal will update this policy and display relevant Crossmark information on eligible publications.

Commitment to Publication Integrity

IMAPE is committed to maintaining transparent links among original articles, corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, and other significant post-publication updates so that readers can identify the authoritative status of published scholarly content.

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