PsyMotion: Journal of Sport Psychology and Movement Science is committed to maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the scholarly record through appropriate correction, clarification, expression of concern, or retraction procedures.
When errors, ethical concerns, or unreliable findings are identified in published articles, the journal will take appropriate editorial action to ensure transparency and protect the scholarly record.
Corrections may be issued when errors are found but do not invalidate the main findings or conclusions of the article.
Retractions may be issued when serious errors, unreliable findings, plagiarism, or ethical violations are confirmed.
All editorial actions are handled transparently, carefully, and in accordance with responsible publishing standards.
A correction may be published when an error is identified in a published article and the error does not significantly affect the validity of the research findings. Corrections are intended to maintain the accuracy of the published record.
Typographical or formatting errors affecting clarity
Incorrect author affiliation or metadata information
Minor factual errors that do not alter the conclusions
Errors in figures, tables, or references requiring clarification
Retraction may be considered when a published article contains serious problems that affect the reliability, integrity, or ethical validity of the work. A retraction notice will clearly explain the reason for retraction and remain linked to the original article record.
The article contains substantial unattributed content, copied text, data, images, or ideas from another source.
The article includes false, fabricated, or manipulated data, findings, tables, figures, or research records.
Serious methodological, analytical, or reporting errors make the findings unreliable.
The research violates ethical standards, participant consent, confidentiality, or institutional requirements.
The article has been published elsewhere or substantially overlaps with another publication without proper disclosure.
Serious authorship problems are confirmed, including ghost authorship, guest authorship, or unauthorized authorship.
Errors or concerns may be identified by authors, readers, reviewers, editors, institutions, or other parties after publication.
The editorial team reviews the concern to determine whether it involves minor error, major error, ethical concern, or possible misconduct.
Authors may be contacted to provide explanations, supporting documents, original data, ethical approval, or corrected information.
The editorial team determines the appropriate action, such as correction, expression of concern, retraction, or no further action.
If needed, a correction notice, expression of concern, or retraction notice will be published and linked to the original article.
Published when an article contains errors that require correction but do not invalidate the research findings.
Published when an article must be withdrawn from the scholarly record due to serious error or misconduct.
Published when serious concerns exist but an investigation is still ongoing or evidence is not yet conclusive.
Published when additional clarification, metadata updates, or minor improvements are required after publication.
Protect the integrity of the scholarly record
Ensure transparency in editorial decisions
Provide clear reasons for correction or retraction
Maintain access to notices linked to the original article
Respect fairness and confidentiality during investigation
Follow responsible editorial and publication ethics standards
Authors should promptly notify the journal if they discover significant errors, inaccuracies, or ethical concerns in their published work.
Editors are responsible for assessing concerns, requesting clarification, making fair decisions, and publishing notices when necessary.
The journal ensures that all corrections, retractions, and editorial notices are handled transparently and linked to the relevant article.
Correction and retraction notices will clearly identify the affected article, explain the reason for the notice, and remain permanently available. The original article record may remain accessible with a clear indication that a correction or retraction has been issued.
The purpose of correction and retraction is not to erase the scholarly record, but to ensure that readers are accurately informed about the reliability, status, and integrity of published content.
PsyMotion is committed to maintaining a trustworthy scholarly record. The journal will issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when necessary to address errors, ethical concerns, or confirmed misconduct in published articles.
