Publication Retraction Policy

CORRECTIONS AND RETRACTS

The journal "Actual problems of physical education and methods of sports training" adheres to the STM Guidelines on Preservation of the Objective Record of Science:“Articles that have been published should remain intact, accurate, and unaltered to the greatest extent possible. (STM Guidelines on Preservation of the Objective Record of Science)” 

Recognizing a published article as the definitive version means that it can be relied upon as accurate, complete, and citation-worthy.

Occasionally, after publication, it may be necessary to make changes to the version of the record. This will be done after careful review by the editor, with the support of the journal’s editorial board, to ensure that any necessary changes are made in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Any necessary changes will be accompanied by a post-publication notification that will be permanently linked to the original article so that readers are fully informed of any necessary changes. This may take the form of a correction notification, a concern, a retraction, and, in rare cases, a deletion. The purpose of this mechanism for making changes, which is permanent and transparent, is to ensure the integrity of the scientific record.

All corrections, concerns, and retraction notifications are freely available at the time of publication.

Authors should notify the journal editorial board as soon as possible if they discover errors in a published article, especially errors that may affect the interpretation of data or the reliability of the information presented. The corresponding author is responsible for reaching consensus among all listed co-authors before submitting any requests for corrections or retractions.

A correction notice is sent when an error or omission needs to be corrected that could affect the interpretation of the article, but the scientific integrity of the article remains intact. Examples include incorrect figure citation, missing key funding information, or competing interests of the authors.

All major errors are accompanied by a separate correction notice. The correction notice should clearly state the error and the changes made to the version of the entry.

Any minor errors will not be accompanied by a separate correction notice. Instead, a footnote will be added to the article to inform the reader that the article has been corrected. Minor errors do not affect the reliability or the reader's understanding of the scientific content.

Retraction

The policy and retraction of published articles is based on the guidelines, recommendations and standards of international professional organizations, primarily the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (COPE's Retraction guidelines).

A retraction notice will be issued if a serious error (e.g. in the analysis or methods) renders the conclusions of the article invalid, or if there has been misconduct in the research or publication (e.g. research without the necessary ethical approvals, fabricated data, image manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate publication, etc.). The decision to retract an article will be made in accordance with COPE guidelines and will involve an investigation by the editorial board in collaboration with the editor. Authors and institutions may request a retraction of their articles if their reasons meet the criteria for retraction.

Retraction will be considered:

• If there is clear evidence that the results are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication or image manipulation) or an honest mistake (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error).
• If the findings have been previously published elsewhere without appropriate cross-references, permission, or justification (e.g., cases of over-publication or duplicate publication).
• If the research is plagiarized.
• Where there is evidence of fraudulent authorship.
• If there is evidence of compromised peer review.
• If there is evidence of unethical research.