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التصويب وإدارة الإصدارات

Every published record will one day need to change: a typing error, a revised figure, a withdrawn claim, a new release of a dataset. What matters is whether the change is visible, linked and propagated, or silent. This page sets out how corrections, retractions and new versions are recorded, why superseded assertions keep circulating after they are corrected, and what editors and stewards need to run a correction route that readers can follow.

01لوحة العرض

كيف يسير العمل.

النظم · حول هذا الموضوعتوضيحي

Interoperability console

Correction and versioning · Crosswalk · Profile v3

Test suite running⁨GCRI⁩ · السجل

Field mappings

المعرّفidcopyالمرور
evidence_labelquality.labelenum mapالمرور
licencerights.licenceSPDX idAmbiguous
versionversionsemverالمرور

المطابقة

Required fields93 of 100 requiredControlled terms90 of 95 requiredRound trip81 of 95 required
Interoperability console: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Correction and versioning.أسماء مثالية وقيم توضيحية؛ تصميم وليس سجلًا ولا نظامًا حيًا.

الشكلInteroperability console: example names and illustrative values, not a record or a live system.

02السؤال

Correction and versioning: how the risk develops.

Superseded assertions and correction routes. The dossier below sets out how the risk develops, what is measured, where the data come from, how it is modelled and who decides.

الآلية

Silent edits

A value is overwritten in place without a version change or a notice. Anyone who downloaded or cited the earlier state now holds a record that no longer matches the source, and nothing tells them so.

الآلية

Corrections stop at the source

A notice is issued where the record lives, but copies in aggregators, indexes, reference managers and derived datasets are not updated. The superseded assertion keeps circulating downstream and is cited as current.

الآلية

Version forks

Preprint, accepted manuscript and version of record, or successive dataset releases, are registered without relations between them. Citations split across versions, and a correction made to one never reaches the others.

الآلية

Reliance compounds

Corrected or retracted findings feed systematic reviews, models, guidelines and funding cases. Each reuse builds on the flawed assertion, so the cost of a late correction grows with every layer that came to depend on it.

03الأساليب والأدلة

How correction and versioning is modelled, measured and tested.

النموذج وافتراضاته وبياناته وعدم اليقين فيه، بالصورة التي يفحصها بها عالم أو مهندس. وتتبع البنى أساليب منشورة. والقيم المرسومة توضيحية، وليست نتائج.

مجموعات البيانات وبيان المصدر

The data classes behind correction and versioning and what is recorded about each before it is used.

فئة البياناتبيان المصدر مسجلالدقة معلنةالترخيص مفحوص
صور الأقمار الاصطناعية، البصرية والراداريةالمستشعر، مستوى المعالجة، تاريخ الاقتناءحجم البكسل وإعادة الزيارةلكل مشهد
إعادة التحليل ومخرجات النماذج المناخيةالنموذج، التجربة، العضو، الإصدارالشبكة والخطوة الزمنيةلكل إصدار
المستشعرات والمقاييس الميدانيةالمحطة، الجهاز، سجل المعايرةالنقطة ومعدل أخذ العيناتلكل شبكة
التعرض لدى السكان والأصولالأسلوب، سنة الإصدار، مصادر المدخلاتحجم الخلية والوحدةلكل إصدار
الحدود والجغرافيا المرجعيةالمنتج، الإصدار، التاريخالمقياسلكل إصدار
النسب
سجل ⁨W3C PROV⁩ من المصدر إلى الشكل
المبادئ
⁨FAIR⁩: قابلة للعثور، قابلة للوصول، قابلة للتشغيل البيني، قابلة لإعادة الاستخدام
الفجوات
يُعرض كمفقود، ولا يُملأ بصمت أبدا
فئات البيانات وحقول بيان المصدر المسجلة لكل منها؛ ولا تُدرج مجموعة بيانات بالاسم إلا بعد أن يسمح ترخيصها بالاستخدام.
مبادئ FAIR التوجيهية · GO FAIR وFORCE11⁨W3C PROV⁩ · اتحاد الشبكة العالميةإرشادات بشأن المعالجة المتسقة لأوجه عدم اليقين · الهيئة الحكومية الدولية المعنية بتغير المناخبيانات CEOS الجاهزة للتحليل · لجنة سواتل رصد الأرض
04In the five domains

Corrections in one domain must reach every product that used the data.

05المؤشرات الفرعية

ما الذي يُقاس، ومدى جودة قياسه.

يحمل كل مؤشر وحدته ووتيرته ونوع المصدر الذي يستند إليه ووسم الأدلة الذي ستحمله القيمة. ولا تُعرض أي قيم: فالبرنامج يقدّمها بموجب سلطته الخاصة.

المؤشرالوحدةوتيرة الإصدارنوع المصدرالوسم
Corrections issuedcount by type per periodشهريCorrection trailمرصود
Time from report to correction noticeأيامper caseCase recordsمرصود
Content changes without a version incrementالعددأسبوعيContent hash comparisonمرصود
Version chain completenessshare of versions linked to a predecessorشهريRelation metadataمرصود
Retracted items linked to their noticeshare of retracted itemsشهريCrossmark and retraction recordsمرصود
Superseded records still cited as currentcount of citing worksفصليCitation graphمُقدَّر
Corrections reflected by downstream aggregatorsshare of sampled aggregatorsفصليAggregator samplingمُقدَّر
06المصادر

من أين تأتي الأدلة.

مجموعات بيانات عامة مسمّاة وسجلات مؤسسية، لكلٍّ منها فئة ترخيصها. ولا تُستخدم المصادر المتاحة بموجب اتفاق إلا وفق شروطها، ولا يُعاد نشرها أبدًا.

المصدرما يقدّمهفئة الترخيص
Retraction Watch DatabaseRecords of retractions, corrections and expressions of concern across publishersOpen, distributed by Crossref
CrossmarkPublisher-deposited update status linking corrections and retractions to the original workOpen metadata via Crossref
Crossref and DataCite relation metadataRelations such as is new version of, is previous version of and is obsoleted byOpen metadata; CC0 for DataCite
PubPeerPost-publication comments that often surface errors before formal noticesPublic comments under site terms
Internet Archive Wayback Machine via MementoTime-stamped captures showing what a page said at a given momentFree access under archive terms
Software HeritageArchived source code with intrinsic identifiers for every versionOpen archive, terms per content licence
07القرارات

من يقرر، وما الذي تخدمه الأدلة.

Registry prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.

من يقررالسؤالالأدلة التي تخدمها هذه الصفحة
Journal editors and publishersWhether an error warrants a correction, an expression of concern or a retractionCOPE guidance, the nature of the error, and the citing and derived works that relied on it
Data stewards and repository managersWhether a change is a correction to the same version or a new versionThe versioning policy, the extent of the change and the identifiers already cited
Research integrity officesWhether a pattern of corrections signals possible misconduct needing investigationCorrection history across records by the same contributors, with dates and stated reasons
Systematic reviewers and guideline panelsWhether included evidence must be re-examined after a correctionRetraction and correction status of every included item at the review date

المخرجات التي يُنتجها هذا الموضوع

  • Correction trails showing each change, its type, author, date and reason
  • Version chains linking every release to its predecessor and successor
  • Notices for superseded assertions kept visible beside the corrected record
  • A published correction route stating whom to contact and how a report is handled
08الأسئلة الجوهرية

What experts ask about corrections.

  • When is a change a correction, an update or a replacement, and how should each be labelled?
  • How can a correction reach citations, copies and derived records?
  • What must be kept of a superseded version so that past decisions can be understood?
  • Who may initiate, review and approve a correction?
  • How is a correction itself corrected?
09الآليات

Why uncorrected errors persist.

Studies of retracted research have long shown that flawed papers continue to be cited after retraction, largely because readers meet them through copies, summaries and reference lists that never learn of the change. The same happens with datasets, dashboards and programme descriptions. Silent edits make it worse: when a page changes without notice, readers cannot know that what they cited is no longer what the page says.

Good practice therefore treats records as append-only. A correction creates a new version that points to the one it supersedes, states what changed and why, and is announced through a notice that downstream النظم can detect. Publishing communities have developed shared guidance for retractions and corrections, and versioned identifiers let citations point to a specific state. The Registry’s procedure is described on corrections and version history.

10المناهج وحدودها

How versioning works in practice.

  1. 01

    Version chains

    Each version records its predecessor and successor, so the full history can be followed.

  2. 02

    Typed changes

    A change is labelled as a correction, an update, a supersession or a withdrawal, each with a reason.

  3. 03

    Change notices

    Machine-readable notices let copies elsewhere update, a feature discussed under registry interoperability.

  4. 04

    الحدود

    No registry can recall copies it does not control. Notices help only النظم that read them, and some errors are found too late to change decisions already taken. Correcting a record does not correct the reasoning others built on it.

11الأساليب

كيف يُدرس، وما لا تستطيع المناهج قوله.

12Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

الهيئات والوثائق التي تُقرأ هذه الصفحة في ضوئها. وتتغير الحالات والإصدارات؛ ويقود كل رابط إلى الهيئة المُصدِرة.

13أسئلة

أسئلة وأجوبة.

What is the difference between a correction and a new version?
A correction fixes an error in the same work and is announced with a notice. A new version is a deliberate update, registered with its own identifier and linked to the version it replaces.
Are retracted records deleted?
No. Under COPE guidance a retracted item stays available and clearly marked, so readers can see what was withdrawn and why. Removal is reserved for narrow legal or safety grounds, and a notice remains.
How can I tell if a record I cited has changed?
Check its version chain and correction trail, or its Crossmark status where one exists. A content hash on the record shows whether its bytes differ from the copy you hold.
Why do retracted findings keep being cited?
Notices do not reach every copy, reference manager or derived dataset, and citing authors may not check status. Carrying corrections in metadata, not only on web pages, narrows that gap.
Will an earlier version disappear after a correction?
No. It remains available, marked as superseded, unless rights or the law require it to be withdrawn, in which case a notice remains.
Can anyone request a correction?
Yes. Requests go through corrections and version history and are reviewed by the record’s owner.
Is a withdrawal the same as a correction?
No. A withdrawal removes a record from public view and leaves a notice; a correction replaces content with a new version. See rights and disclosure.
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