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Corrección y control de versiones
Every published record will one day need to change: a typing error, a revised figure, a withdrawn claim, a new release of a dataset.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 This page sets out how corrections, retractions and new versions are recorded, why superseded assertions keep circulating after they are corrected, and what editors and stewards need to run a correction route that readers can follow.
Cómo se desarrolla el trabajo.
Interoperability console
Correction and versioning · Crosswalk · Profile v3
Field mappings
| identificador | id | copy | Aprobado |
| evidence_label | quality.label | enum map | Aprobado |
| licence | rights.licence | SPDX id | Ambiguous |
| version | version | semver | Aprobado |
Conformidad
Fig.Interoperability console: example names and illustrative values, not a record or a live system.
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Superseded assertions and correction routes.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.
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.
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 The superseded assertion keeps circulating downstream and is cited as current.
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.
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.
How correction and versioning is modelled, measured and tested.
El modelo, sus supuestos, sus datos y su incertidumbre, en la forma en que un científico o un ingeniero los comprobaría. Las estructuras siguen métodos publicados. Los valores representados son ilustrativos, no hallazgos.
Conjuntos de datos y procedencia
The data classes behind correction and versioning and what is recorded about each before it is used.
| Clase de datos | Procedencia registrada | Resolución indicada | Licencia verificada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imágenes satelitales, ópticas y de radar | sensor, nivel de procesamiento, fecha de adquisición | tamaño de píxel y revisita | por escena |
| Reanálisis y resultados de modelos climáticos | modelo, experimento, miembro, versión | malla y paso temporal | por publicación |
| Sensores y estaciones de medición in situ | estación, instrumento, registro de calibración | punto y frecuencia de muestreo | por red |
| Exposición de la población y los activos | método, cosecha, fuentes de entrada | tamaño de celda y unidad | por publicación |
| Límites y geografía de referencia | productor, edición, fecha | escala | por edición |
- Linaje
- Registro W3C PROV de la fuente a la figura
- Principios
- FAIR: localizables, accesibles, interoperables, reutilizables
- Brechas
- se muestra como ausente, nunca se rellena en silencio
Corrections in one domain must reach every product that used the data.
- AguaEn la prácticaA revised rainfall series changes drought indices.What a reader can checkProducts re-run after revision
- SaludEn la prácticaRevised case counts change outbreak analyses.What a reader can checkHistorial de versiones
- AlimentaciónEn la prácticaRevised survey weights change estimates.What a reader can checkCorrection notes
Corrections are published with every edition of serie Reports under COPE guidance. Versions would follow the identifier rules of NS-1 in the proposed Nexus Standards.
- Error reports with evidence.
- Source revisions that need propagating.
Qué se mide y con qué calidad.
Cada indicador lleva su unidad, su periodicidad, el tipo de fuente que lo respalda y la etiqueta de evidencia que llevaría un valor. No se muestran valores: un programa los aporta bajo su propia autoridad.
| Indicador | Unidad | Cadencia | Tipo de fuente | Etiqueta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correcciones emitidas | count by type per period | mensual | Correction trail | OBSERVADO |
| Time from report to correction notice | días | per case | Case records | OBSERVADO |
| Content changes without a version increment | recuento | semanal | Content hash comparison | OBSERVADO |
| Version chain completeness | share of versions linked to a predecessor | mensual | Relation metadata | OBSERVADO |
| Retracted items linked to their notice | share of retracted items | mensual | Crossmark and retraction records | OBSERVADO |
| Superseded records still cited as current | count of citing works | trimestral | Citation graph | ESTIMADO |
| Corrections reflected by downstream aggregators | share of sampled aggregators | trimestral | Aggregator sampling | ESTIMADO |
De dónde procede la evidencia.
Conjuntos de datos públicos y registros institucionales identificados, cada uno con su tipo de licencia. Las fuentes obtenidas por acuerdo solo se utilizan conforme a sus condiciones y nunca se republican.
| Fuente | Lo que aporta | Tipo de licencia |
|---|---|---|
| Retraction Watch Database | Records of retractions, corrections and expressions of concern across publishers | Open, distributed by Crossref |
| Crossmark | Publisher-deposited update status linking corrections and retractions to the original work | Open metadata via Crossref |
| Crossref and DataCite relation metadata | Relations such as is new version of, is previous version of and is obsoleted by | Open metadata; CC0 for DataCite |
| PubPeer | Post-publication comments that often surface errors before formal notices | Public comments under site terms |
| Internet Archive Wayback Machine via Memento | Time-stamped captures showing what a page said at a given moment | Free access under archive terms |
| Software Heritage | Archived source code with intrinsic identifiers for every version | Open archive, terms per content licence |
Quién decide y a qué sirve la evidencia.
Registry prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.
| Quién decide | La pregunta | Evidencia a la que sirve esta página |
|---|---|---|
| Journal editors and publishers | Whether an error warrants a correction, an expression of concern or a retraction | COPE guidance, the nature of the error, and the citing and derived works that relied on it |
| Data stewards and repository managers | Whether a change is a correction to the same version or a new version | The versioning policy, the extent of the change and the identifiers already cited |
| Research integrity offices | Whether a pattern of corrections signals possible misconduct needing investigation | Correction history across records by the same contributors, with dates and stated reasons |
| Systematic reviewers and guideline panels | Whether included evidence must be re-examined after a correction | Retraction and correction status of every included item at the review date |
Productos que genera este tema
- 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
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?
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 sistemas 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.
How versioning works in practice.
- 01
Version chains
Each version records its predecessor and successor, so the full history can be followed.
- 02
Typed changes
A change is labelled as a correction, an update, a supersession or a withdrawal, each with a reason.
- 03
Change notices
Machine-readable notices let copies elsewhere update, a feature discussed under registry interoperability.
- 04
Límites
No registry can recall copies it does not control. Notices help only sistemas 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.
Cómo se estudia y lo que los métodos no pueden decir.
- 01Ingeniería, interoperabilidad y custodia de datosIngesta validada por esquemas · Conciliación de identificadores persistentes · Captura del linaje en las cadenasAplicado aquí
- 02Ciberseguridad y criptografíaHistorial de registros con evidencia de manipulación · Exportaciones y versiones firmadas · Modelización de amenazas de las vías de ediciónAplicado aquí
- 03Identidad digital y sistemas digitales públicosAutenticación y autoridad del emisor · Desambiguación de los colaboradores por la propia personaAplicado aquí
Where this page’s references lead.
Los organismos y documentos con los que se lee esta página. El estado y las ediciones cambian; cada enlace lleva al organismo emisor.
Preguntas y respuestas.
What is the difference between a correction and a new version?
Are retracted records deleted?
How can I tell if a record I cited has changed?
Why do retracted findings keep being cited?
Will an earlier version disappear after a correction?
Can anyone request a correction?
Is a withdrawal the same as a correction?
Aporte evidencia desde esta página.
serie Reports is the Consortium’s quarterly publication. What you know about this subject can become evidence, a case or a correction in the next edition, credited to you and published under CC BY 4.0 where it is your own work.
- Correo electrónicoPasarela GW-GCRIEnvíelo desde esta páginaEvidencia, una corrección, un caso, un método, una revisión, una traducción o un aporte a un perfil. Llega etiquetado con esta página, de modo que lo recibe el editor responsable.
- ZenodoDepósito abiertoDeposítelo y envíelo a la comunidadPublique su propio registro en Zenodo con su ORCID iD y luego envíelo a la comunidad de Reports allí. Los curadores lo revisan; el DOI sigue siendo suyo.
- serie ReportsGCRIVer todas las formas de contribuirLos tipos de contribución, cómo se revisa cada uno, qué crédito recibe, la licencia y qué nunca se acepta.
No envíe nunca datos personales, detalles sensibles de infraestructura ni nada que no tenga derecho a compartir. Un aporte se revisa antes de su uso; enviarlo no confiere autoría ni derechos editoriales, y el patrocinio nunca compra un hallazgo.
Aporte un método, un conjunto de datos o una pregunta.
La información y las consultas están abiertas hoy. Una consulta recibe una referencia e indica el siguiente paso; las solicitudes, pagos, asignaciones de cómputo y registros solo se abren cuando existen su equipo, sus condiciones y la capacidad de revisión.
Documentos jurídicos.
Los mapas, datos y cifras de este sitio se muestran como contexto e información general. No son consejos, pronósticos ni avisos; los límites de la información se exponen en los Descargos de responsabilidad y los Avisos sobre datos.