GCRI · Registry

Correzione e gestione delle versioni

Every published record will one day need to change: a typing error, a revised figure, a withdrawn claim, a new release of a dataset.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 This page sets out how corrections, retractions and new versions are recorded, why superseded assertions keep circulating after they are corrected, and what editors and stewards need to run a correction route that readers can follow.

01Canvas

Come si svolge il lavoro.

sistemi · intorno a questo temaIllustrativo

Interoperability console

Correction and versioning · Crosswalk · Profile v3

Test suite runningGCRI · Registry

Field mappings

identificatoreidcopySuperato
evidence_labelquality.labelenum mapSuperato
licencerights.licenceSPDX idAmbiguous
versionversionsemverSuperato

Conformità

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.Nomi di esempio e valori illustrativi; un progetto, non un registro né un sistema attivo.

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

02La domanda

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Superseded assertions and correction routes.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.

Meccanismo

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.

Meccanismo

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 The superseded assertion keeps circulating downstream and is cited as current.

Meccanismo

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.

Meccanismo

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.

03Metodi ed evidenze

How correction and versioning is modelled, measured and tested.

Il modello, le sue ipotesi, i suoi dati e la sua incertezza, nella forma in cui uno scienziato o un ingegnere li verificherebbe. Le strutture seguono metodi pubblicati. I valori rappresentati sono illustrativi, non risultati.

Dataset e provenienza

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

Classe di datiProvenienza registrataRisoluzione indicataLicenza verificata
Immagini satellitari, ottiche e radarsensore, livello di elaborazione, data di acquisizionedimensione del pixel e rivisitazioneper scena
Rianalisi e output dei modelli climaticimodello, esperimento, membro, versionegriglia e passo temporaleper rilascio
Sensori e stazioni di misura in situstazione, strumento, registro di taraturapunto e frequenza di campionamentoper rete
Esposizione della popolazione e dei benimetodo, annata, fonti di inputdimensione e unità della cellaper rilascio
Confini e geografia di riferimentoproduttore, edizione, datascalaper edizione
Lignaggio
Record W3C PROV dalla fonte alla figura
Principi
FAIR: reperibili, accessibili, interoperabili, riutilizzabili
Lacune
mostrato come mancante, mai riempito in silenzio
Classi di dati e campi di provenienza registrati per ciascuna; un dataset è elencato per nome solo quando la sua licenza ne ammette l'uso.
Principi guida FAIR · GO FAIR e FORCE11W3C PROV · World Wide Web ConsortiumGuidance on consistent treatment of uncertainties · IPCCCEOS Analysis Ready Data · Comitato sui satelliti per l'osservazione della Terra
04In the five domains

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

05Indicatori

Cosa viene misurato e con quale accuratezza.

Ogni indicatore riporta la sua unità, la sua cadenza, il tipo di fonte su cui si basa e l'etichetta di evidenza che un valore riporterebbe. Non sono mostrati valori: un programma li fornisce sotto la propria autorità.

IndicatoreUnitàCadenzaTipo di fonteEtichetta
Correzioni emessecount by type per periodmensileCorrection trailOSSERVATO
Time from report to correction noticegiorniper caseCase recordsOSSERVATO
Content changes without a version incrementconteggiosettimanaleContent hash comparisonOSSERVATO
Version chain completenessshare of versions linked to a predecessormensileRelation metadataOSSERVATO
Retracted items linked to their noticeshare of retracted itemsmensileCrossmark and retraction recordsOSSERVATO
Superseded records still cited as currentcount of citing workstrimestraleCitation graphSTIMATO
Corrections reflected by downstream aggregatorsshare of sampled aggregatorstrimestraleAggregator samplingSTIMATO
06Fonti

Da dove provengono le evidenze.

Set di dati pubblici e registri istituzionali specifici, ciascuno con la sua classe di licenza. Le fonti soggette ad accordo sono utilizzate solo alle relative condizioni e mai ripubblicate.

FonteCosa fornisceClasse di licenza
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
07Decisioni

Chi decide, e a cosa servono le evidenze.

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

Chi decideLa domandaEvidenze fornite da questa pagina
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

Output prodotti da questo argomento

  • 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
08Questioni centrali

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?
09Meccanismi

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 sistemi 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.

10Metodi e limiti

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

    Limiti

    No registry can recall copies it does not control. Notices help only sistemi 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.

11Metodi

Come viene studiato, e cosa i metodi non possono dire.

  1. Ingegneria, interoperabilità e gestione responsabile dei datiAcquisizione con convalida degli schemi · Riconciliazione degli identificatori persistenti · Registrazione della tracciabilità nelle pipelineApplicato qui
  2. Cybersicurezza e crittografiaCronologia dei registri a prova di manomissione · Esportazioni e rilasci firmati · Modellazione delle minacce dei percorsi di modificaApplicato qui
  3. Identità digitale e sistemi digitali pubbliciAutenticazione e autorità dell'emittente · Disambiguazione dei collaboratori da parte della persona stessaApplicato qui
12Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

Gli organismi e i documenti alla luce dei quali si legge questa pagina. Stato ed edizioni cambiano; ogni link porta all'organismo emittente.

13Domande

Domande e risposte.

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.
RapportiContribuisci

Contribuisci con evidenze da questa pagina.

Rapporti 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.

GCRIRegistroMetodi e aspetti tecnici
Registro

Porta un metodo, un set di dati o una domanda.

Informazioni e richieste sono aperte oggi. Una richiesta riceve un riferimento e indica il passo successivo; candidature, pagamenti, assegnazioni di calcolo e registrazioni si aprono solo quando esistono il team, le condizioni e la capacità di revisione.

The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation

Science · evidence · measurement

Not for profit

Our articles, maps and twins are free to read and free to republish. Readers and partners keep it that way.

Partner with us

Who funds us

GCRI is a not-for-profit institution. To ask who funds a piece of work, use the funding questions form.

Independence

Editors and the expert reviewers named on each article decide what we publish. Funders and partners do not review or approve articles before publication.

Licence

Articles: CC BY 4.0. Figures, maps, twins and data: CC BY 4.0. Other uses: ask through the permissions form.