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Every material change to a publication of The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI): corrections, updates, superseded versions and retractions. Each entry names the publication, what changed, why, when and the version that now applies. Earlier versions stay accessible for anyone who cited them. Anyone can challenge a finding; the route is below. Part of publications.

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01Sequence

The order things happen in.

  1. 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
  2. 02Evidence checkevery value traced
  3. 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
  4. 04Editionpublished with its limits
  5. 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
02Kinds of change

Four kinds of change, each recorded.

Minor edits that do not change meaning, such as fixing a typing error, are noted in the version history. Material changes appear here.

ChangeWhen it is usedWhat the record shows
CorrectionAn error affects a finding, figure or statementThe passage, the error, the correction and its effect
UpdateNew data or methods change resultsWhat was updated and how results moved
SupersessionA new edition replaces an earlier oneLinks between versions and which applies
RetractionA result cannot be relied onThe reason, with the record kept visible
03Challenge route

How to challenge a publication.

Challenges are welcome from anyone, including authors, source owners, reviewers, journalists and members of the public.

  1. 01

    Write

    Send the publication, the passage and your evidence to the integrity concern form. No membership or payment is needed.

  2. 02

    Acknowledgement

    You receive a reference and the name of the next step.

  3. 03

    Review

    The responsible editor or source owner reviews the evidence, with conflicts managed.

  4. 04

    Outcome

    An accepted challenge leads to a recorded change here. A rejected one receives a reasoned disposition.

04Process

How the process runs.

Process

Corrections and updates: PRISMA 2020 review reporting

PRISMA 2020 is a reporting guideline for systematic reviews; the steps follow its checklist, not a mandated sequence, and no Nexus document adopts it.

  1. 01 Plan

    1. 01Registration and protocolRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for registration details, access to the protocol and any amendments.
    2. 02Eligibility criteriaRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for the inclusion and exclusion criteria and how studies were grouped.

  2. 02 Find and select

    1. 03Search: sources and strategiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the information sources and the full search strategies. It does not fix which sources are used.
    2. 04Selection of studiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how studies were judged eligible, including how many reviewers screened. It does not fix the number of reviewers.
    3. 05Flow diagramRecordThe flow diagram shows the number of records found, the number of studies included and the reasons for exclusion.

  3. 03 Analyse

    1. 06Data collectionStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how data were collected from reports and which data items were sought.
    2. 07Risk of biasStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods and tools used to assess risk of bias.
    3. 08SynthesisModel · The review teamThe guideline asks for the effect measures and the synthesis methods. It does not prescribe meta-analysis.
    4. 09Certainty of evidenceStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods used to assess certainty, and reports the result per outcome. It does not name a grading scale.

  4. 04 Report

    1. 10Review reportRecordThe guideline helps authors report why the review was done, what they did and what they found.

ReportsOutline of an externally published reporting guideline, not a Nexus process and not a record of operation. PRISMA 2020 mainly covers reviews of intervention effects. No Nexus page names it. Every programme is at service level R0.

06Questions

Questions and answers.

Why might this page have no entries?
Because entries appear only when a material change has been made. The page does not show planned or hypothetical corrections.
Will the old version disappear?
No. Earlier versions remain accessible with a clear notice, so that citations can be checked.
Who decides whether a correction is made?
The responsible editor or source owner, on the evidence. A complaint about that decision is reviewed by someone not responsible for it.
Are corrections paywalled?
No. Corrections are never paywalled, and browsing needs no account.
How should I cite a corrected work?
Cite the version you used, with its date. If your work depends on a corrected passage, cite the current version and note the change.
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