If you find mistakes or need to change your article after it's been reviewed, you can write to the Editor-in-Chief explaining why and what changes are needed. However, once the article is published online, it's considered final. We usually don't make corrections unless it's really necessary, like fixing typos in author names, affiliations, article titles, or abstracts and keywords. If there's a serious error affecting the accuracy of the science or the reputation of the journal, we'll publish a correction. But we won't correct minor mistakes like spelling or grammar errors if they don't change the main point of the article or how well readers understand it. If you need changes, email [email protected].

Errata

If there's a major mistake made during the production of a journal article that affects things like the publication's accuracy, the integrity of the science, the authors' reputation, or the journal's reputation, we use an erratum to correct it. This includes things like forgetting to make factual corrections that the authors requested on time. We don't usually publish errata for small typing mistakes unless they're really important, like using the wrong unit. If there's a significant mistake in a figure or table, we correct it by publishing a new, corrected version as an erratum. We only republish the figure or table if the editor thinks it's necessary.

Corrigenda

A corrigendum is a notice of a significant mistake made by the authors of an article. All authors need to sign corrigenda before they're published. If there's a disagreement among co-authors, the editors will seek advice from independent peer-reviewers to decide on the necessary corrections. The dissenting author(s) will be mentioned in the published version.

Addenda

An addendum is a notice of additional information added to a paper after it's been peer-reviewed. This could happen in response to a reader's request for clarification. Addenda don't go against what was originally published. But if the author accidentally left out important information that was available at the time, this extra material can be added as an addendum after going through peer review.

Addenda are hardly ever published and only when the editors believe it's really important for readers to understand a significant part of the published work.