The International Journal of Event Management Research is committed to maintaining an accurate, transparent and trustworthy scholarly record. The journal follows COPE guidance when considering corrections, expressions of concern and retractions.
A correction may be published when an error in a published article affects its accuracy, clarity, attribution, metadata, interpretation or usability, but does not invalidate the main findings.
Examples include errors in author names, affiliations, figures, tables, references, funding statements, conflict-of-interest disclosures or factual information.
Correction notices will be clearly labelled, published promptly and linked to the original article.
An Expression of Concern may be published when serious concerns about an article have been raised but an investigation is ongoing, incomplete or inconclusive.
The notice will explain the nature of the concern as far as possible without compromising confidentiality or a fair investigation.
An article may be retracted when:
findings are unreliable because of serious error, data fabrication or falsification;
plagiarism, duplicate publication or other serious publication misconduct has occurred;
ethical approval or informed consent was not obtained where required;
copyright, legal or privacy rights have been seriously breached; or
the article otherwise poses a substantial risk to the integrity of the scholarly record.
Retraction notices will clearly identify the article, explain the reason for retraction and remain permanently linked to the article.
A retracted article will normally remain accessible and clearly marked as Retracted, rather than being removed entirely. This preserves transparency and ensures that readers are aware of the publication history.
Content may be removed or access restricted only where legally required, necessary to protect privacy, or required to prevent serious harm.
Concerns may be raised by authors, readers, reviewers, editors, institutions or other parties. The Editorial Office will assess the evidence, seek explanations where appropriate and follow relevant COPE guidance.
Authors and relevant institutions may be contacted during an investigation. Decisions will be made fairly, confidentially and independently.