The Journal of Applied Informatics and Technology (JIT) is committed to maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the scholarly record. Published articles are preserved as permanent scientific records and will not be removed, replaced, or edited directly via "Unpublish-and-Republish" methods, which violate page numbering and citation integrity.

When post-publication errors or ethical issues arise, JIT handles them transparently through official Correction, Erratum, or Retraction notices, in strict adherence to the guidelines of the Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. Correction Policy (Minor Errors by Authors)

A Correction notice is issued when minor errors introduced by the authors need to be corrected post-publication.

• Criteria: Minor errors that do not alter the overall findings, scientific interpretation, or main conclusions of the article (e.g., typographical/spelling errors, minor discrepancies between figures/tables and text, minor citation/reference misprints, or minor title typos).
• Process: The correction is submitted by the authors, verified and approved internally by the Editor-in-Chief, without requiring a full re-peer-review.
• Publication: A separate Correction document is published in the current issue with a new page number/DOI, bearing the title "CORRECTION to [Original Article Title]", and linked directly to and from the original article.

2. Erratum Policy (Significant Errors or Publisher Errors)

An Erratum notice is issued when significant errors affect the article's interpretation or when errors are introduced by the journal during production.

• Criteria: Errors that impact the clarity or interpretation of the research, such as corrections to methodology, measurement procedures, ambiguous discussions, altered trends in figures/data charts, or significant production oversights.
• Process: The submitted Erratum must cite the original article. The Editor-in-Chief will send the Erratum to peer reviewers (preferably the original reviewers) for re-evaluation.
• Publication: A separate Erratum document is published in the current issue with a new page number/DOI, bearing the title "ERRATUM to [Original Article Title]", and linked directly to the original article.

3. Retraction Policy (Serious Flaws & Ethical Misconduct)

A Retraction is performed when a published article exhibits severe flaws in findings or breaches publication ethics. Articles are never removed or replaced from the journal website.

Grounds for Retraction:

• Redundant or duplicate publication resulting from simultaneous submission.
• Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, unauthorized translation, or unwarranted expansion.
• Salami slicing (unjustified splitting of a study).
• Data fabrication, falsification, or non-existent/hallucinative references.
• Unauthorized post-publication changes to authorship, order, affiliations, or corresponding author details.
• Fraudulent or falsified IRB (human/animal ethics) approval numbers or funding ID details.
• Legal violations or severe breaches of TCI ethical guidelines.

Retraction Process & Display:

1. The editorial board conducts a formal investigation into the allegations.
2. If retracted, the original PDF file remains online but is clearly stamped with a "RETRACTED" watermark on every page.
3. The online article title metadata is updated to include "[RETRACTED ARTICLE]" at the beginning.
4. The original abstract is replaced with a formal Retraction Statement explaining the reason for retraction.

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Acknowledgement: These policies are adapted from the guidelines established by the Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Updated: November 2026