A. Corrections

The Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages authors to notify the editorial board if errors occur in the context of the published article. Once notified, the Editorial Board shall work closely with the authors to correct the error. The error is significant if:

• Important content is incorrect.
• The error affects the interpretation of data or information presented in the article.
• The article's funders are not acknowledged in compliance with their rules.
• The article's metadata (author list, title, etc.) is wrong, affecting its discoverability on third-party abstracting and indexing sites.

While the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics welcomes feedback on all errors to improve, not all errors shall require correction after publication. Minor copyediting or typesetting that do not affect the meaning or interpretation of an article are generally not corrected after publication.

Corrections in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics shall be neutral in tone, included in indexing systems, and linked to the original article online. For articles already published in an issue, a corresponding correction statement will be published separately and linked to the original article. An accepted article yet to be published shall not be corrected, as a new version shall replace it as appropriate.

The editor-in-chief shall decide if the paper will undergo peer review again or if corrections will be added and the paper published.

B. Retractions

The Editorial board of the Journal of Nutrition shall be committed to playing its part in maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. It shall, on occasion, retract articles. Retractions shall be considered for articles when:

• The Journal has clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of a major error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error) or as a result of fabrication (e.g. of data) or falsification (e.g. image manipulation).
• It constitutes plagiarism.
• The findings have been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication).
• It contains material or data without authorization for use.
• Copyright has been infringed, or there is some other serious legal issue (e.g. libel, privacy).
• It reports unethical research.
• It has been published solely based on a compromised or manipulated peer review process.
• The author(s) failed to disclose a major competing interest or conflict of interest that, in the editor's view, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.

The Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics Editorial board shall adopt the following retraction process:

• An article requiring potential retraction shall be brought to the journal editor's attention and the integrity assurance and case resolution team (IACR).
• With the assistance of the IACR auditor, the editor-in-chief shall evaluate the article, evaluate a response from the article's author in question, and decide whether retraction is appropriate.
• The final decision to retract shall be communicated to the authors and, if necessary, any other relevant bodies, such as the author's institution.
• The retraction notice shall be posted online, linked to the article being retracted and published in the next available issue of the Journal.

The Journal's Editorial board shall follow the following steps when issuing a retraction notice:

• The retraction notice shall appear on the last numbered page of the Journal's issue.
• The retraction notice shall be listed on the contents page and shall include the title of the article being retracted.
• The text of the retraction notice shall explain why the article is being retracted.
• The retraction notice and the retracted article shall be linked on the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics website so that the retraction will be apparent to anyone who comes across the retracted article.

C. Withdrawals

The Editorial board of the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics strongly discourages the withdrawal of papers once published. However, there shall be circumstances under which an article shall be withdrawn following publication. This shall include:

• Where there shall be a violation of the privacy of a research subject.
• Where there shall be errors to which a member of the general public might be exposed and, if followed or adopted, would pose a significant health risk.
• Where a defamatory comment about others in the relevant field or their work has been made.