Crossmark Policy

CrossMark

Implementing the CrossMark icon signifies the commitment of the Journal Women, Education, and Social Welfare to maintaining the integrity of published content and alerting readers to any changes if and when they occur.

What is CrossMark?

CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative from CrossRef designed to provide a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of a document. The Journal Women, Education, and Social Welfare recognizes the importance of maintaining the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record for researchers and librarians. The journal strives to uphold this trust in its electronic archive. Clicking on the CrossMark icon will inform readers about the current status of the document and may also provide additional information about the publication.

Content of the Journal Women, Education, and Social Welfare and CrossMark

The use of CrossMark by the Journal Women, Education, and Social Welfare is limited to current and future journal content and specific publication types. Articles published as Articles in Press or Online First will not currently feature the CrossMark icon.

Specific Publication Types include:

  • Addendum: Published if the author accidentally omitted significant information during the manuscript submission and wishes to add this content post-publication.
  • Corrigendum: Published when the author recognizes an error in the published article that could affect the validity or accuracy of the scientific content.
  • Erratum: Published only when errors in the published article are discovered, which were not noticed during the editing and layout process, such as in images, tables, etc.
  • Papers, Preliminary notes, Notes, etc.
  • Correspondence: Letters to the editor or replies to such letters.
  • Book Review: Reviews of published books.
  • Removal: Abstract/text and PDF are removed, with an explanation provided for the removal.
  • Replacement: The article will be retracted following the article retraction process, with the difference that a link to the corrected republished article will be placed on the PDF version of the paper and on the page with the retraction notice.
  • Retraction: The abstract/text of the article is retracted. The PDF will be retained with a watermark on each page indicating that it has been retracted.