Analysis of correction statements of CSSCI journals and suggestions
[Purposes]This study aims to provide references for standardizing the writing and releasing of correction statements and boosting the high-quality development of CSSCI journals after analyzing the problems existing in 335 correction statements of CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP from 2013 to 2022 and offering relevant suggestions.[Methods]We obtained correction statements after removing duplicates in correction statements of CSSCI journals of CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP from 2013 to 2022.Then we counted the following contents of correction statements including the distribution of journals,annual distribution,correction delay,correction contents,papers that should have had their correction statements released in the databases and their citations,and the releasing situations of correction statements in the databases and editorial departments.[Findings]The distribution of journals,annual distribution,and correction delay of correction statements is imbalanced.The title is inaccurate and the information is incomplete in correction statements.The correction contents mainly involve the following aspects such as the information on the cover and back cover of the journals,the information of authors and fund projects,the references and footnotes and endnotes,and the languages,pictures,and charts in the text.All three databases have a large number of defective papers whose correction statements should have been released but not.Corrected papers are neither linked to the correction statements nor noted with correction marks.The correction statements cannot be downloaded for free in CNKI and Wanfang databases with even an inability to be read online in Wanfang.Most journals neither have a column for correction statements nor release correction statements on their websites.[Conclusions]Related departments should formulate the standards of correction statements and strengthen the supervision on them.Editorial departments should establish a sound system of correction statements,write and release correction standards timely,and improve the quality of reviewing,editing,and proofreading to reduce the number of correction statements.Databases should enhance the awareness of standard corrections,and strengthen the communication with the editorial departments and within themselves.
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