Crossmark Policy

What is Crossmark?

Crossmark, a multi-publisher initiative from CrossRef, provides a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of a document. Journal recognizes the importance of the integrity and completeness of the scholarly record to researchers and librarians, and attaches the highest importance to maintaining trust in the authority of its electronic archive. Clicking on the Crossmark icon will inform the reader of the current status of a document and may also provide additional publication record information about the document.

Journal content

The Journal content that will have the Crossmark icon is restricted to current and future journal content, and limited to specific publication types (see below), and only on content hosted by official journal websites. Articles in Press will not have the Crossmark icon for the present.

Publication types

Article type

Short description

Addendum

Publication item giving additional information regarding another publication item, mostly presenting additional results.

Case report

Used in medical literature: A detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of an individual patient.

Correspondence

Letter to the editor or a reply to the letter.

Discussion

Argumentative communication, like papers in a discussion, but also perspectives, commentaries, etc.

Duplicate

Accidental duplication of an article in another journal. The text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is a duplicate.

Erratum

Article in which errors are reported that were made in an earlier publication in the same journal. Can be Erratum (publishing error) but also Corrigendum (author error).

Full length article

Complete report on original research.

Practice guidelines

Text described recommended best practice in medical articles.

Removal

The text of the article is removed. The HTML pages and PDF pages of the article are completely removed and replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation.

Retraction

The text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is retracted.

Review article

Substantial overview of original research, usually with a comprehensive bibliography, generally also containing a table of contents.

Short communication

Short report or announcement of research, usually claiming certain results, usually with a shorter publication time than other papers in the same publication. Appears under many names, such as Letter Papers, Preliminary notes, Notes, etc.

Short review

Short or mini-review.