Correction and Retraction Policy

English Edu: Journal of English Teaching and Learning is committed to maintaining an accurate and trustworthy scholarly record. When errors or integrity concerns arise after publication, the journal will assess the evidence and take appropriate, proportionate action.

Corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions serve to inform readers and protect the integrity of the scholarly literature in English education and related fields. These actions are not intended as punishment, and retraction does not necessarily imply deliberate misconduct.

1. Reporting an Error or Concern

Authors must notify the editorial office promptly when they discover a significant error or integrity concern in their published work. Readers, reviewers, and other parties may also report concerns.

Reports should be submitted through the journal's official Contact page and should include:

  • The article title, author names, and DOI or article URL.

  • A clear description of the error or concern.

  • The affected passages, figures, tables, references, research instruments, or other content.

  • Supporting evidence and, where possible, the proposed correction.

  • Any relevant competing interests of the person reporting the concern.

Anonymous reports will be assessed when they contain sufficiently specific and credible information. There is no fixed expiry date for reporting a substantive problem with a published article.

2. Corrections

A correction is appropriate when an error affects the accuracy, clarity, attribution, or interpretation of part of an article, but the principal findings and overall conclusions remain reliable. Errors introduced by either the authors or the journal may require correction.

Examples include:

  • Incorrect numerical values, labels, quotations, linguistic examples, or references that do not invalidate the main conclusions.

  • Errors in tables, figures, assessment results, or statistical reporting that can be corrected without undermining the study.

  • Errors in the reporting or interpretation of classroom observations, questionnaire results, interview data, or language assessment findings that do not invalidate the principal conclusions.

  • Omitted or inaccurate funding or conflict-of-interest declarations.

  • Incorrect author details or justified changes to authorship following appropriate assessment.

  • Errors in reported teaching materials, translation examples, or research procedures that can be corrected without compromising the validity of the study.

  • Production errors that materially affect the published content.

The correction notice will identify the article, explain the error, provide the corrected information, and state any implications for the findings or conclusions.

Minor typographical or formatting errors that do not affect meaning, attribution, discoverability, or interpretation may be addressed without a separate formal notice. Substantive amendments must not be made silently.