Post-Publication Discussions, Corrections, and Retractions

Academic discourse does not terminate upon article publication. Linguistics Initiative welcomes post-publication discussions, scholarly critiques, and is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the scientific record.

1. Scholarly Critiques and Letters to the Editor

Readers, researchers, and reviewers may submit constructive criticisms or responses to published articles. If substantiated:

• The correspondence will be forwarded to the original authors for an opportunity to reply.
• Both the critique and author reply may be published in a subsequent issue as a Letter to the Editor / Scholarly Discussion.

2. Corrections (Erratum / Corrigendum)

When an unintentional, non-fraudulent error is discovered in a published article (e.g., typographical error, incorrect figure caption, miscalculated table) that does not invalidate the study's overall conclusions:

• A formal Corrigendum (author error) or Erratum (publisher error) notice will be published online.
• The original article PDF will be updated with a prominent notice and bidirectional link to the correction statement.

3. Retractions

Following COPE Retraction Guidelines, an article will be formally retracted if:

• There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable due to gross error, data fabrication, or falsification.
• The work constitutes plagiarism or redundant publication.
• Major ethical breaches occurred during the research process.

Retracted articles are not deleted from the website; instead, a watermarked "RETRACTED" notice is affixed across the PDF, accompanied by a public Retraction Statement citing the reason.