RETRACTION AND POST-PUBLICATION
PRINCIPLES
on papers published in the monthly magazine
„Building Materials”
(based on guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE)

”Materiały Budowlane” monthly respects and promotes the principles of publishing retraction procedure. Being guided by COPE’s Retraction Guidelines (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/retraction-guidelines) we ensure that all participants of the publishing process comply with these rules

Retraction is a mechanism for correcting the literature and alerting readers to articles that contain such seriously flawed or erroneous content or data that their findings and conclusions cannot be relied upon. Editors are aware that unreliable content or data may result from honest error, naïve mistakes, or research misconduct. The main purpose of retraction is to correct the literature and ensure its integrity not to punish the authors. Retractions are used to alert readers to cases of redundant publication, plagiarism, peer review manipulation, reuse of material or data without authorization, copyright infringement or some other legal issue (e.g., libel, privacy, illegality), unethical research, and/or a failure to disclose a major competing interest that would have unduly influenced interpretations or recommendations.

The Editor consider retracting a publication if:

• There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of major error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error), or as a result of fabrication (e.g., of data) or falsification (e.g., image manipulation)
• It constitutes plagiarism
• The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication)
• It contains material or data without authorization for use
• Copyright has been infringed or there is some other serious legal issue (e.g., libel, privacy)
• It reports unethical research
• It has been published solely based on a compromised or manipulated peer review process
• The author(s) failed to disclose a major competing interest (aka, conflict of interest) that, in the view of the editor, would have unduly affected interpretations of the work or recommendations by editors and peer reviewers.

Retractions are issued by Editor on behalf of the Publisher, as the responsibility for the journal’s content rests with the Editor and he has the final decision about retracting material. Editors may retract publications (or issue expressions of concern) even if all or some of the authors do not agree.