Crossmark Policy

About Crossmark

Crossmark is a multi-publisher initiative by Crossref that provides a standard way for readers to locate the current version of a piece of content. By applying the Crossmark logo, Materiale Plastice commits to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.

Journal Commitment

Materiale Plastice recognises 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.

Articles that have been published as the Version of Record are deemed to be final. However, occasionally it may be necessary to correct or even retract an article. Our policies ensure that such changes are made in a transparent and permanent manner.

Correction Policy

Corrections are published for significant errors that may affect the interpretation of the data or the scientific record, but do not invalidate the main conclusions of the work.

• Errata — published to correct significant errors made by the journal during production.
• Corrigenda — published to correct significant errors made by the authors.

All corrections are linked to the original article and appear in the article's Crossmark status window.

Retraction Policy

Retractions are considered in cases of unreliable data (misconduct or honest error), plagiarism, redundant publication, or unethical research. Materiale Plastice follows the COPE Retraction Guidelines.

A retraction note is published, linked to the original article, and the original PDF is watermarked “RETRACTED” while remaining available, in order to preserve the historical record.

Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal of a published article is rare and usually only occurs if the content is defamatory, violates legal rights, or is subject to a court order. In such cases the article metadata (title and authors) remain, but the text is replaced with a notice indicating that the article has been removed for legal reasons.

Editorial Expressions of Concern

Editors may publish an Expression of Concern if they receive evidence of research or publication misconduct but the investigation is still ongoing or inconclusive. This is a temporary notice that is updated once the investigation reaches a conclusion.

For further information on Crossmark, see the Crossref Crossmark website.