Misconduct

When the journal receives a report of suspected misconduct, the Editor-in-Chief will acknowledge the complaint, conduct a thorough investigation, and determine an appropriate resolution. In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, JOM will take all necessary measures to clarify the situation and, if warranted, amend or retract the article in question. Misconduct does not include honest error or honest differences in the interpretation or judgment of data. For errors in a published article not deemed to be misconduct, a correction will be published.