Questions tagged [errors-erratum]
On errors found after submission or publication in a book, paper, thesis, or other document, and erratum (written notice of errors and corrections) for them.
252
questions
1
vote
2
answers
130
views
Should I retract my submission to a CS conference after finding a couple of errors in manuscript?
I spotted two errors in my submission post-deadline for the first round of review (the next and final round is a rebuttal round where we can address the reviewers' comments). The errors are as follows:...
- 13
32
votes
13
answers
23k
views
Should I use an author's code made available on request to help retract their highly cited paper?
I am working on an ML-based problem for my undergrad thesis, based on an experimental dataset and prediction results published in a paper two years ago by an associate prof. in a very high ranking ...
- 423
14
votes
4
answers
6k
views
Found significant flaw in my arXiv version paper: what should I do?
I found a significant flaw in my arXiv paper which quite impacts a major part of the conclusion, the paper has not been published anywhere but it has received citations to the arXiv version. Here are ...
- 411
0
votes
0
answers
55
views
Found an error in data after conference paper submission deadline [duplicate]
I submitted a paper to a top conference in my field. I found an error in my data several hours before the deadline. I tried to resubmit. However, the submission website required checking my paper ...
- 1
2
votes
2
answers
176
views
Addressing Errors in Master's Thesis Results and Potential Impact on Degree
I recently completed a Master's course in the UK, during which I submitted a dissertation in June 2023 on machine learning. Unfortunately, I was dealing with some personal issues at the time, which ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
123
views
When is an Erratum needed?
A typo, a spelling error etc., in a published paper is definitely not enough for issuing an erratum.
If a mistake destroys a main result, then an erratum is definitely necessary.
What about cases in ...
- 55
24
votes
4
answers
11k
views
Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
I submitted my master‘s thesis a few days ago. The official deadline is next Friday.
Today I spotted some serious issues in my thesis. In particular, in my main theorem and the main proposition that ...
- 351
0
votes
1
answer
182
views
Using a published paper which has some errors
I have prepared a paper in which I am going to use a set of calculations ( 3 calculations) in my previously published work. In my previously published work I found that one of my calculations was ...
- 3,524
-1
votes
1
answer
123
views
Is peer-reviewing lighter in ACM-SIAM proceedings?
I am having problems understanding some inequalities proved in a paper from the 2019 Proceedings of SODA (annual symposium organized by ACM and SIAM). These proceedings are very helpful and I do not ...
- 155
34
votes
5
answers
13k
views
What should I do after I found a coding mistake in my masters thesis? [duplicate]
I graduated 3 years ago and defendeded my master's thesis without any problem. Since recently, I am planning to go back to academia, so my former advisor and I are working together to publish my ...
- 461
0
votes
1
answer
99
views
How do I go about correcting numbers in my accepted conference paper?
I have submitted a working paper to a conference. The working paper was accepted and I was asked to submit the final version.
During further data analysis I noticed a small error in my code (...
- 1
3
votes
1
answer
368
views
How are the effects of published errors accounted for?
Imagine a researcher publishing a paper that contains a key error in some fact or figure. This error slips through review and ends up being cited in future papers. Later, the original researcher ...
- 31
2
votes
1
answer
312
views
What can/should I do when finding several flaws in a published paper that I have not authored?
I recently read a paper that was full of small errors that should have been pointed out during peer review but very obviously hadn't. Issues like the following
insufficient information in the methods ...
- 21.7k
2
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Made a huge mistake in my bachelor's thesis
I recently submitted my thesis and also defended it successfully. But then I found mistakes in the statistical analyses of my research.
When I was doing my bachelor's there was no biostatistics in my ...
- 21
5
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Missed a citation which has a solution to the problem that I worked on
About 4 years ago, before I started my PhD, I published a paper which used a method to improve an existing result. There were 2 papers on the existing result and method which I used for my work and ...
23
votes
5
answers
5k
views
What should I do after finding out my published results were not substantial?
I am currently working (not in academia) after having graduated from college recently. I hope to apply to PhD programs at the end of the year.
I worked with a professor on a paper about a year ago and ...
- 239
0
votes
1
answer
194
views
An error in my graduate school application that the application system allowed me to retroactively correct after submission
I applied to several master's programs in the same school system two days ago. While everything else on my application was correct, I only noticed an error in the number of credit hours I had entered ...
4
votes
1
answer
217
views
Typo in birthdate in PhD application
How serious of a mistake is a typo in the birthdate of a candidate filling a PhD application in mathematics? For example, if the correct date is 08/10/2000 and the submitted one is exactly one day off,...
- 337
0
votes
1
answer
257
views
What about I published a mislabelled figure in a paper?
Recently I discovered that an axis of one the figures from a paper that I published was mislabelled. Unfortunately, the figure also is the graphical abstract. However, the information in the text (...
- 345
9
votes
3
answers
5k
views
Letter of recommendation contains wrong name of journal, how will this hurt my application?
I’m really freaked out. My professors and manager have submitted my LOR’s to colleges. When I asked one of my professors to send me the letter she wrote for me, I noticed that she mentioned the paper ...
- 99
6
votes
2
answers
814
views
Incomplete manuscript with an error published by mistake
I had an accepted paper at a production stage, when I became aware of a technical error, which I was able to fix (in case it matters: the field is mathematics, and even though the claims I made in my ...
- 651
4
votes
1
answer
305
views
Example of widely accepted and later refuted proof [closed]
I'm looking for an example of the following situation:
Proof of some statement that was widely accepted for a noticeable amount of time (say, at least 10 years).
The proof was later refuted (i.e. the ...
- 196
6
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Are there small citation mistakes in published papers and how serious are they? How often are they spotted?
I have read that even in published papers there are citation mistakes such as putting an incorrect word in cited text, missing a word, etc. I have even noticed these mistakes myself in some papers.
...
- 169
12
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Found a mistake in a published paper at IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
I discussed with my supervisors and all of them agreed that there is undoubtedly a mistake in part of the measurements of a recently published paper. The idea and the novelty of this paper is correct. ...
- 121
8
votes
6
answers
4k
views
Several mistakes in published work: Advice
I am a beginning scholar. I recently published my first article in my field in a very good journal. The peer review went incredibly smoothly with basically no need for revisions (one reviewer gave a ...
- 91
0
votes
1
answer
384
views
How/where to cite corrigendum publication on CV?
Citations for my publications on my CV are listed in reverse chronological order, and I am wondering how/where to list the citation for a corrigendum.
Should I list the corrigendum and original ...
3
votes
1
answer
187
views
Maintaining a list of minor errata / corrections / comments
I am wondering what options there are for maintaining a list of errata / minor misprints / clarifications to published research papers. Here, I mean errors/misprints that are not sufficiently serious ...
- 191
0
votes
3
answers
142
views
Is it possible to face future problems performing calculations based on possibly wrong data from the paper of other authors?
I published a paper and measured the environmental impact of some chemicals based on parameters published elsewhere by other authors. They are reputed and reliable but I suspect of some ...
- 345
6
votes
4
answers
832
views
Should I send a corrigendum to my paper because values in the supporting material are wrong by an amount that doesn't impact the conclusion?
I recently got a paper published and reported a result in the body of the text that is right. However, this value is based on values in the supplementary material that are extremely close to the right ...
- 345
15
votes
2
answers
7k
views
I found a mistake in my manuscript that is already under review - what to do?
Recently our group has submitted a manuscript with me as the leading author. The manuscript is about computation and modeling, which involves lots of data analysis. Right now the manuscript is under ...
