At Women, Science & Society, accuracy matters. We publish educational content on women’s health, sexual wellbeing, psychology, relationships, and science, and we recognize that errors, outdated information, or unclear wording can occasionally occur.
This Corrections Policy explains how we handle factual errors, scientific updates, source problems, and other material issues in published content.
Our Commitment to Accuracy
We aim to publish information that is accurate, appropriately sourced, clear about uncertainty, and consistent with the available evidence at the time of publication.
When we become aware of a meaningful error, we aim to review it promptly and correct it when appropriate.
What We Consider a Correction
A correction may be needed when published content contains:
- a factual error;
- an incorrect scientific or medical claim;
- a misrepresented research finding;
- an inaccurate statistic or numerical value;
- an incorrect or broken citation that affects the meaning of the article;
- outdated medical or scientific information that could mislead readers;
- wording that materially overstates the strength or certainty of evidence;
- an error in an author, reviewer, source, or institutional attribution.
Minor Changes
Not every edit requires a formal correction notice.
Minor changes may include:
- spelling or grammar corrections;
- formatting improvements;
- clarifying wording without changing the meaning;
- fixing broken links;
- improving accessibility or readability;
- updating image alt text or other technical metadata.
These changes may be made without a formal correction statement when they do not materially alter the article’s meaning or conclusions.
Material Corrections
When a correction materially changes an important factual, medical, scientific, or editorial statement, we aim to make the correction transparent.
Where appropriate, the article may include a correction or update note explaining what was changed and why.
We do not intentionally remove a significant error silently when doing so would make it difficult for readers to understand that the original information was inaccurate.
Scientific and Medical Updates
Health and scientific knowledge can change as new research is published, professional guidance is revised, or stronger evidence becomes available.
An article may be updated when newer evidence changes the context, strength, or interpretation of an earlier claim.
An update does not necessarily mean that the original article contained an error. In some cases, the available evidence has simply changed or become more complete.
Last Updated Dates
A “Last updated” date should reflect a genuine review or substantive change to the article.
We do not intentionally change update dates solely to make content appear more recent in search results.
Minor formatting or typographical edits should not normally be treated as a substantive content update.
Source Corrections
If a cited source is found to be incorrect, unavailable, misleading, or insufficient to support the associated claim, we may:
- replace it with a more appropriate source;
- revise or qualify the claim;
- remove the unsupported statement;
- add additional evidence or context.
We do not knowingly retain citations that fail to support the claim attributed to them.
Reader-Reported Errors
Readers are encouraged to report potential errors, outdated information, or source concerns.
When contacting us about a possible correction, please include:
- the URL of the article;
- the specific sentence, claim, or section you believe may be incorrect;
- a brief explanation of the concern;
- any credible supporting source, when available.
We will evaluate correction requests based on the quality of the evidence rather than the number of complaints received.
Editorial Disagreement
Not every disagreement requires a correction.
Some health and scientific subjects involve legitimate uncertainty, competing interpretations, or incomplete evidence.
When reasonable disagreement exists, our goal is to represent the evidence and uncertainty fairly rather than present one interpretation as unquestionably correct.
Retractions and Removal
In rare cases, an article may need to be substantially rewritten, unpublished, or removed.
This may occur when:
- the central premise is materially inaccurate;
- the article relies heavily on unreliable or fabricated evidence;
- the content creates a significant risk of harm that cannot be corrected through ordinary editing;
- serious legal, privacy, or ethical concerns require removal.
Where practical and appropriate, we prefer correcting and improving useful content rather than deleting it without explanation.
AI-Assisted Content and Corrections
Women, Science & Society may use artificial intelligence and other software tools to assist with research organization, drafting, editing, SEO, and quality control.
AI-assisted content is not exempt from our correction standards.
If an automated system introduces an incorrect claim, citation, summary, attribution, or other material error, we treat it as an editorial error and correct it accordingly.
How to Report a Correction
To report an error or request a review, please use our Contact page.
Please include the article URL and enough detail for us to identify the issue efficiently.
Last updated: October 2026.
