Applying the CrossMark icon is a commitment by Quing Publications to maintain the content published and alert readers to changes if and when they occur.
CrossMark, a multi-publisher initiative from CrossRef, provides a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of a document. Elsevier recognizes 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. Clicking on the Crossmark icon will inform the reader of the current status of a document and may also provide additional publication record information about the document.
Quing Publication content which will display CrossMark icon is restricted to current and future journal content and limited to specific publication types listed in the below table and only on content hosted by the official websites of Quing Publications.
| Type of Article | Short Description |
|---|---|
| Addendum | Addendum is published if authors have omitted a significant information inadvertently during manuscript submission and would like to add this content to the article after publication. |
| Book Review | Review of a published book. |
| Case Report | Used in medical literature: A detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. |
| Correspondence | Letter to the editor or a reply to the letter. |
| Corrigenda | Corrigenda is published when authors realise that errors in the published article could affect the validity of the scientific content, or its accuracy. |
| Errata | An Errata will be published only when mistakes are recognized in the published article which went unnoticed during Editing and Layout setting in Figures, Tables etc. |
| Full Length Article | Complete report on original research results. |
| Removal | The abstract/text of the article is removed. The HTML/PDF pages of the article are completely removed and replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation is provided for removal. |
| Replacement | The article will be retracted as per retraction of an article, with the difference that a link to the corrected re-published article will be placed on the HTML and PDF versions of the paper and on the page with the retraction notice. |
| Retraction | The abstract/text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation is provided for retraction. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is retracted. |
| Review Article | Brief summary of previously published original research articles. |
| Short Communication | Short report or announcement of research, usually claiming certain results, usually with a shorter publication time than other papers in the same publication. Appear under many names, such as Letter Papers, Preliminary notes, Notes, etc. |
| Short Review | Short or mini-review. |
