Cite the original article and the corrigendum together in the passage that uses the corrected value, and replace the superseded figure with the corrected one so the manuscript never presents the old value as current. The citation should make clear which source supplies the value the reader is now reading.
Steps to apply the correction
- Confirm the update record. Check the publisher-maintained record for the article, which Crossmark provides so readers can see updates such as corrections and other changes to a scholarly work. Record the corrigendum's own citation details (authors, title, journal, year, and DOI) from that record.
- Identify exactly which result changed. Compare the original article against the corrigendum and note the specific value, table, figure, or sentence affected. The corrigendum states what it corrects, so treat the rest of the article as unchanged unless the notice says otherwise.
- Edit the passage. Insert the corrected value where the original figure appeared, and attach a citation naming both the original article and the corrigendum at that point. This keeps the corrected number tied to its source instead of leaving the old figure in place with only a general note elsewhere.
- Verify the reference details against the original sources, as ICMJE recommends for references, and follow the journal's reference style for how the pair is formatted.
What the paired citation should convey
The reader needs to see that the value comes from the corrected record. A citation that lists only the original article leaves the corrected figure unattributed; one that lists only the corrigendum hides the article the correction belongs to. Naming both in the same passage resolves which version the manuscript relies on.
Where to check the record
A DOI lookup through the Crossref REST API returns the metadata deposited for that DOI, which helps you confirm the identifiers you will cite. If the update record and the corrigendum text appear to disagree about what changed, treat the discrepancy as unresolved and check the publisher's version of the corrigendum before finalizing the passage.
Boundary
This guidance covers a correction that changes a value you use. If the update record shows a retraction rather than a correction, the citation decision changes, and ICMJE advises authors to identify retractions in their references.