Li Jing, Li Qianying, Geng Songmei
Department of Dermatology, Northwest Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, P.R. China.
Int J Mol Med. 2024 Sep;54(3). doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2024.5399. Epub 2024 Jul 12.
Following the publication of the above article, the authors contacted the Editorial Office to explain that they had identified a pair of duplicate images in the control (Vehicle) group of mouse images in Fig. 1A on p. 1792. Specifically, the same image (corresponding correctly to the 'Day 5' experiment) was inadvertently chosen to represent the cutaneous manifestations of mice in the Vehicle group on 'Day 3' and 'Day 5' in Fig. 1A. This error arose as a consequence of repetitive application and duplication procedures within the image set, resulting in the inadvertent reuse of the same photo. Additionally, due to minimal alterations observed in the skin condition of mice from the control group following treatment, each mouse exhibited a similar appearance; this similarity further contributed to the delayed identification of this error during the paper revision stage. Consequently, this duplication of the same image was made as a result of insufficient scrutiny. The revised version of Fig. 1, showing the correct image for the 'Day 3' experiment in Fig. 1A, is shown on the next page. The authors can confirm that the error associated with the assembly of this figure did not have any significant impact on either the results or the conclusions reported in this study, and all the authors agree with the publication of this Corrigendum. The authors are grateful to the Editor of for allowing them the opportunity to publish this; furthermore, they apologize to the readership of the Journal for any inconvenience caused. [International Journal of Molecular Medicine 43: 1789‑1805, 2019; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4098].
上述文章发表后,作者联系了编辑部,解释称他们在第1792页图1A小鼠图像的对照组( Vehicle)中发现了一对重复图像。具体而言,在图1A中,代表Vehicle组小鼠在“第3天”和“第5天”皮肤表现的图像被无意中选择为同一幅图像(与“第5天”实验正确对应)。此错误是由于图像集中重复应用和复制程序导致的,从而无意中重复使用了同一张照片。此外,由于治疗后对照组小鼠皮肤状况观察到的变化极小,每只小鼠外观相似;这种相似性进一步导致在论文修订阶段该错误的识别延迟。因此,同一图像的这种重复是由于审查不足造成的。下一页展示了图1的修订版,其中图1A显示了“第3天”实验的正确图像。作者可以确认,与该图组装相关的错误对本研究报告的结果或结论均无任何重大影响,所有作者均同意发表本勘误。作者感谢编辑给予他们发表此勘误的机会;此外,他们就由此给《国际分子医学杂志》读者带来的不便表示歉意。[《国际分子医学杂志》43: 1789 - 1805, 2019; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4098]