Direct answer
Correction, in this protocol, is limited to the following inspected scope. Publisher-deposited Crossmark metadata can expose current status and link corrections, retractions, or other updates through pages, PDFs, and the Crossref REST API. The local contract creates an append-only proposed revision bound to predecessor text, requires a recorded decision, and applies only an accepted correction against the expected predecessor. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Protocol
Present steps in order with required inputs, outputs, stop conditions, and a rollback or correction path.
A protocol is reproducible only to the extent that its inputs, versions, assumptions, and decision rules are fixed.
Applied scope: Publisher-deposited Crossmark metadata can expose current status and link corrections, retractions, or other updates through pages, PDFs, and the Crossref REST API. The local contract creates an append-only proposed revision bound to predecessor text, requires a recorded decision, and applies only an accepted correction against the expected predecessor.
Definition and operating context
The canonical concept owner is maha-research. This route may apply evidence; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
This property may publish research objects, machine-readable provenance, reproduction protocols. It must not publish sales copy or unsupported interpretation.
Evidence and exact locators
Crossmark documentation — Crossmark; Benefits of Crossmark; How Crossmark works; Obligations for Crossmark. Establishes: Publisher-deposited Crossmark metadata can expose current status and link corrections, retractions, or other updates through pages, PDFs, and the Crossref REST API.
Maha correction governance contract — proposeCorrection; decideCorrection; applyCorrection; no-op-correction, undecided, rejected and stale-predecessor refusals. Establishes: The local contract creates an append-only proposed revision bound to predecessor text, requires a recorded decision, and applies only an accepted correction against the expected predecessor.
What the evidence does not establish
Crossmark depends on complete and prompt publisher deposits, and Crossref states that its presence is not a guarantee. It does not itself decide truth, misconduct, correction adequacy, or completeness.
The contract proves local transition and digest consistency only; it does not prove the correction is substantively right, externally reviewed, publicly released, or propagated to every copy.
This route must not claim sales copy.
This route must not claim unsupported interpretation.
Related definitions and applications
same-topic-application: https://research.mahastrategies.com/federation/research/correction/definition
graphEdges: https://research.mahastrategies.com/federation/research/source-identity/definition
same-topic-application: https://research.mahastrategies.com/federation/research/correction/fixture
property-home: https://research.mahastrategies.com/
Questions this page can answer
What does Correction mean in this bounded context?
Correction, in this protocol, is limited to the following inspected scope. Publisher-deposited Crossmark metadata can expose current status and link corrections, retractions, or other updates through pages, PDFs, and the Crossref REST API. The local contract creates an append-only proposed revision bound to predecessor text, requires a recorded decision, and applies only an accepted correction against the expected predecessor. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this protocol answer?
Crossmark documentation (living service documentation inspected 2026-09-06), at Crossmark; Benefits of Crossmark; How Crossmark works; Obligations for Crossmark, supports publisher-deposited Crossmark metadata can expose current status and link corrections, retractions, or other updates through pages, PDFs, and the Crossref REST API. Maha correction governance contract (repository source inspected 2026-09-06), at proposeCorrection; decideCorrection; applyCorrection; no-op-correction, undecided, rejected and stale-predecessor refusals, supports the local contract creates an append-only proposed revision bound to predecessor text, requires a recorded decision, and applies only an accepted correction against the expected predecessor.
What does the evidence not establish?
Crossmark depends on complete and prompt publisher deposits, and Crossref states that its presence is not a guarantee. It does not itself decide truth, misconduct, correction adequacy, or completeness. The contract proves local transition and digest consistency only; it does not prove the correction is substantively right, externally reviewed, publicly released, or propagated to every copy. Property boundary: This route may apply evidence; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
Which definition or canonical owner must be read first?
This page is the local maha-research definition for its topic. Related applications may depend on it but may not silently redefine it.
What source, policy, implementation, or release change would require revision?
Re-evaluate this page when a cited source, locator, governing instrument, local implementation, or canonical definition changes. Publication also requires a matching exact-revision review and active canonical release.