Hi everybody,

In EPrints errata files are considered a type of content/version of a document object. Until now we used to place errata files within the same eprint as the main document. It seemed logical at the time but we are losing the metadata of the errata itself since it has its own DOI and volume/issue, etc. What we should have done from the beginning was to put those errata as a separate eprint, in line with the practice of the publishing industry. We would then like to display the relationship between the two eprints.

What I understand is since an erratum is a type of content, whose terms are based on the different versions of a document, then an erratum should be considered a new version of that eprint. However, an erratum is not a complete version of a document. Using the succeeds field removes the original eprint from search results and doesn’t display any relation on it either, just on the new version.

What are your thoughts or local practices for errata information?

Thanks!