This PLOS One correction notice reports that the article titled Self-esteem in crisis: Psychosocial adaptation and masculine identity among Chinese men with azoospermia was republished to correct a typographical error in the published title. The publisher states the article was republished on March 16, 2026, and explicitly apologizes for the error. Readers are advised to download the article again to view the corrected version.
The correction addresses a specific display error in the article title: the phrase "Self-esteem" had been incorrectly displayed as "estee m." The correction notice makes clear that the only issue described in the notice is this typographical rendering in the title. No additional corrections to article content, data, authorship, or conclusions are described in the notice.
The notice states that both the originally published, uncorrected article and the republished, corrected article are provided on the PLOS site for reference. The correction page includes direct links to the article page and to downloadable files such as the PDF. Readers are encouraged to obtain the republished version to ensure they are referencing the corrected title.
The correction notice supplies bibliographic information for the corrected article: Zou F, Li J, Fang Y, Huang J, Feng Z, Shi H, et al. Self-esteem in crisis: Psychosocial adaptation and masculine identity among Chinese men with azoospermia. PLoS One. 2026;21(1):e0338811. The notice also provides the DOI link to the corrected article (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338811) and lists PubMed/NCBI and Google Scholar links where the article can be found. The correction itself carries a separate citation: The PLOS One Staff (2026) Correction: Self-esteem in crisis: Psychosocial adaptation and masculine identity among Chinese men with azoospermia. PLoS One 21(9): e0357353. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357353. The correction page shows a publication date for the notice as September 1, 2026.
The correction page is published as open access and states the content is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The page indicates the copyright holder as The PLOS One Staff (2026) and notes the correction is available for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original author and source are credited. Standard PLOS page features shown on the correction page include the CrossMark update logo, options to download the printable PDF, access XML, and view article metrics such as citation counts and views.
The correction notice contains a Related PLOS Articles section that explicitly points to the corrected primary article page (the one with DOI ending .0338811) and provides a PDF link to that article. The page also exposes links and site navigation elements typical of PLOS article pages, including sharing tools for social media platforms and links to site-wide resources. The notice includes a short Reference list entry that mirrors the corrected article citation and provides direct links for readers to reach the corrected record.
According to the correction notice itself, the practical action requested of readers is to download the republished, corrected article to ensure the correct title is used in citation and reference. The notice serves as the formal publisher record documenting the correction and republication event. The page does not report any additional alterations to article text, figures, data, or author list in this correction notice.
If readers require verification or access to the corrected or original files, the correction page supplies direct links to the article pages and file downloads on the PLOS site. For bibliographic and indexing purposes, both the corrected article DOI and the correction notice DOI are presented on the page for reference.