Correction: Economic sanctions and academia: Overlooked impact and long-term consequences.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.

Economic sanctions and academia: Overlooked impact and long-term consequences.

Financial sanctions are often thought of as the "soft alternative" to armed conflict and are widely used in the 21st century. Nonetheless, sanctions are often criticized for being non-specific in their action, and having impact beyond their intended remit. One often-overlooked area affected by sanctions are academic systems of research and education.