Cases
Listed here are all the cases COPE has discussed since its inception in 1997. You can search by keyword using either the search field top left or by filtering your inquiry using the years and keywords listed in the cloud below.
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author mistakes authorship changes in authorship consent for publication data fabrication data manipulation / falsification data ownership disputed authorship editorial decisions gift authorship journal mistakes lack of ethical review/approval multiple submissions overlapping publications participant confidentiality participant consent plagiarism protection of subjects (human) quality of research redundant publication retractions reviewer misconduct role of publisher role of sponsor sanctions for misconduct selective reporting undeclared CoI (authors) undeclared CoI (reviewers) unethical research whistleblowersDisagreement between a reviewer and an author
Case Number: 97-03