A journal editor or publisher raises an ethical issue or concern about an article either before or after publication. The flowchart offers the institution a step by step process on handling the issue.
Key points
- Institutions should make contact details for research ethics complaints or research complaints clear on their website.
- Institutions and publishers should communicate at each step of the process.
- When an investigation identifies an error the institution should include recommendation of a correction or retraction, depending which is appropriate to the case.
- Policies and training should be updated where necessary.
Related resources
- Cooperation between research institutions and journals on research integrity cases, COPE Guidelines, March 2024
- RePAIR Consensus Guidelines Responsibilities of Publishers, Agencies, Institutions, and Researchers (RePAIR) in protecting the integrity of the research record
- CLUE Guidelines, Cooperation and liaison between universities and editors
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Cite this as COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics - Guidance for when institutions are contacted by journals - English.
https://doi.org/ 10.24318/GvV9U5HC
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27 March 2024
Version 1: March 2024