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COPE Forum 11 November 2019: Artificial intelligence (AI) in decision making
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has advanced steadily over the past several years, and has started to introduce data-driven solutions to many processes throughout the publication process. AI tools can be developed to provide guidance to humans based on relevant data, or AI may lend toward automation of some processes without human intervention. Some processes already being considered fo… - News
New flowcharts: ethical concerns in data publication
…restrictions of published data: dealing with concerns Research Data Publishing Working Group COPE and FORCE11 formed the Research Data Publishing Ethics Working Group in January 2021 to lead the development of standards for research data in publications. In September of that year the… - News
SpotOn London 2012: Q&A with Dr Ginny Barbour
Leading up to the session on academic misconduct and fraud at SpotOn London, on 11-12 November, COPE chair Ginny Barbour did a Q&A for Nature. See here:… - Event
COPE Forum November 2017
…agenda for the COPE Forum on Monday 13 November: 1. Update on COPE activities by the Chair 2. Forum discussion: Self-citation: where's the line? 3. New cases 17-11 Authorship dispute unsatisfactorily resolved by institution (JM) 17-12 Potential figure manipulation with corresponding author uncontactable (JM) 17-13 Unhelpful institution report… - Event
COPE Forum: Monday 11 November 2019, 4pm (GMT)
Our November Forum will follow the usual format where we have a discussion topic, followed by members' cases presented for discussion and advice from all those participating in the Forum. Our discussion topic for this November Forum will be Artificial Intelligence (AI) in decision making. - Event
COPE Forum: 4 December 2013
The COPE Forum will be held virtually via webinar, on Wednesday 4 December 2013 (11am–1pm GMT). The invitation to join the webinar is below. We can accommodate up to 100 attendees, so please register quickly if you wish to join in the discussion. The agenda and materials are available - Event
2018 Events
COPE Council members have been busy talking about COPE at meetings and conferences across the globe. - Resources and further reading
International standards for editors and authors
…Standards_Intro_for%20website_11%20Nov%2011.pdf" rel="nofollow">Responsible research publication position statements - an introduction Responsible research publication: international standards for authors - News
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 18 June 2012 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Monday 18 June 2012, 3-5pm, in the Council Chamber, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH. All COPE members are welcome to attend, whether or not they are presenting a case. Download the agenda and materials here ( - News
COPE Forum agenda for 5 March 2012 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Monday 5 March 2012, 3-5pm, in the Council Chamber, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH. All COPE members are welcome to attend, whether or not they are presenting a case. Download the agenda and materials - News
Call for Cases for COPE Forum, 6 September
We are now accepting cases for the next COPE Forum, 3.00 - 5.00pm on Tuesday 6 September 2011. The meeting will take place at The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH . Cases can be submitted here. Closing date for… - Case
Request for a retraction from a pharmaceutical company
A journal recently received an 11 page letter via email titled ‘request for a retraction’ from a pharmaceutical company (PC). They have issues with one of our critically appraised topic(s) which critically appraises two papers that were funded by PC and written by employees at PC. The two papers were published in separate journals. Our critically appraised topic (CAT) was peer reviewed… - News
Audio versions of December Forum cases now online
You can now listen to the cases presented at the December COPE Forums in audio. Listen to the full discussion and hear how the Forum members debated the issue and the conclusions they arrived at. The December cases start from Case Number 11-23 (Possible… - Event
Next COPE Forum 4 December 2012
The next COPE Forum meeting will take place on Tuesday 4 December 2012, 3pm to 5pm.The meeting will take place at The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH (http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/how-find-us/how-find-us).All COPE members are welcome to attend the meeting, whether or… - Event
ISMTE webinar: Responding to world events
15 September 2022, 16:00 (BST), 11:00 (EDT), 15:00 (UTC) When it is appropriate to respond to world events, and how to be effective in their response. COPE is represented at this ISMTE webinar by panellists Caroline Porter (COPE Trustee, and Associate VP Research Publishing SAGE Publishing) and Simon Linacre (COPE Trustee, and Head of Content, Brand & Press… - Event
International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication: free virtual symposium
September 14, 2021 3:00 – 4:30 PM GMT; 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Free virtual symposium Advancing the science of scientific publishing Call for research and abstracts for the ninth peer review congress Join the Peer Review Congress organizers for this live Call for Research and Abstracts. Participation is free, but registration is required. … - Flowcharts
Scientific rigour of published data: dealing with concerns
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to errors or gaps in the dataset as a result of: Unintentional data errors Partially available datasets Data fabrication Related resources - Flowcharts
Authorship and contributorship of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to a change in author order or other authorship and contributorship issues. Where agreement cannot be reached, consider contacting the… - Flowcharts
Authorship and contributorship of published data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to a change in author order, or other dataset contributor or authorship issues. Where agreement cannot be reached, consider contacting the… - Flowcharts
Concerns about risk in unpublished data
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns raised about data with possible risk to: Individuals Certain communities Wider society Endangered species Related resources Concerns about risk in published…