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Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: May 2018
…these stakeholders, including our intended next steps. We’ll also share more after the UKRIO meeting. All this ties-in nicely with COPE’s engagement with a small number of universities in a pilot project which includes representatives from: University of OttawaQueensland… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: April 2020
…around publication ethics. If, as a COPE member, you have a particular issue on your desk, please do submit your case for advice. Your case can be passed to COPE Council Members for comment and advice or you can submit your case to the next Forum, in June, where you’ll get a wider view from COPE members (including Council Members). - News
Vacancies on COPE Trustee Board
…if you’re thinking about volunteering then I can only recommend you do. But you’ll need to be ready to bring your expertise and time: there’s (good!) work to do, and COPE volunteers are who do it. And you can look forward to gaining insights and to growing, when you do. For me, I’ve learned that publication ethics and research integrity aren’t abstract concepts, they’re practical needs for… - News
In the news: February Digest
…a survey we’ll be sending to you in March, to find out what COPE members think about editing peer review comments. Upcoming events in 2020 include a March COPE workshop in Melbourne, held in conjunction with ISTME, and our March Forum with advice on new cases submitted by members and the topic discussion, editing of reviewer comments. - News
In the news: August 2018 Digest
…one group of authors in Science showed that 1/5 respondents were coerced into adding citations and findings were similar in a study of PLOS ONE authors. The specter of citation cartels among participating journals—you scratch my back, I’ll cite your paper. The author of this post suggests that an automated algorithm, similar to what is used by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to detect… - News
Allegations of Misconduct webinar summary, April 2019
…out the problem. Susan Garfinkel Q: What percentage of cases brought to the F&I Committee comes from authors vs. publishers/editors? A: Good question! I don't think we've looked at this directly (though I'll make a note to do so!), but my intuitive answer is that our complainants are roughly an even split between… - News
In the news: October 2018 Digest
…principles. These include: Autonomy, Justice, beneficence, non-malfeasance. I’ll point out a few examples of these principles as they apply to journal management, and then highlight resources that touch on Journal Management. Autonomy: During the revision process, do the journal editors require major new analyses, inclusion of citations for their own journal to boost impact factor, or in other…
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