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Editing of reviewer comments
…manner in all interactions with the author but also with the editorial team and the editors. We can then go back to reviewers who write reports that are inflammatory or have personal attacks and have a discussion with them in terms of how to write better reports in the future. Regarding helping to promote a culture of kindness in peer review, we have found it helpful to add a comment in the… - Seminars and webinars
Webinar 2021: Diversity, equity and inclusion
…giving lectures on how to get involved with journals, and doing a lot of in-person one-to-one outreach. Beyond that, working with social media is an effective means of reaching people. Posting as publicly as possible that you are looking for members, social media has broader reach, on major platforms, on listservs, emails, it is relatively accessible, regardless of institution. Going to places… - Forum discussion topics
Best practices for guest edited collections
…to review manuscripts in the collection that are not their own in collaboration with "outside" reviewers? A: This does not go against COPE guidelines , but can depend on the competing interests guidelines for each journal. As per COPE recommendations, should the reviewers have potential conflicts of interest, they should declare them to the editor and the journal will assess… - News
Case Discussion: Inconclusive institutional investigation into authorship dispute - university perspective comment
….org/news/research-integrity-issue-who-are-you-going-call about the newly formed Association of Research Integrity Officers. Two common suggestions among the 136 cases in COPE’s database that relate to authorship and contributorship disputes are using specific authorship criteria (such as the - Case
Author of rejected letter blames global bias against his message and undisclosed conflicts of interest
…of letters in different journals and it is not always appropriate to publish. However, all agreed that the editor should not make false claims (saying that the letter would be published with or without a response from the authors and then going back on that decision) and that the journal needs to tighten its editorial processes. The journal should have a clear process for handling letters. Are they… - Seminars and webinars
Webinar 2020: Understanding text recycling
…publisher as per the Copyright Agreement. So does the law allow the publishers to prepare the contracts in such a way wherein all the rights are transferred to them whereas the authors have to let go of their own fair use rights? I understand that it is important for the publishers to own and control the content which is being published with them, as that helps in maintaining the quality checks associated… - News
Case discussion: gift authorship
…website currently lists 33 publishers as supporters, three “publishing outlets”, nine “integrators” (online platforms such as Aries’ Editorial Manager and Clarivate’s ScholarOne Manuscripts), yet only one institution (University of Glasgow). More widespread adoption of structured authorship statements across academia, as well as fair and holistic academic appraisal methods, might mitigate situations… - News
In the news: February 2018 Digest
…> By comparing the likelihood that authors publishing in two different journals publishing articles about biostatistics would share their data and their code, the authors studied whether the receipt of a badge to go on an online journal denoting data and code sharing… - News
Case discussion: Editor manipulation of impact factor
…new COPE discussion document is for journals to formulate policies “even in broad terms about acceptable self-citation”, appropriately suggest any references, and have procedures to handle (attempted) citation manipulation. The author in the described case could have explained why the two references were not going to be added, given their low relevance. Whether the recommendation came from… - Forum discussion topics
What does peer review mean in the arts, humanities and social sciences?
…their scope. Most established universities have relationships and links with other universities around the world. There may be some way we can work together in a long-term strategy to start trying to address these issues. Increasingly editors receive papers from non-English speaking countries and the English is often poor. As the paper is going through revisions, editors might advise authors… - Forum discussion topics
Ethical aspects of conference proceedings
…outsourced or local teams are used they can apply different editorial and publication ethics standards than the norm for the journal. Publishers should engage in thorough vetting of editorial teams in both cases to try to eliminate these risks and may choose to have all submissions go through the Editor in Chief as well so that they can be confident that the publication conforms to the journal’s… - Guidelines
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
…The target readership of the journal. The types of manuscripts the journal will consider for publication (for example, that multiple or redundant publication is not allowed). Authorship criteria. ISSNs (separate for print and electronic versions). 3. Publishing schedule A journal’s publishing frequency should be clearly described, and the journal… - News
Case discussion: Possible breach of reviewer confidentiality
…co-reviewer can be formally invited, have their details logged, go through any on-boarding processes, and be appropriately credited. Such a policy needs to be emphasised in journal instructions and reviewer invitation letters. Journals and publishers could also consider launching formal processes for allowing and managing co-reviewing requests (eg, as recently initiated by the Seminars
…presentation [PDF 3.3 MB] CrossMark: there is no final version — Ed Pentz, CrossMark Watch presentation [13:30] Download presentation [PDF 7.5 MB] Legal issues in corrections and retractions — Joss Saunders, Blake Lapthorn Solicitors Watch…- News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: December 2018
…since. Every year, researchers need to publish and communicate more work. This pressure creates new opportunities and new challenges. For our societal “S” let’s go with the public dialogue about what being an expert means, allied with our concerns about reproducibility. We’re becoming more aware of - News
Predatory behaviour in publication ethics
…="https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/predatory-publishing-solutions">Predatory publishing: next steps and where do we go from here? COPE Forum discussion, December 2020 The predator effect: understanding the past, present and future of deceptive academic journals Simon Linacre … - News
In the news: October 2018 Digest
…research infrastructure. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2018/09/07/research-data-should-be-available-long-termbut-who-is-going-to-pay/ Universities Plan S (see above) and the open science movement put… New UK Panel for Research Integrity
…practice and prevention rather than just set up a body advising people what to do when things go wrong. It was decided that the panel should additionally have a: Guidance function, offering a programme of advice and support to staff and employers in the NHS and university sectors Programme of training and staff development Public information agenda,…- News
In the news: April Digest
…Impact Tracker Altmetric and Nature will build a ‘change the world impact tracker’ – an innovative digital platform to track and curate the real-world impact of news stories which will go beyond traditional reader numbers - after being awarded funding by Google Digital News Innovation Fund.. - News
Artificial intelligence and authorship
…and achievement. In 2015 Deepmind’s AlphaGo came up with a move in the notoriously difficult game of Go which was so unlikely that it looked like an error. In fact it was a winning move (move 37, to be precise) – but one never spotted by humans before. The…