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Vacancies on COPE Council
…philosophy, political science, psychology, public health and sociology. Candidates from the UK are especially welcome to apply.* (2) candidates from China. We will consider all applications from China, regardless of discipline. In accordance with COPE’s constitution, the candidate, or the organisation they represent, must have been an ordinary member of COPE for at… - News
In the news: May & June 2022
…risking research integrity? Covid-19 Public health restrictions in the jurisdiction of where research is performed during the pandemic should be observed and editorial processes should affirm this. Peer review processes A historian of… - Case
Authorship dispute
…the dean of the university. The committee felt that an investigation should be carried out and it might we worth contacting the the UK Panel for Research Integrity in Health and Biomedical Sciences to ask them to suggest an independent party to sit on an enquiry. Update (August 2007) After various twists and turns, the institution at which the plaintiff had… - News
Intellectual property focus
…guide authors in when not to post work to a preprint platform. Publishers and editors could further assist authors by helping to update the SHERPA/RoMEO database, an online resource on publisher copyright and self-archiving policies. Authors' contributions to journals must in turn respect the intellectual property rights of… - Case
Duplicate publication
…as the journal is not available in any UK research library. Two further manuscripts were submitted to Journal B, one in the form of a letter, and the second a full research paper. The letter was lifted directly from the paper; furthermore one of the tables was identical to that presented in the paper. A further paper which had originally been rejected was resubmitted to Journal B, albeit slightly… - Case
Ethical approval requirements for case study reports
…Press (for authors) and at SAGE for editors. Since it is beyond a journal’s scope to establish different national legal frameworks they might choose simply to ask for a declaration that national or local laws were followed, naming the ethics committee that gave approval, and the reference number if appropriate. This… COPE team
…in the UK. Her role involved producing designs for a range of applications across a variety of market sectors. She was the lead creative on the RNLI, Sunseeker International and Direct Line accounts.- News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: December 2018
…Seminars in London, UK and Melbourne, Australia. We’ve worked together on new versions of guidelines like the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers now part of our Peer Review Processes Core Practice. We’ve started a needs assessment together at multiple sites, to find out what research integrity teams at universities and institutes need to… Equal Opportunities Policy
…religion or belief, sexual orientation, or gender reassignment. We are required by law to ensure that all employees are entitled to work in the UK. Assumptions about immigration status should not be made based on appearance or apparent nationality. All prospective employees, regardless of nationality, must be able to produce original documents (such as a passport) before…- News
Research integrity and how to buy a Persian carpet: TOP Guidelines, part 2
…to get the most out of their research, and can be both applauded and rewarded by their research funders. Interestingly, this approach also opens-up new ways to communicate research that’s valuable and yet not well-suited to articles (like, for example, large observational datasets about our climate and how it’s… - News
In the news: December 2021
…research data collection. It includes recommendations that, during research design, consideration should be given to whether gender questions need to be included and, if they do, nonbinary genders should be explicitly included. In this - Case
Ethics and consent in research
All agreed that this was a very serious matter and possibly of criminal concern and were surprised that the complainant had not taken any more action or taken the matter up with the medical authorities or the police. If medical staff are aware of abnormal test results and they do not tell their patients, the staff should be reported to the GMC in the UK or to a similar authority in the country… - Case
Should stockholders of a pharmaceutical industry declare conflicts of interest in a research paper?
…such guidelines. Both of the US Preventive Services Taskforce and the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence also have moved beyond a simple declaration of interest in these guidelines on managing conflicts of interest . Questions for COPE Council What is the… - Event
COPE webinar: Enhancing partnerships of institutions and journals
…cardiologist in the UK, Belgium, Australia, the USA, and Australia. Marie Soulière, Senior Publishing Manager, Frontiers, and elected Council… - News
Artificial intelligence in the news
…how AI can interact with other unethical practices like paper mills and authorship for sale. It is possible that AI tools will actually lower the incidence of some of… Outcomes of editors' attempts to investigate research misconduct
…be disappointing. Journals seem reluctant to publish retractions, even when there is evidence of malpractice. Comments I went to the head of an institution in the UK, which held an investigation and could certify no misconduct. The case was referred to the GMC, who said no inquiry had been held and that…- News
Standards in Authorship webinar summary
…familiar with CRediT, 44% had not used CRediT but would try it in future, 12% had already used CRediT and 2% had not used CRediT and would not use in future. The CRediT project encourages feedback here. Authorship issues remain one of the most common concerns for COPE members and COPE has created dedicated… - News
In the news: December 2020
…important. Fox asked for feedback, and the comments section is lively as well. COVID-19 Helen Kara and Su-ming Khoo edited 3 rapid response e-books about conducting research in the age of COVID-19. The contributions illustrate… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: December 2020
…and support during the year, a wealth of materials were published. A Wiley article highlighted four interventions to help with finding reviewers and not overworking them; a statement on… - News
In the news: March 2021
…Hospital Research Institute checklist to be from predatory publishers. Less than half referenced some area of dentistry. Peer review In an analysis of two medical journals which use an open peer review process,