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…href="https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/complete-set-english">COPE flowcharts, we ask for your preferences on developing further flowcharts on a range of ethical issues in this survey. --> COPE Digest newsletter for members and non-members.…- News
In the news: May 2021
…insight into how peer review has evolved in the 21st century. The authors discuss what the data can teach us about how the research culture is changing, in this blog. A new peer-review organisation, called… - Event
COPE 25th anniversary seminar, 2022
…="https://publicationethics.org/resources/seminars-and-webinars/universities-publishers-relationship">Watch panel: the relationship between universities and publishers Speakers John B Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of… - News
Letter from the COPE Vice-Chair: December 2022
…UK, Europe and North America. We feel strongly that this is not supportive of COPE’s objective to improve diversity and how to better support journals from these regions in attaining best practice is one of the considerations. We discussed whether the role and remit of the Facilitation and Integrity subcommittee should change in any way and how to make it clear what the expectations… - News
Guest editorial: Data availability statements
…inconsistencies within data sharing as a reason for retraction. COPE short survey on data sharing policies Please consider completing a quick survey to inform us further on opinions on this topic Related resources Retraction guidelines, COPE… - Case
Possible fabricated data: a conspiracy of silence?
…basis of potentially unreliable evidence. It is plausible that this drug in high doses may worsen rather than alleviate the condition. Shortly after the withdrawal of the review, the journal was contacted by US researchers preparing guidelines for the management of this condition and by a UK group asking about the outcome of our investigation because the authors’ results were about to be incorporated… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Introduction to publication ethics
…href="https://publicationethics.org/about/council/ana-marusic">Ana Marušić is Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health at the University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. Ana is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Global Health. - Forum discussion topics
Claiming institutional affiliations
…that, to The Research Organization Registry. More guidance on affiliations would be welcome since it has become so important as an indicator of research output, quality, credit, and prestige. Further reading - News
In the news: July 2021
…="https://community.cochrane.org/news/new-policy-managing-potentially-problematic-studies-systematic-reviews" target="_blank">Cochrane has developed a new policy and implementation guide. As part of a group of initiatives by the Indian University Grants Commission to address global concerns raised about the quality of papers published by Indian researchers, all researchers are required to take a course on Research and Publication Ethics in 2020-2021. At the Central University of Haryana, the Terms and conditions
…payment of the appropriate subscription fee. The fees are valid for that subscription year and may increase each year by an annual measure of inflation being the UK’s Retail Price Index (RPI) or such other measure as the Trustee Board determines appropriate. Membership renewal To renew your membership, you must pay your subscription fee within 60 days…COPE Governance
…registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee in the UK and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 3 October 2007. COPE is also a registered charity (1123023). COPE’s principal Objects are "to educate and advance knowledge in methods of safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record for the benefit of the public". COPE’s income is derived mainly from membership subscription…The ethics of audit and research
…to (later) meta-analysis Current UK and international practice needs urgently to encourage some focused review of the degree of ethical problem implied within the study. Proportionality is key. If the burdens and risks are very small, they should not be treated in the same way as an audit where these are much larger. Proportionality should also apply to…Membership application FAQ
…if you join mid-way through a year). Membership subscription fees are increased each year according to the UK’s RPI’s index and invoices are sent at the beginning of each year. COPE considers requests for full reduction of membership subscription fees (free…History of COPE
…href="https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts">COPE flowcharts. Continuing COPE’s involvement with universities, a workshop was held with the UK’s Russell Group Integrity Forum in 2018. COPE’s sustained growth saw an expansion in the number of Council Members and COPE staff. To celebrate COPE's 20th anniversary, a special European…- News
In the news: January Digest
…articles with data availability statements and the citations to datasets. https://www.stm-assoc.org/standards-technology/2020-stm-research-data-year/ The UK Reproducibility Network, which formed during 2019, now has ten university members who are commited to working together to… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Authorship for sale
…Medicine, Croatia. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh in the UK. Ana is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Global Health. Ana explains how small scientific journals can provide information on the root causes of this, giving insights into the inequalities present in the publishing system which force nations, researchers and journals to the peripheries of the mainstream… - News
In the news: October-November 2021
…Global South The number of times the term "Global South" appeared in the title, abstract or keywords in Scopus went from near zero in 2003, to more than 1600 in 2020. But what is "the Global South"? These authors argue that the "Global South" should be… - Case
Concerns over research by an author in numerous, separate publications
…author’s publications as he was working in a similar area. For reasons to do with his own experience as a scientist, he was sensitive to possible fraud which is why he felt obliged to bring his concerns to the attention of the journal editors. The editor of our journal was convinced he was sincere. A retired UK allergist who said he knew author K contacted us to say that he believed that the… - News
In the news: February 2018 Digest
…href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/social-media-bots.html" target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/documents/concordatonopenresearchdata-pdf/ the draft principles for aligning research data management requirements included: 1. Open access to research data is an enabler of high quality research, a facilitator of innovation and safeguards good research practice.2. There are sound reasons why the openness of research data may need… - News
Case discussion: Editor manipulation of impact factor
…Citation Report for excessive journal self-citation or citation stacking to help inflate another journal’s impact factor. Similarly, researcher-level metrics such as the h-index have raised the importance of article-level citations, but