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No study’s perfect: a cross-disciplinary analysis of published errata 2011
…of the literature and its preservation. They will point out strengths and weaknesses in the current publication system, and will draw attention to areas that might need improvement, hopefully stimulating new approaches to ensuring best editorial and research practices. The project will be conducted by Dr Daniele Fanelli of the University of Edinburgh, with the help of a research… - Seminars and webinars
J-STAGE Seminar 2021: Peer review
Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, was invited by the Japan Science and Technology Agency to speak at the First J-STAGE webinar on 28 July 2021 for local editors, academic societies, researchers, and administrators. Titled “Fundamental Principles of Peer Review and Peer Review Ethics”, the presentation introduced COPE to the 200+ attendees and covered topics including peer review models,… FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC: Sharing of information among editors-in-chief regarding possible misconduct
…publication affecting multiple papers; This should not occur at the time of the first enquiry/letter to the author but only if the response is inadequate or there is no response at all within a reasonable time (eg, a month); The format of the summary should be purely factual, eg “I have just sent a letter to Dr X asking about the publication of six papers arising from a single study”;…- Case
Availability of reagents
One of our journals has published several articles describing use of a particular cell line X, which belongs to company Y. The authors included employees of company Y. A reader at a university, Dr Z, wished to gain access to cell line X, and requested it from company Y. He was informed by the director of science of company Y that ‘...it is Y’s intention to keep control of the integrity of the… - Forum discussion topics
COPE Forum 4 September 2013: Sharing of information among editors-in-chief regarding possible misconduct
…plagiarism, or duplicate publication affecting multiple papers; — This should not occur at the time of the first enquiry/letter to the author, but only if the response is inadequate or there is no response at all within a reasonable time (e.g. a month); — The format of the summary should be purely factual, e.g. ‘I have just sent a letter to Dr X asking about the publication of six papers… Projects Funded
…Doug Altman, Dr Iveta Simera, Dr David Moher, Dr John Hoey and Dr Kenneth F. Schulz. The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative set up to advance high quality reporting of health research studies; it promotes good reporting practices including the wider implementation of reporting guidelines. January 2010 Prevalence and attitudes…- Event
Workshop: Introduction to publication ethics
…3px; margin-right: 3px;" /> Anubhav is Assistant Professor with the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, and a COPE Council Member. Dr Trevor Lane Trevor is a publishing,… - News
Paper mills: United to act
…Papers. Council members Dr Sarah Elaine Eaton and Dr Marie Soulière introduced the topic, and the recording is available to watch again, with a summary of the discussion. During the Forum various questions were raised surrounding the use of AI for fake paper creation and the production of papers… - News
In the news: February 2021
…University of the West Indies who said, “How much do we value those who risk a great deal in an effort to assure the availability of science for the value it brings to our world? Science is a source of evidence for myriad decisions in local and global life. When it is endangered, we greatly increase the chances of poor outcomes in those decisions.” This years awardees are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the… Seminars
…Conference Rooms, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Student researchers and publication ethics - TL;DR LOL ; ) - Paul Taylor and Daniel Barr, Office for Research Ethics and Integrity, University of Melbourne Download presentation [PDF, 6100kB] New guidelines from COPE: ethical…- News
Revised Good Publication Practice guidelines published
…guideline article includes a list of content changes since GPP3. “Notably, GPP 2022 aligns with current international publication guidelines, including the latest recommendations of the ICMJE or International Committee of Medical Journal Editors,” says Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, who was on the steering committee and one of the co-authors of GPP 2022,… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: December 2019
…took advantage of the generosity of Dr Frits Rosendaal, senior professor at Leiden University Medical Center and COPE Council member, who graciously took the lead in the organisation of the programme. Also on the seminar programme was another Leiden scholar, Dr Thed van Leeuwen, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies. In June, 2020, we will continue this pattern by holding our North… - Forum discussion topics
Artificial intelligence (AI) and fake papers
March 2023 Watch the introduction to "AI and fake papers" with Dr Sarah Elaine Eaton and Marie Soulière. - Research
Environmental scan of repositories of clinical research data: how far have we got with public disclosure of trial data? 2012
…slow to adopt a culture of data transparency. Data repositories are vital for achieving broad data sharing but in clinical research there is no widely-used repository for raw data which covers a variety of medical disciplines. Furthermore, to our knowledge there is no wide agreement on the standards, best practices and essential features of clinical data repositories. Dr Karmela… - Seminars and webinars
Universiti Malaysia Seminar: Authorship
July 2022 Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, was invited by the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, to give an online seminar about authorship issues. Titled “Publication Ethics and Authorship Dispute”, the hour-long event was targeted at university researchers aiming to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals,… - Case
Author did not see reviews or revisions to the manuscript and did not give approval for publication
…is upheld as a manuscript undergoes the peer review process and to protect authors’ intellectual property rights. Dr XXX’s co-authors (AAA, BBB, CCC and DDD) accept that these mechanisms were not adhered to in this case. The authors apologise to Dr XXX for not following journal procedures and publication best practice in the way that they submitted and subsequently handled this manuscript as it… - News
In the news: August
…irregularities in the use of certain reagents used in molecular genetic studies of cancer-related genes and was dismayed at the frequency of this sort of fraud. She has worked with Dr Cyril Labbé to automate a tool to assess nucleotide sequences in published papers, the Seek & Blastn tool to do exactly this. The tool is freely available at - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: July 2020
C4DISC Dear Readers, I would like to begin by welcoming our newest Trustee, Dr Suzanne Farley. Suzanne brings a wealth of experience in publication ethics and we are particularly interested in her knowledge with respect to open access. Welcome, Suzanne. We all look forward to working with… - Case
Author of rejected letter blames global bias against his message and undisclosed conflicts of interest
I contacted Dr C, the author of the letter, to let him know that his case had been discussed at the COPE Forum and to reiterate our decision not to publish his letter. Most members present, if not all, supported the view that the editor in chief can reject a letter or commentary at his discretion. I sent a brief overview of the discussion and explained that the COPE Forum was of the opinion… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion to shape the future of publication ethics
…diversity and equity, including the author name change working group, diversifying editorial boards document, the webinar in May 2021, the peer review diversity survey, conducted as part of Peer Review Week 2021, and previewed the forum discussion in October. Diversity data collection