- Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2022: Book wars
…src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqsKaZ4dtiM?rel=0"> Speaker John B Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. His publications… - News
Collaboration
…in the Digest and include an upcoming workshop with the “Russell Group” and COPE members (mix of publishers and editors) to discuss research integrity and publication ethics. This is planned for April 2018 at Birmingham University, UK. A report will be produced following the workshop. COPE seminars are planned for China, Australia, North… - News
Thank you and farewell to Council Members
…style="height:437px; margin:3px; width:400px" /> Behrooz Astaneh - Editor-in-Chief of the Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, Iran Iria del Río - Editorial Director of - News
In the news: January 2018 Digest
…="_blank">http://www.transparency.org.uk/publications/clinical-trial-transparency/#.Wi_ssIWRWaM" Wellcome is joining ClinicalStudyDataRequest.com (CSDR), a data-sharing initiative which provides researchers with access to trial data - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Reducing the inadvertent spread of retracted science: taxonomy considerations
…topics such as systematic review automation, semantic publication, and the citation of retracted papers, with funding from NIH, IMLS, the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, and NSF. Opportunities and perils of reforming retraction policies - News
In the news: October 2018 Digest
…funded grants. The authors conclude that while predatory journals have not yet undermined the Brazilian academic system—it may in the future. http://blogs.lse.ac… - News
In the news: July Digest
…functions and constituencies of peer review as a complex social institution” . https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/06/12/peer… - News
In the news: February Digest
…Journal B, a "value multiplied". As well, social networks between editors, authors and reviewers develop, leading to future collaborations. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/06/12/peer… Editing, reviewing and writing during COVID-19
…-role-of-academic-publishing/" target="_blank">published guidelines for authors, peer-reviewers, university press offices and journal authors to consider when publishing about suicide during the pandemic in order to prevent suicide deaths and avoid stimulating an increased rate of suicides in vulnerable populations. March 2021 In an analysis of two medical journals which use an open peer review process,Publication and research ethics related to geopolitical issues
…href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/latest/news/our-latest-statement-ukraine">Statement from Universities UK on suspension of a MoU sent to the President of the Russian Union of Rectors (RUR). Last updated on 7 April 2022 UKRI: UKRI’s response to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine, 27 March 2022 Research Square:- News
Creating and implementing research data policies: COPE webinar report
…Council Member and Education and Engagement Consultant at Edanz Group) introduced and moderated the webinar. Heather Tierney (COPE Council Member and Managing Editor, Journals and Ethics Policy, American… - News
In the news: May 2020
…contingency planning for COVID-19 for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. https://www.ref.ac.uk/publications/further-update-on-coronavirus-covid-19-and-ref-timetable/ The role of social scientists in understanding and responding to the societal impact of the… - News
In the news: August 2018 Digest
…include that it is uneven across disciplines and stakeholders; that there is a lack of tools to make this seamless and that the benefits of FAIR will not be attained until it is practiced across the board.http://blogs.lse.ac… - News
In the news: April Digest
…target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00893-5?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20190328 Mark Israel makes important arguments that there are benefits, and in some cases it may be appropriate circumstances in which self-plagiarism in varying journals, countries and languages may increase access to research for people who are not Anglophonic. He provides advice on considerations when you might re-use text. - News
In the news: May 2021
…discussion can be found here. Peer review CUP has recently published an open access book “Reading Peer Review”, in which the authors analyse the database of peer review reports at PLOS One to gain… - 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
COPE delegation, Beijing, 2017
…cases. ISTIC (Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China) aids the research integrity office of MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology). Their work is on research integrity and journal oversight. In their meeting with COPE they explored how COPE might get involved with their… - News
COPE at COMPARE Life Sciences Workshop on Authorship, UK
…initiative. The COMPARE initiative aims to foster strong collaboration between the Universities of… - News
In the news: January 2019 Digest
…-access-is-plan-s-heaven-or-hell-how-about-giving-it-a-dispassionate-look/ The British Academy have published a paper in response to Plan S looking at some of the issues which need to be addressed for it to work in humanities and social scienceswww.thebritishacademy.ac… - News
In the news: November 2020
…change. In this post, Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt and Tanvir Bush outline three provocations that researchers can ask as part of an inclusive research practice. Peer review 322 editors of high-impact journals across ecology, economics, medicine, physics,…