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Inclusive language: policing or progressive?
…recommendations The diversity and innovation paradox PNAS research article Finding pathways to equity recommendation from Society Publishers' Coalition … - Case
Paper submitted for publication without consent or knowledge of co-authors
…received although they were copied in on the correspondence. On 14 December 2012, the publisher contacted CA directly, asking him for his point of view. CA replied on 17 December 2012. From his reply it was not clear whether he completely understood the situation. He stated that he had asked co-author A for permission to submit the article but “had no answer for one year”. He states that the… - Forum discussion topics
Ethical considerations around watchlists
…that all parties consult legal counsel for individual cases. COPE is exploring the need for guidance on ethical issues surrounding watchlists and welcomes comments on this topic. - News
Case discussion: Authors’ contributions and involvement by medical communications company
Case Summary Case 14-07 Authors' contributions and involvement by medical communications company An employee of a medical communications company contacted a journal’s editorial office. For several manuscripts, the employee had helped develop the… - Case
Request for a retraction of a retraction
In October 2000, a journal published a retraction of a February 2000 publication of a research paper. In the same issue the dean of the corresponding author’s medical school reported the findings of an investigational committee that found, contrary to what was stated in the paper: · There was no ethics committee… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Authorship for sale
…the paper mills webinar, 14:00pm - 15:30pm (BST / UTC +1) on Tuesday 20 September Useful links Systematic manipulation of the publication process, COPE guidance, updated 2022 - News
In the news: October-November 2021
…women, early career, and international scientists in their invited reviewer pool and editorial boards. The American Psychological Association has modified their electronic manuscript management system (Aries "Editorial… - News
Facilitation & Integrity 2023, a year in review
…F&I cases are classified by the concern raised by the presenter. So far in 2023 there have been 10 types of concern which have attracted five or more cases. These are: Handling of retractions and expressions of concern (20 cases). Concerns about Integrity of published work, including potential manipulation of data or images (14 cases)… - News
In the news: July Digest
…when they saw the ratings given by those they believed to be peers. Women were almost 14% more likely to change their ratings, especially when they are based in a male-dominated sub-fields. - Forum discussion topics
Systematic manipulation of the publishing process via “paper mills”
…and the raw data may not seem obviously problematic when assessed in isolation on a case-by-case basis. There are difficulties in detecting use of ‘stock images’ as they have no obvious manipulations per se and data can be provided. The issue is only apparent across multiple published papers. Correspondence can be difficult because it is unclear if approaching… - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…data-cke-saved-href=" submit="" successful="" target="_blank" that="" the="" they="" to="" twitter="" twitter.com="" ty="" uptake="" versus="" view="" when="" with="">Revisiting some of the coverage of predatory publishing over the yearshttps://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/08/14… The COPE Case Taxonomy
…the COPE European Seminar 2014)Download presentation [PDF 552kB] | Watch presentation [14:19] Publication Ethics: 16 years of COPE — Irene Hames, Charon A Pierson, Natalie E Ridgeway and Virginia Barbour(Presented at the 7th International…- News
Case Discussion: Withdrawal of paper at proof stage
…://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing">Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Although COPE no longer publishes any codes of practice/conduct per se, publishers and publications are expected to use and link to the COPE Core Practices, guidance, and resources when creating their own guidelines and… - Seminars and webinars
Webinar 2022: Managing paper mills
…class="resource-download-inline__container"> Document Paper mills and contract cheating: systematic enablers PDF 9 MB Dealing with editor misconduct
…papers it publishes relating to a specific issue. It has published only those reflecting one point of view. One author has written 14 review articles over the past five years, the most recent of which makes the same points as the previous one, and cites mainly work from that author and the editor of the journal. A reader refers the case to COPE. The journal is a member of…- News
Citations: Link, Locate, Discover, Connect
…B (2018). “Ten simple rules for responsible referencing.” PLoS Computational Biology, 14(4): e1006036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006036 [7] https://publicationethics.org/files/u7141… Common ethical and editorial dilemmas of author misconduct: how should we respond?
…0 2001 39 30 9 0 2002 18 14 4 0 2003 22 15 5 2 2004 25* 17 7 1 Total 212 163…- News
In the news: April Digest
…in regional locations, update the guidance document in light of the feedback after the public comments and continue to make the case for Plan S. https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1380142 This whitepaper describes 14 possible solutions that publishers might use in… - News
In the news: December Digest
…International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication will be held in Chicago, September 12-14, 2021. There is a link to their website, with a call for submission. The Peer Review Congress has the aim to "encourage research into the quality and credibility of peer review and scientific publication, to establish the evidence base on which scientists can improve the conduct, reporting, and… - News
Case discussion: self-plagiarism and suspected salami publishing
…href="https://publicationethics.org/case/possible-self-plagiarism-andor-prior-publication" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">14-10 possible self-plagiarism and/or prior publication). Indeed, some journals require a declaration of originality of all submissions and request a statement plus copies of any potentially overlapping material in preparation or already published. Such a policy may help detect and prevent text recycling from an author’s unpublished work,…