COPE provides leadership in thinking on publication ethics, practical resources to educate and support members, and offers a professional voice in current debates.
Last chance to register
We have fascinating speakers lined up from backgrounds as diverse as history, philosophy, indigenous health, and from the Director of the Association of University Presses. Registration closes Thursday 18 April.
Our core practices
Core practices are the policies and practices journals and publishers need, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics. We include cases with advice, guidance for day-to-day practice, education modules and events on topical issues, to support journals and publishers fulfil their policies.
Events
Friday 3 May 2019
Register today. Issues of inclusivity and diversity in the humanities and social sciences.
23 September 2019
COPE European Seminar will be held in Leiden, Netherlands.
Friday 12 April 2019
A report and recording of the webinar will soon be available.
News & opinion
Imagine you’re Jo, a fictional new research integrity officer at a large public university. Jo is immediately challenged with a dispute between authors. Our question for Jo is: How would the story continue?
News this month includes articles on authorship, allegations of misconduct, data management and more.
In spite of the increased clarity for most journals and editors around authorship, there remains room for error, dispute and disagreement.
Case discussion "Inconclusive institutional investigation into authorship dispute" in March Digest.