COPE brings together all those involved in scholarly research and its publication to strengthen the network of support, education and debate in publication ethics
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.
Guidance
What should an institution do when a journal raises a concern about research or publication integrity? New COPE flowchart offers a step-by-step process on handling the issue.
Updated guidelines with recommendations for research institutions and journals on cases of research integrity and publication misconduct.
Do you need an easy-to-use guide to publication ethics practices? Use COPE's toolkit with a checklist to help monitor your progress in developing your guidelines and processes.
Cases submitted by COPE Members on the topics of authorship, paper mills, image integrity, and ethical oversight are now available. They were discussed, with advice given, by the COPE Forum.
Discussion & events
Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch and Crossref's Ed Pentz join Trevor Lane to discuss how their partnership opens access to retractions data, and how publishers, authors and readers can use the data.
Following the COPE Forum the discussion topic "Ethical considerations around watchlists" is open for further comments.
COPE guidance with practical steps for editors and publishers dealing with paper mills, empowering decision-making at batch level and supporting timely investigations.
United2Act, an international collaboration committed to addressing the challenge of paper mills in scholarly publishing, outlines five key areas of action against the impact of paper mills on the integrity of academic research and publishing.