This month's newsletter with the first letter from our new COPE Chair, Deborah Poff. A discussion on a case of Suspected Plagiarism, answers to questions taken at our Allegations of Misconduct webinar, and updated guidance Ethical Editing For New Editors. We have the key findings from our research to further understand the issues faced by editors in the arts, humanities and social science which is in an easy to browse format. Charon Pierson reflects on our North American seminar "Issues of inclusivity and diversity in scholarly publishing in the arts humanities, and social sciences", with links to key resources and presentations from the speakers. Plus the monthly news and events roundup.the latest ideas growing the story of Jo, our fictional research integrity officer, in her first year in post. Get dates in the diary for COPE events in 2019, particularly our European Seminar, and keep abreast of news & events in #PublicationEthics