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Manipulation of the publication process is a relatively new form of misconduct affecting the publishing industry. These guidelines represent an important first step towards encouraging openness and collaboration between publishers to address this phenomenon. Systematic manipulation of the publication process is where an individual or a group of individuals have repeatedly used dis…

COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do if you suspect plagiarism in a submitted manuscript. The instructions to authors should include a definition of plagiarism and state the journal’s policy on it.…

…COPE Flowcharts COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process, for practical use on handling different aspects of publication ethics issues.  For ease of use, we have combined all of COPE's flowcharts into one downloadable PDF which includes the flowcharts listed below. Allegations of misconduct Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or dat…

…This is all of COPE's flowcharts in Arabic. Other languages: Chinese | Croatian | English | 

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COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do if you suspect plagiarism in a published article. Key points The instructions to authors should include a definition of plagiarism and state the journal’s policy on it. Related resources Plagiarism in a…