Flowcharts

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.…

For ease of use, we have gathered together here all of COPE's flowcharts into one downloadable PDF file (18 pages): What to do if you suspect redundant (duplicate) publication (2 flowcharts) What to do if you suspect plagiarism (2 flowcharts) What to do if you suspect fabricated data (2 flowcharts) Changes in authorship (4 flowcharts) What to do i…

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