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General approach to publication ethics for the editorial office
A guide detailing the suggested approach to the organisation of the editorial office in order to comply with COPE’s Core Practices. General approach to publication ethics for the editorial office - Flowcharts
Undisclosed conflict of interest in a submitted manuscript
This flowchart offers editors a step-by-step process on handling cases where a potential conflict of interest is suspected during the reviewing process. Undisclosed conflict of interest in a submitted manuscript - Flowcharts
Undisclosed conflict of interest in a published article
A reader suspects an author’s undisclosed conflict of interest which becomes apparent after publication. The flowchart offers the editor a step by step process on handling this issue. Undisclosed conflict of interest in a published article - Flowcharts
Arabic: all flowcharts
…This is all of COPE's flowcharts in Arabic. For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Chinese | - Flowcharts
Chinese: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Chinese For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Croatian: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Croatian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
French: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in French. For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Italian: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Italian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Persian: 14 flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Persian For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Polish: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Polish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Turkish: all flowcharts
…This is COPE's flowcharts in Turkish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
Spanish: All flowcharts
…COPE's flowcharts in Spanish For the latest version (English language) of this guidance visit https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.26. Other languages: Arabic | - Flowcharts
All Flowcharts
…COPE Flowcharts COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process, for practical use on handling different aspects of publication ethics issues. Allegations of misconduct Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data … - Guidelines
Editorial board participation
An overview of editorial board appointment and engagement, roles and responsibilities, and key details to consider during recruitment such as participation on multiple editorial boards. COPE Guidelines are formal COPE policy and are intended to advise editors and publishers on expected publication ethics practice. … - Guidelines
Sharing of information among editors-in-chief regarding possible misconduct
Sharing of information among editors-in-chief (EICs) regarding cases of suspected misconduct can play a significant role in preserving the integrity of the scientific record, allowing EICs of affected journals to conduct investigations with greater efficiency and effectiveness. This guidance has been drafted following a COPE Forum Discussion in 2013, and Discussion Document in 2014 on th… - CaseOn-going
Conflicts of interest between authors and editors
Recently, we have received a manuscript submitted by our Editor in Chief (EiC), with almost all of the Editorial Board Members and some of our authors of previous submissions as co-authors. In dealing with this we noticed that some of our previous published articles currently have conflicts of interest between the authors and the Academic Editor (AE). Our peer review policy states that t… - Seminars and webinars
Introduction to publication ethics and the COPE ethics toolkit
In this session, COPE Trustee Trevor Lane and Council Member Siri Lunde Stromme (co-chair of the COPE Membership subcommittee) introduce the basic principles of publication ethics and how to use guidance and tools available to ensure publication ethics is embedded in a journal's day to day practice. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE durin… - CaseCase Closed
Handling undisclosed peer reviewer conflict
Some authors from a company recommended a peer reviewer on submitting their manuscript, who was then asked to review the manuscript. This reviewer recommended acceptance without change. One other reviewer recommended major revision (a methodological reviewer not a content expert) and the third reviewer recommended rejection. The editor found it unusual for a review to recommend acceptance witho… - CaseCase Closed
Complaint over protocol used in special issue
We launched a Special Issue (SI) focusing on the application of a particular clinical protocol, with guest editors that have an extensive clinical history in applying this protocol. This specific protocol is currently used and promoted by a small subset of practitioners, with limited wider recognition. The SI concluded with a substantial number of published articles, including several case repo… - CaseCase Closed
Should we allow pseudonymous authorship?
We are handling a manuscript that is now ready for acceptance. During the review process we noticed that one coauthor had the surname "999" and this coauthor and two others had the affiliation "Independent researcher". We asked the corresponding author what this meant. Their answer was that the names of two of these three authors, including "999", were pseudonyms. The paper was based on a compe…