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Ethical concerns in research on urbanisation: perspectives from the Global South
In this session Neha Sami -Associate Dean, School of Environment and Sustainability, and Senior Lead, Academics & Research, Indian Institute for Human Settlements- talks about the need to build a collaborative research agenda when carrying out work in the Global South. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE during - Seminars and webinars
Inclusive language: policing or progressive?
This session examines the potential benefits and dangers of language use policies. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE during Publication Integrity Week 2023. "It is extremely powerful has really made me think. Highly recommended for anyone interested in DEI in… - 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… - Seminars and webinars
Caste and publishing: an ethics gap?
In this talk, Gaurev Pathania, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Eastern Mennonite University), speaks about the often overlooked category of caste as a global form of discrimination. Anubhav Pradhan, COPE Council Member, hosts this talk and… - Seminars and webinars
Artificial intelligence and peer review
In this session, COPE Council Member, Mike Streeter, hosts a discussion between Dustin Smith (Hum), and Mohammad Hosseini (postdoctoral researcher and collaborator at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine) about the state… - CaseCase Closed
Handling undisclosed peer reviewer conflict
…during the peer review process on whether they had any conflicts of interest related to the research. The editor confirmed the reviewer had a valid email address. Question for the Forum What process should be undertaken when a peer reviewer does not disclose their relationships with a company, provides a suspicious review, and at the same time, where the authors (who… - CaseOn-going
Author retracts request to be removed from author list
…committee will be asked to investigate and give guidance on whether or not the research is reliable or requires retraction. We have chosen to seek advice from the COPE Forum prior to doing this. We need guidance on how best to proceed in a manner that ensures scientific integrity of the journal and treats all authors fairly. As we see it, there are four courses of action. Retract the… - CaseOn-going
Author refusal to sign an ethics form
Advice on this case is from a small number of COPE Council Members. Most cases on the COPE website are presented to the COPE Forum where advice is offered by a wider group of COPE Members and COPE Council Members. Advice on individual cases is not formal COPE guidance. Ethics Approval and Consent is required for reporting of… - CaseOn-going
Reviewer citation manipulation
This is a general scenario which has been observed in increasing numbers at our journal. We are finding that some reviewers provide a referee’s report which include a request to cite a number of papers, which on closer inspection are all authored by the referee. We would like to hear whether Forum participants have any policies or procedures for reviewers who are clearly manipulating… - CaseOn-going
Concerns over the withdrawal of a complaint
…investigation was warranted. Questions for the Forum What would the Forum recommend as the process when complaints are withdrawn? Does the Forum have any recommendations regarding what could be done for protection of whistleblowers? Does the Forum have any guidance as to next steps? … - CaseCase Closed
Request for retraction due to alleged ethical misconduct in a grant application
…does not consider that the issue has any effect on the results of the published manuscript, and it is not at risk of endangering anyone utilising the results, negating the need for urgent retraction by the journal. The journal is also concerned about retracting an article that has multiple authors from multiple international institutions. Questions for the Forum What… - Forum discussion topics
Peer review models
…introduction to the COPE Forum discussion on the topic "Peer review models" with COPE Council Member, Patrick Franzen. COPE Forum discussion Peer review sits at the core of scholarly publishing.… - Seminars and webinars
COPE webinar: Enhancing partnerships of institutions and journals
…-guidelines-institutions-journals-webinar.pdf" target="_blank">COPE guidelines revisions and questions PDF 3 MB Back to top Participant questions Time on recording: 53:22-1:22:20 Following the presentations… - CaseOn-going
How to handle offers of promotion of authorship for sale
We have been approached via email by a company promoting authorship for sale. The email describes the service as providing 'co-authorship' of an existing article that has been submitted for publication in an indexed journal. The articles cover a range of disciplines and the company claims a high success rate for publication. Question for COPE Council: What steps… - CaseCase Closed
Complaint over protocol used in special issue
…independent advisor seem applicable to this manuscript, we only received advice on the published articles, so do not have an assessment from them of this manuscript, which is making the decision more challenging for the chief editor, and we have been unable to establish further contact with this advisor after receiving the initial assessment. Questions for the Forum With… - CaseCase Closed
Ukrainian authors request retraction of article published in Russian conference proceedings
…COPE Forum.… - CaseCase Closed
Balancing Anonymisation and Open Science during peer-review process
…should we ask the authors to anonymise this information as well? And what is the proper balance between open science practices and maintaining the integrity of the single or double-blind anonymous review process? Questions for the Forum When a manuscript sent for anonymous or double-anonymous peer review process includes information about the protocol registration and raw… - Flowcharts
Scientific rigour of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to errors or gaps in the dataset as a result of: Unintentional errors Incomplete datasets Data manipulation Related resources Scientific rigour… - Flowcharts
Scientific rigour of published data: dealing with concerns
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to errors or gaps in the dataset as a result of: Unintentional data errors Partially available datasets Data fabrication Related resources - Flowcharts
Authorship and contributorship of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to a change in author order or other authorship and contributorship issues. Where agreement cannot be reached, consider contacting the…