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Request for a retraction from a pharmaceutical company
The Forum praised the journal for following previous COPE advice in contacting the author with a view to encouraging an exchange of peer-reviewed letters. The case was felt to be straightforward to deal with… - CaseCase Closed
Multiple complainants for a single article
…office started an investigation in accordance with the COPE guidelines, reviewing the whole peer review process of the article and contacting the corresponding author. The author gave a point-to-point reply to the issues and supplied related materials including the original data on which the table in question was based, and also the ethics approval document. The author confessed honest mistakes in the… - CaseOn-going
Wrong article abstract published: corrigendum or retraction and republication?
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. A retraction seems unnecessary here as a mistake was… - CaseOn-going
Authorship dispute over image
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. The best approach, if possible, would simply be not to… - CaseOn-going
Previous publication cannot be verified
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. There are several aspects to this: legal and ethical,… - CaseOn-going
Image duplication
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. According to - Case
Retraction or correction?
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. This case involves a published manuscript that has been… - CaseCase Closed
Erratum query
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. Council advised that there is no need for an erratum if… - CaseCase Closed
Duplicate publication
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. Council agree with your course of action. The translator… - CaseCase Closed
Withdrawal of an article
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. There have been a number of cases brought to COPE where… - CaseCase Closed
Potential peer reviewer misconduct
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. Council do not believe that the reviewer did anything… - CaseCase Closed
Editor adding reference to an author's work
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. Council believe it was completely inappropriate for an… - CaseCase Closed
Letter to the editor and retraction notice
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. Council believe it is absolutely essential that the… - CaseCase Closed
Questionable authorship information
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. Council would suggest looking at - CaseCase Closed
Seven plagiarized manuscripts in one month by the same corresponding author
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. Council would caution that the editor has an obligation… - CaseCase Closed
How to deal with obvious but disclosed conflict of interest
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. Council believe that it is the editor's job is to speak… - CaseCase Closed
Retraction of article and accompanying editorial
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. Reasons for retractions should be clearly spelled out… - CaseCase Closed
Query about errata
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. The core principle here is transparency: are readers… - CaseCase Closed
Call for retraction of a commentary
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. Council believe that the editor-in-chief and publisher… - CaseCase Closed
Citing a retracted paper
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. There are a number of issues here. Firstly, the authors…