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Authors request withdrawal of a 19-year old 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. The appropriate response to this request depends on how… - CaseOn-going
Correction, retraction, or expression of concern?
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 feedback received from PubMed Central should be… - CaseOn-going
Stolen ownership of a rare case
…are all from the pathology laboratory and are all included in accordance with the ICMJE guidelines. Questions for the Forum: Who are the ‘real’ authors? The case ethically belonged to the resident from the medical facility. It was published without their knowledge and consent. What steps should be taken to rectify the injustice done? Is it excusable to… - CaseOn-going
Publishing corrections for articles in inactive journals
…from the same publisher. Any changes must therefore be made manually and may not get updated in PubMed Central. Questions for the Forum: Should the corrective measures be published under the original journal title (updating the table of contents for the last issue) or in the new journal which took in the older journal and its published content? Is it acceptable… - CaseOn-going
Author contacts editor-in-chief using personal phone number
…Forum: What can we do about this? … - CaseOn-going
Conflicts of interest between authors and editors
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. COPE Council applauded the journal’s comprehensive COI… - CaseOn-going
Retracting a 'Just Accepted' 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. If the article is available in any form, then it should… - CaseOn-going
Same cohort - same blood samples - multiple tests
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 should be a strong rationale for reporting a study… - Flowcharts
When institutions are contacted by journals
… Document Guidance for when institutions are… - Forum discussion topics
Ethical considerations around watchlists
…The benefits and potential risks associated with watchlists What criteria should be used if watchlists are to be employed? What mitigations should be adopted, including the need for appeals processes and limitations policies, legal guidance, and transparency? The potential consequences of being added to a watchlist. Comments from the COPE Forum, March… - CaseOn-going
Plagiarism by a possible predatory journal
…information with Journal Z as well so they can investigate further. In line with the policy and procedures of Journal X and following COPE guidelines repeated efforts were made to contact the editors of Journal Y and the institute of authors of Article B. However, no response has been received and no clarification has been provided. No contact information for authors of Article B is available to… - CaseCase Closed
Potential image integrity flags on 15-year-old published papers
…is unlikely. Questions for the Forum After how many years is it acceptable to leave a case unresolved because it would be ineffectual to pursue an investigation? Is there a cut-off point? If there is a cut-off point then should the journal respond to the comment/concern, for example, by posting a note on PubPeer to say that due to the age of the paper and… - CaseOn-going
Request for removal from author list for reasons of religious belief
…considered ethically controversial. We have serious concerns that, although they might now feel unable to support the work, removing the author from the author list means that they will no longer be accountable for their contribution to the research. We request the advice of COPE on whether the reasons given by the author for removal from the author list are acceptable. Question for the… - CaseCase Closed
Suspicion that signed informed consent forms are forged
…Forum What course of action should we take? Do we simply accept the forms as being legitimate, knowing we have no ability or resources to investigate these matters? … - Forum discussion topics
Claiming institutional affiliations
…affiliation on a publication? 3) Are there accepted standards on the number of reported institutional affiliations per author on a publication? 4) Who should create such standards? Comments from the COPE Forum, December 2023 NOTE, comments do not imply formal COPE advice or consensus In many institutions the first and last place in the authorship list have… - Seminars and webinars
Post-publication critiques
This panel discussion, hosted by COPE Council member, Kim Eggleton, featured four speakers who are experts in promoting post-publication critiques. The panel discussion was part of COPE's Publication Integrity Week 2023. - Seminars and webinars
Handling a case of misconduct
This session brought together a publisher, a university research integrity officer, a journal editor, and the director of a national research integrity body to discuss the processes and challenges of handling a case of misconduct. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE during - Seminars and webinars
Publication ethics, research integrity and climbing mountains
In this keynote address Chris Graf (Research Integrity Director, Springer Nature) gives an overview of the present state of publication ethics and research integrity. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE during Publication Integrity Week 2023. … - Seminars and webinars
Post-publication corrections
…place. The discussion is hosted by COPE Trustee, Deborah Kahn. This discussion is one of eleven sessions hosted by COPE during Publication Integrity Week 2023. - Seminars and webinars
Image manipulation
In this session, Jana Christopher, Image Data Integrity Analyst at FEBS Press, offers an authoritative overview of current issues and tools in detecting image manipulation. This discussion was part of 'Publication Misconduct and Fraud Day' hosted by COPE during Publication Integrity…