Publication Integrity Week
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for COPE’s 2023 "Publication Integrity Week”. This is our opportunity to host a range of virtual discussions and presentations from inspiring speakers for COPE members. If you haven’t registered, we encourage you to take a look at the seminar programme and sign up for sessions that take your interest. On day one (2 October) we look forward to welcoming members to the seminar, which starts with a discussion “Handling a case of misconduct” as panellists voice their perspectives as an editor, a publisher, a university research integrity officer, and a research misconduct body.
For the first time, we are dedicating a day of the seminar programme (3 October) to “Publication misconduct and fraud” when we find out the impact fraud has on publication integrity. Speakers will discuss how we can deal with post-publication corrections, image manipulation, and paper mills. The week continues on day 3 with a panel discussing post-publication critiques, and the week progresses with sessions sharing insight on “Caste and publishing: an ethics gap?” and “Ethical concerns in publishing on urbanisation: perspectives from the Global South” on day 4.
Also on day 4 (5 October) we feature a debate on “AI and peer review” which will explore differing views on this challenging topic. The final day of the seminar (6 October) begins with a discussion on “Inclusive language: policing or progressive?”, and ends with a webinar on the fundamentals of publication integrity as Council members present the ever-popular “Introduction to publication ethics and the COPE Ethics Toolkit” a webinar which is open to members and non-members.
Welcome to Susan Garfinkel and Mark Hooper
Beyond the seminar, COPE’s Trustee Board and Council extend a warm welcome to Susan Garfinkel and Mark Hooper whose knowledge and experience of university and research institute research integrity will be invaluable. Susan, a COPE Trustee, is currently the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance at the Ohio State University, US. Mark Hooper, a Council member, is the Manager of Research Ethics and Integrity at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.
Susan and Mark join us at a pivotal point for COPE as we expand university membership to more university and research institutes.
Dan Kulp, COPE Chair
Nancy Chescheir, COPE Vice-Chair