Ivan Oransky co-founder of Retraction Watch and Ed Pentz the Executive Director at Crossref join Trevor Lane to discuss the acquisition of the Retraction Watch database by Crossref. They talk about the benefits this brings to the community and how this partnership improves access to the data by authors, readers and publishers. The conversation moves on to the wider picture of researcher incentives and trust signals.
Looking forward into the new year, we see significant actions and opportunities before us. We know that we are stronger when we work together, and threats to the scholarly publishing industry are before us.
COPE’s Facilitation and Integrity subcommittee (F&I) is one of our most active services. When it was launched in 2010 its role was envisaged as dealing with complaints concerning member journals.
In Part 1 of this Commentary we outlined some of the problems, solutions, and tools facing peer review. In Part 2 we address perhaps the most lively area of debate on this topic at the moment: the role of artificial intelligence (AI).
We have become used to speaking about scholarly peer review with some scepticism. Critics note that it is subjective and therefore inconsistent, it can be slow, it tends to down-weight negative results, and it is increasingly susceptible to manipulation.
How COPE is working on diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility
COPE is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable culture, where all voices are welcomed and heard, and difference is celebrated. Through our words and actions, we have been working – and intend to continue working – for real change.