This section explains the steps to take if you suspect misconduct in your journal.
How can journals discourage and prevent misconduct?
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By authors
Journals can discourage and prevent misconduct by authors by providing information, raising awareness, and listing authors’ contributions. Journals can require conflict of interest disclosure, appropriate approval/standards for research, and adherence to reporting guidelines. They can encourage post-publication debate and provide guidance on authorship . Journals can screen for plagiarism , redundancy, and image manipulation.
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By reviewers
Journals can discourage and prevent misconduct by reviewers by requiring conflict of interest disclosure and explaining expectations about confidentiality.
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By editors
Journals can discourage and prevent misconduct by editors by having processes for declaring the conflicts of interest of editors and editorial board members, and publishing conflicts of interest for all decision making editors