All Flowcharts

COPE Flowcharts

COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process, for practical use on handling different aspects of publication ethics issues. 

For ease of use, we have gathered all of COPE's flowcharts into one downloadable PDF:

1. What to do if you suspect redundant (duplicate) publication (2 flowcharts)
2. What to do if you suspect plagiarism (2 flowcharts)
3. What to do if you suspect fabricated data (2 flowcharts)
4. Changes in authorship (4 flowcharts)
5. What to do if you suspect ghost, guest or gift authorship
6. How to spot authorship problems
7. What to do if a reviewer suspects undisclosed conflict of interest (Col) in a submitted manuscript
8. What to do if a reader suspects undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI) in a published article
9. What to do if you suspect an ethical problem with a submitted manuscript
10. What to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data
11. How to respond to whistle blowers when concerns are raised directly
12. How to respond to whistle blowers when concerns are raised via social media

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