Complaints
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Evaluate complaints and concerns raised to the attention of COPE which come within the remit of what COPE can look into.
2. Advise on necessary follow up for individual cases and provide guidance to journals and publishers as necessary.
3. Review and recommend updates to the remit and process for consideration of complaints.
4. Provide recommendations on general communication and expectations from journals and publishers in relation to complaints raised to their and COPE’s attention.
Chair:
Deborah Poff
Members:
Virginia Barbour
Chris Graf
Geraldine Pearson
Charon Peirson
Zoë Mullan
Education
The aim of the Committee is to effectively deliver educational resources to our members: producing new materials as required and ensuring existing resources are up to date.
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Enhance the educational offerings of COPE to address the needs of the members
2. Enhance educational options for all levels of members and others involved in publication ethics
3. Establish liaisons with organizations involved in other aspects of publication ethics to reach the broadest audience possible through collaboration and licensing of selected educational offerings
Chair:
Tara Hoke
Members:
Muhammad Irfan
Mirjam J Curno
Charon Pierson
Finance
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. It shall confer with and advise the Trustee Board and Council on budget and resource allocation.
2. It shall confer with and advise the Trustee Board and Council on financial strategies to protect the long-term health and sustainability of COPE.
3. It shall review the annual financial statements and recommend them for approval to the Trustee Board.
Chair:
Chris Leonard
Members:
Adrian Ziderman
Membership
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. It shall review all applicants for membership of COPE against the criteria as outlined on the COPE website.
2. It shall annually review criteria for membership.
3. It shall annually review COPE’s membership categories and make recommendations as appropriate.
4. It shall ensure all members’ are served and their interests represented where appropriate.
Chair:
Zoë Mullan
Members:
Chris Graf
Alison Taylor
Michael Wise
Nominations
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Identify the need for new Trustees/Council members based on a gap in skills, experience, geography, and/or knowledge.
2. Review the process for recruitment; ensuring compliance with any specific requirements set out in the Articles of Association.
3. Consider the best methods for attracting a diverse range of candidates with the skills required.
4. Produce a shortlist of candidates for interview.
Chair:
Geraldine Pearson
Members:
Muhammad Irfan
Zoë Mullan
Alison Taylor
Outreach and Events
The aim of the Committee is to effectively deliver services to our members and provide a professional interface between COPE and the public to ensure that COPE’s mission and vision is being served.
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Increase awareness of COPE globally, across all disciplines, and within the existing membership, as well as attract new members.
2. Organize events and activities that deliver educational resources, practical support and further discussion in the field. These could include standalone events as well as collaborative seminars, forums, workshops, or virtual resources.
3. Leverage our council members, alumni, resources and material to offer attractive member benefits and engage with existing members
4. Collaborate with strategic people and organizations to further our reach and complement our resource
Chair:
Mirjam J Curno
Members:
Tara Hoke
Chris Leonard
Research
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Commission research that is useful internally, to COPE, to better inform its activities.
2. Identify and commission research that is of interest to the wider COPE community and would have an impact on the field.
Chair:
Adrian Ziderman
Members:
Deborah Poff
Strategy
The Committee shall have the following duties:
1. Lead the development, regular review, and reporting of, COPE strategy.
2. Prepare and regularly review and update as needed documentation on strategy.
3. In collaboration with other subcommittees, decide who to collaborate with in furtherance of COPE strategy, and develop and maintain those relationships.
Chair:
Virginia Barbour
Members:
Chris Graf
Chris Leonard
Geraldine Pearson
Charon Pierson
Deborah Poff
Michael Wise