Ethical oversight

Ethical oversight should include, but is not limited to, policies on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data and of business/marketing practices

• Cases

  • Retrospective registration, outcome switching and ethical approval
  • Ethics of non-active management of a control group
  • Service evaluation as research in a controversial area of medicine

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• Guidelines

  • Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
  • Journals’ Best Practices for Ensuring Consent for Publishing Medical Case Reports: guidance from COPE
  • A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors

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• Flowcharts

  • What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript
  • What to do if you suspect an ethical problem
  • Turkish: all flowcharts

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• Discussion documents

  • Best practice in theses publishing. March 2017
  • COPE Forum 9 December 2014: Publication ethics issues in the social sciences
  • COPE Forum 8 July 2014: Fair play for “researchers”: Can editors and regulators develop a common approach to the need (or lack of need) for ethical review?

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• Seminars and webinars

  • Publication ethics: The last 20 years - Elizabeth Wager, Publications Consultant and Trainer, Sideview
  • COPE: Today and tomorrow - Chris Graf, COPE co-Vice-Chair and Geraldine Pearson, COPE co-Vice-chair
  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: what do they need from COPE? Deborah Kahn, Publishing Director, Medicine and Open Access at Taylor & Francis

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• Events

  • APAME and CASE Annual Meeting 2018
  • COPE Forum November