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From our Code of Conduct and our Guidelines to useful sample letters and flowcharts, COPE offers a range of useful tools for journal editors and writers.
Code of Conduct
Through the Code of Conduct, COPE aims to define best practice in the ethics of scholarly publishing and to assist editors, editorial board members, owners of journals and publishers to achieve this.
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Flowcharts are designed to help editors follow COPE’s Code of Conduct and implement its advice when faced with cases of suspected misconduct.
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COPE's eLearning course is designed to give editors a deeper understanding about publication ethics and practical guidance about how to detect, prevent and handle misconduct.
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Discussion documents aim to stimulate discussion and debate within the academic publishing community. Comments on the documents will be used to inform future guidelines and policies.
View DocumentsInternational standards for editors and authors
Position statements setting out international standards for responsible research publication for editors and authors.
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COPE’s monthly newsletter, providing up to date news on COPE and publication ethics issues elsewhere.
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Links to COPE meeting reports and selected articles or news items on publication ethics which have been published elsewhere and may be of interest.
View moreSample Letters
(Members only.) Sample letters for editors covering a range of scenarios e.g. suspected plagiarism, change of authorship, undisclosed COIs.
View moreChinese resources
Chinese translations of COPE resources: flowcharts, ethical guidelines for peer reviewers, presentations from 2017 China Seminar, and more.
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Relevant information about COPE for editors, publishers, authors and journalists
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Tool to help editors think about ethical issues and decide what is best for their journals
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An archive of resources that have been retired, are redundant or out of date.
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FAQs are based on questions submitted by members to the COPE Forum. The answers come from a variety of individuals and reflect a range of opinions.
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