Resources

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Core practices

Core practices are the policies and practices journals and publishers need, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics, including cases, guidance and events, to support journals and publishers

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Cases

All of the cases COPE has discussed since its inception in 1997 have been entered into a searchable database. This database now contains over 500 cases together with the advice given by COPE.

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Flowcharts

Flowcharts are designed to help editors follow COPE’s core practices and implement its advice when faced with cases of suspected misconduct.

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Guidelines

Access COPE's official guidance, including the Retraction Guidelines.

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eLearning

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

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.

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