COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do for removal of an author before publication.
Key points
- It is most important to check with the author(s) whose name(s) is/are being removed from the paper and get their agreement in writing.
More flowcharts on authorship changes
Core practices:
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Cite this as
COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics — Changes in authorship. Removal of author — before publication — English.
https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.9
©2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Version history
Version 2: May 2021
Version 1: 2006
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4 January 2022
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25 July 2021
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24 July 2021
Version 2 flowchart published, new page alias, updated citation information.
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12 February 2021
Changed title to match the revision of the All Flowchart PDF