Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, was invited by the Japan Science and Technology Agency to speak at the First J-STAGE webinar on 28 July 2021 for local editors, academic societies, researchers, and administrators. Titled “Fundamental Principles of Peer Review and Peer Review Ethics”, the presentation introduced COPE to the 200+ attendees and covered topics including peer review models, criticisms and ethical issues, and some current innovations and developments.
J-Stage presentation on peer review
Highlighted COPE resources during the presentation were:
What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript flowchart
How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process flowchart
Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers guidelines
Who “owns” peer reviews? discussion document
Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data flowchart