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Peer review week
19-23 September 2022 "Research integrity: creating and supporting trust in research" is the theme of this year's Peer Review Week. Peer Review Week is a community-led yearly global virtual event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining research quality. Peer Review Week celebrates the value of peer review that brings together… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: February 2022
…10 May. Hope to see you, virtually, there. Once again, COPE will be supporting the World Conference on Research Integrity, in May this year, as a Rhino sponsor. The conference's overarching theme is “Fostering research integrity in an unequal world”. The conference will be a hybrid event with… - Event
7th World Conference on Research Integrity
The 7th World Conference on Research Integrity will take place Cape Town in 2022 with the theme 'Fostering Research Integrity in an Unequal World'. COPE are 'Rhino' sponsors of this event. Sponsors support the event and keep it affordable to encourage participants from a wide range of countries and, as this… - Case
Plagiarism and copyright of material without permission
…electronic and hard copy published papers. It has a Creative Commons permission 3.0 publishing license. All authors submit written copyright forms for their articles before publishing. The CC license requires that an appropriate credit be given, which in this case has not been done. In this case, specifically: 1. All articles in this e-book that were 'stolen' from the journal have no… - Event
Forum on Good Publication Practices, University of Macau
…contributors are eligible authors? Misconceptions about plagiarism How to deter paper mills? Read more and register … - News
In the news: July & August 2022
…href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/06/16/study-retractions-take-too-long-curb-misinformation">new study in PNAS which found that by the time a paper is retracted, public attention is already diminished. Data and reproducibility A study has found that many researchers do not comply with their… - Case
Should we retract a published paper with a high similarity match?
The journal published an original article in 2022. Recently, we received feedback from a third party that the paper is similar to the authors' other work published in 2019. The duplicate rate of the initial submission was 31% and the final version was 24% which is within the journal’s standard. The concern was that the paper may not add value as the authors have already published similar… - Event
COPE Forum: September 2022
…cases. Submit a case to COPE Forum Do you have a publication ethics case you'd like to bring to the COPE Forum for discussion and advice? Submit a case The deadline to submit a case for this Forum is: Tuesday 13 September 2022. Forum agenda On 27 September 2022 the COPE Forum will be held at 16:00-17:30pm (BST… - Event
ISMPP Asia Pacific Meeting 2019
…Nothing about us without us: Patient involvement in the communication of science ISMPP is offering a 10% registration discount to COPE members for its Asia Pacific Meeting, Bridging Global Standards and Regional Practices, 6 September 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. Learn about the meeting at - Seminars and webinars
Trends and issues in publication ethics
…issues in publication ethics and COPE is working with other organisations to find industry-wide solutions. Read an interview-style article with Dan Kulp in a themed section of CASAD's official journal Science Bulletin: Chinese language edition, the 3rd issue 2022. Watch webinar - News
Wiley launch new ethics guidelines
…href="http://dmmsclick.wiley.com/view.asp?m=v9vyzrfes6yld5ex56dh&u=9348661&f=h">here and the Guidelines found here.… - Event
COPE Forum: Wednesday 22 June 2022
…Forum agenda On 22 June 2022 the COPE Forum will be held at 14:00-15:30pm (BST / UTC+1) 1. Update Update on COPE activities by the Chair. 2. Forum discussion topic We begin the COPE Forum with a discussion on the topic Dealing with… - Webform
COPE authorship workshop 10 February 2021
…REGISTRATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP IS CLOSED Online cases workshop for COPE members Wednesday 10 February 2021 15:00-16.30pm (GMT); 10.00-11.30am (EST) The authorship workshop is free for COPE members but spaces are limited to the first 50 applicants. Only those registered will be… - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…prestigious institutions, or they are from specific countries; the double-blind option is also linked to less successful editorial outcomes.https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-018-0049-z - Event
COPE webinar: Current Issues in Peer Review
As part of this year's Peer Review Week our webinar: Current Issues in Peer Review will take place on Thursday 14 September, 5-6pm (BST). We will be discussing the topical issues in peer review that are faced by COPE members, tying in with Peer Review Week's Transparency theme. Our four guest speakers will present their views and answer questions from the audience in a Q&A at the end of… - News
In the news: May & June 2022
The news includes articles on peer review's role in uncovering scientific fraud, the data publishing ecosystem, the definitions of academic misconduct, identifying fake research, and more. The news is gathered by COPE Council members. Research integrity Definitions of academic misconduct should be… - News
Forum agenda for 1 March 2010 meeting
Download the agenda and materials for the 1 March 2010 Forum (Download PDF, 136kb).… - News
COPE Forum: 10 June 2015 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Wednesday 10 June 2015, 9am–10.30am (British Summer Time). The COPE Forum will be held virtually via webinar. The agenda and materials can be downloaded here (PDF 712kb). The invitation to join the webinar is below. We can accommodate up… - News
Forum agenda for 8 June 2010 meeting
Download the agenda and materials for the 8 June 2010 Forum (Download PDF, 237kb).… - News
Forum agenda for 6 September 2010 meeting
Download the agenda and materials for the 6 September 2010 Forum (Download PDF, 168kb).…