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Retraction request after university investigation found no evidence of fraud
…a retraction on the basis that the university investigation did not support their charges against Dr Y. An exposé reported by Professor Z re-stated the claim of fraud and was forwarded to the journal. The journal contacted Professor Z (head of department). Professor Z replied with details of the situation and letters of exoneration. The journal discussed the issues and agreed no action was needed - Case
Plagiarism and publication fee
A journal’s editors were informed about a plagiarism case just before the last step in the volume publication process. The publication fee for the paper was already paid by the author and the author completed and signed the publication agreement in which confirmed the paper's originality. The author was informed of the plagiarism issue and also that the paper would be withdrawn from publication… - Case
Confidentiality breach by an associate editor
The authors of a manuscript sent an official complaint to our journal regarding a breach of confidentiality by an associate editor (AE). The authors had been informed by the supervisor of a reviewer of a manuscript. After submission of the review, the reviewer received a confidential email from AE asking whether the favourable recommendation made by the reviewer would have been different if the… - Event
COPE Forum: September 2023
…COPE activities Update on COPE activities by the Chair. 2. Forum discussion topic: Peer review models We begin the COPE Forum with a discussion on the topic of "Peer review models". Questions for the Forum discussion Is… - News
In the news: January 2018 Digest
…src="/files/u7140/Transparency%20international_logo.png" style="width: 150px; height: 32px; margin: 3px; float: right;" />Meanwhile, four health integrity organisations have called for governments to ensure that patients, doctors, and scientists can access the full results of all clinical trials, as they claim that not doing so puts patients at risk - Case
Suspected systematic data fabrication
The editor received correspondence from a third party suggesting that a paper published in 2005 in the journal by four co-authors contained suspect data. The suspicion was based on the observation that in three separate figures all error bars were identical. Indeed, the third party subjected 32 publications from the same group of authors to independent statistical appraisal and concluded that… - Case
Retraction because of scientific misconduct even if the conclusions are sound?
A journal was alerted to potential image manipulation in four papers published over the course of twelve years by the same corresponding author. The journal contacted the corresponding author who provided some raw data for some of the papers but not all of them, and was not able to explain the apparent manipulation (which included, in one paper, a duplicate image from a paper published in anoth… Resources and further reading
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Author misconduct
…You can listen to the podcast of this case from the menu on the right The rector at author D’s institution contacted the editor of journal A stating that they have found what they evidently consider to be serious misconduct in an article written by author D and the rector requested author D to retract the paper from journal A but author D refused to do so. The institution contacted jou… Diversity policy
…Ensuring that their behaviour is positive, treating persons with dignity and respect at all times, and making decisions based on merits rather than acting on assumptions. Working together to develop different skills and abilities to make the most of our diversity. Displaying behaviour and using language which shows sensitivity to other people. 2…- News
In the news: July Digest
…They also propose the development of an "African Committee of Journal Editors" to identify predatory journals and promote African journals to African Scientists and Academics. http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/119/full/ In… - Case
Plagiarism, double submission and reviewer ethicality
…to P1 in P3 published in conference Y. We have recently had a response from A3 et al, agreeing in principle to sign an apology note to be published, but disputing the exact extent of what was to be apologised for. We are currently reviewing these questions within the Editorial Board and will respond to A3 et al shortly. We also considered the issue of possible unethical behaviour by… - Case
Unethical withdrawal of a paper
The terms author A and author B will be used to refer to the corresponding and non-corresponding authors, respectively, of the paper in question. The term Editor will be used for Editor A of our journal and Editor B of the other journal involved. The term Editorial Assistant will be used to refer to the person who is in charge of correspondence for our journal. Author A presented a paper… Seminars
…href="/files/u7140/COPE%20AsiaPacific%20Semianr%20report.pdf">Download 2012 Presentations at the 2012 North American Seminar (Download PDF [32 kb] of the seminar programme) The 2012 North American Seminar was held on Friday, 19 October 2012 at the Bechtel Conference Center, ASCE Building, 1801 Alexander…Common ethical and editorial dilemmas of author misconduct: how should we respond?
…"Evidence of misconduct" "Probably no misconduct" Not applicable 1997 16 11 0 5 1998 33 30 2 1 1999 27 20 3 4 2000 32 26 6…- Guidelines
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
…Transparency Journal content 1. Name of journal The journal’s name should: Be unique and not be one that is easily confused with another journal. Not mislead potential authors and readers about the journal's origin, scope, or association with other journals and organisations. 2. Website Websites should be properly supported and…
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