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Query about errata
…original online pieces. Questions for COPE Council Can you advise COPE's position on whether notes about errata and corrigenda should be included in the original online version of the article to which they apply, particularly if the correction has subsequently been made in the html version and the pdf? Is it acceptable to publish notice of a particular erratum in… - News
In the news: January 2018 Digest
…target="_blank">http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187394 But maybe this will all be a thing of the past when automated tools are writing our scientific papers, in the not too distant future? - Event
Next COPE Forum 6 September 2011
…Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH (http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/how-find-us/how-find-us). All COPE members are welcome to attend the meeting, whether or not they are presenting a case. Download the agenda and materials - News
In the news: January 2019 Digest
…-worldwide-unaware-confused-what-is-plagiarism-survey-118112900895_1.html" target="_blank">https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/25-researchers-worldwide-unaware-confused-what-is-plagiarism-survey-118112900895_1.html In fact, is it time for a new system for classifying misconduct? In a recent article, Toshio Kuroki — special advisor to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo… - News
COPE Forum: 9 September 2015
The next COPE Forum meeting is on Wednesday 9 September, 3pm–4.30pm (British Summer Time) at The Montcalm London Marble Arch, 2, Wallenberg Place, London, W1H 7TN The agenda and materials are now available to download (PDF… International standards for editors and authors
…href="http://www.worldscibooks.com/socialsci/8102.html">here). We encourage editors to publish the statements in their own journals and reference them or incorporate them into their editorial policies and instructions for authors. (*Permission for republication is not required but the original source should be acknowledged.)- Event
APAME 2013 Tokyo
…with the Japanese Association of Medical Journal Editors joint (JAMJE) at the Japan Medical Association in Tokyo. The themes include responsible conduct of research, digital publishing trends and publication ethics. More details on the congress, including the programme, can be found here: - News
COPE North American Seminar August 10, 2016 'Ethics in peer review'
COPE is delighted to announce its 7th North American Seminar, which will be held in collaboration with ISMTE (International Society of Managing and Technical Editors), on Wednesday August 10, 2016, at the Hilton Philadelphia City… - 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 - News
Upcoming CrossRef webinars
All of the webinars are free to attend and are also listed on the CrossRef webinar page. Introduction to CrossMark Webinar CrossMark is a new service from CrossRef, which will enable publishers to communicate changes and updates of their scholarly content on… - News
Global standards for authors and editors tackle thorny issues such as research bias and misleading publicity
…href="http://www.worldscibooks.com/socialsci/8102.html">here). COPE Chair, Liz Wager, writes: “COPE already helps editors from many of the world’s major publishers to deal with publication misconduct and the standards for editors complement the COPE Code of Conduct followed by our members. We also welcomed the chance to get involved in the first universal global guidelines for authors from all areas of scholarly publishing, including research scientists,… - News
Obituary: Patrick Barron, COPE Council member
…the country to outside. He was also founding editor, editor, or editorial board member of many journals. More of Patrick's extensive contributions over the past 50 years can be read here. It was a pleasure to have known and worked with Patrick and he will be missed. Deborah Poff, COPE… The protection of vulnerable groups and individuals
…Declaration of Helsinki-Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (affirmed July 2018), The Belmont Report, and Economic and Social Research Council in the…- Case
Competing interest issue
An online post-publication literature evaluation service, aiming to highlight the best articles in medicine, received an evaluation of an article on which the evaluator was listed as an author on PubMed. The editor queried the evaluation and the evaluator replied explaining s/he had no involvement with the study but had commented on it. When the editor looked at the full text HTML version on… - Case
Withdrawing from authorship
…(http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html) all authors have responsibility for the data and agree to help in any investigation: “Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work… Job vacancy: COPE content writer
…Digest newsletter, usually the Chair, but can be another Council Member, to add colour/evidence to the letter. This will involve internal and external research. Write summaries of COPE guidance with key points to launch the guidance to our community and to use in monthly communications. Write HTML content pages of the PDF guidance: - to make them more user…FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC: Authorship, contributorship, who's doing what, and what do we need?
…guidelines, including those from the ICMJE, but even journals that use these guidelines encounter problems with understanding of the issues and compliance from authors. COPE has flowcharts, which can at least help with handling issues…- Case
Order of authors changing between a submitted manuscript and a published paper
…on the website as a preliminary PDF document while the final HTML form was being prepared. The submitting author was notified of acceptance and the posting of a preliminary version. At this stage, author A contacted the editors to say that the author list was incorrect. As the manuscript was not in its final form, it was still technically possible to make changes to the author list at this stage.… - News
In the news: July Digest
…privacy and confidentiality; professional competence; and professional discipline. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2912.html The University Grants Commission (UGC) in India has announced that going forwards only research published in reputable…