Artificial intelligence (AI) in decision making: Forum discussion topic November 2019
…discussion topic, members' cases will be presented for discussion and advice from the participants of the Forum. COPE members need to register for the Forum by Friday 8 November 2019. Please do leave any…- Seminars and webinars
Webinar 2019: Allegations of misconduct
…height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_dhX_UHRws" width="100%"> Summary Nancy Chescheir, COPE Council and Editor in Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, introduced and moderated the webinar. Nancy reminded everyone of COPE's Core Practice Allegations of Misconduct, and what it means in its broadest sense: "Any practice… - Case
No ethics committee approval of a study
Our journal received a manuscript describing a comparison of two different techniques for patients in the intensive care unit. There was no information on ethics committee approval and so we asked the authors if approval was obtained. They replied that they had not applied for ethics committee approval “as it was a clinical comparison of two existing methods, none of them experimental. All pati… - Case
Retraction request after university investigation found no evidence of fraud
Dr X claimed to have found fabrication and falsification of data in an article submitted for publication by Dr Y. Dr Y’s university investigated and found no evidence of fraud but a genuine error in the figure. Dr X provided more information and a further investigation was initiated. It again dismissed the complaint as unfounded. The paper was then published. Dr X is now asking the journal for… - News
Where next in peer review? Part 2: COPE commentary
…a surge in rapid, community-led peer review because of the urgent need to understand more about the virus. Unfortunately, a number of the resulting articles later had to be retracted and this damaged faith in community-driven rapid review. This time, however, we seem so far to have avoided these reservations. COPE… - News
Comments please: framework for editors when requesting patient consent for publication in small cohort studies
The International Rhuematology Editors' Group would like to receive comments from wider specialty communities on their framework below. Please send any comments to Shehnaz Ahmed. Framework for editors when requesting patient consent for publication in small… - Seminars and webinars
Post-publication critiques
…co-founder of PubPeer, a not-for-profit website which allows readers and authors to comment on scholarly publications. Nick Wise is a researcher in fluid dynamics and an integrity ‘sleuth’ whose work has resulted in over 900 retractions. Peter Doshi is an associate professor of pharmaceutical health services research and leads the - Case
Dealing with cases with culturally offensive content
…including the use of disclaimers or ‘flags’ on individual articles, and general position statements on the historic context of language now deemed offensive (see, for example, an article by the Journal of the American Medical Association). Concerns were voiced that disclaimers could stigmatise the authors, and also imply the… - Forum discussion topics
Ethical considerations around watchlists
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Building an international register of ongoing systematic reviews: have your say
…published in The Lancet. In order to arrive at an internationally agreed minimum data… - Event
COPE Forum: 3 August 2016
The August COPE Forum, where we discuss cases submitted by members, is a face to face meeting in London at the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) Nurses Conference. This will be held at the Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London. Register for the Forum - Webform
COPE Asia-Pacific Workshop, Melbourne 2020
…href="https://www.jasperhotel.com.au/" target="_blank">Jasper Hotel, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Australia. Registration Please register for the workshop by completing the form below (unless you are also attending the ISMTE Conference - see below for details). The workshop is free for COPE members and ISMTE members. Registration will close on 1 September 2020. ISMTE… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: November 2019
…University of Cambridge, who emphasised how librarians can help address issues of publication ethics in their role as mentors to researchers and, in many cases, researchers in their own right. We hope you enjoy reading this month’s Digest. - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: January 2021
…We wish you all a safe and healthy beginning to the year, and look forward to engaging with you in 2021. COPE Chair Deborah Poff, CM,PhD - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: March 2021
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Falsified references
An article was submitted to my journal and was sent for peer review. An editorial board member realised that a number of the references were incorrect: publication dates had been changed to make them more current. The author was contacted by email and telephone who said he/she had a number of students working for him (who were not listed as authors or in the acknowledgment) and they must… - News
WCRI 2019: Predatory publishing plenary
…articles, many subscription journals also charge authors fees, and hijacked journals can present as subscription journals. Tweets about the session can be seen at - Case
Ethical concerns about a study involving human subjects
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Seminar 2021: How do publication ethics practices for journals apply to book publishing?
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