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In the news: May & June 2022
…href="https://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-promise-and-perils-of-preprint.html">preprint scouts to identify preprints that may be a good fit for a peer-reviewed journal may be a useful method to increase appropriate submissions, but needs to be implemented with care. Predatory publishing In a comment about a global study by InterAcademy Partnership about - Event
NISO Plus Conference 2023
The NISO Plus conference, over two days, will cover topics such as persistent identifier infrastructure, metadata and AI, peer review and metadata, and much more. COPE Council Member, Rachel Safer, will participate in the session on DEIA and NISO standards about COPE's work on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. 16 February 2pm… - News
COPE Competition!
…Please send suggestions by 15 September http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PFN7K68… - News
In the news: March Digest
…href="https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/publication_ethics_michael_dougherty.html" target="_blank">https://blog.brill.com/humanitiesmatter/publication_ethics_michael_dougherty.html Conflicts of Interest/Competing Interests The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recently proposed changes to its disclosure form. Feedback about the proposed changes is due by April 30, with submitted comments being… - News
In the news: February Digest
…foreign governments have initiated systematic programs to unduly influence and capitalize on US-conducted research”. In particular, concerns were raised about “data thieves” from China using methods such as shared intellectual property, “shadow labs” in China and pilfered biomedical secrets contained in presumably confidential NIH grant applications. - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…Peer review processes Is there a problem around diversity and inclusion in peer review?#PeerReviewWeek18https://twitter.com/PeerRevWeek/status/1031911897149394944 Gender and international diversity improves equity in peer review - News
Submit your poster for the Asia Pacific Seminar
…learning about. For more information and to submit your poster, see: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WR999XV. The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 September 2011. … - Event
INANE (International Academy of Nursing Editors): 2014 Annual Meeting
COPE Council members Charon Pierson and Geri Pearson will be holding a COPE Workshop at the meeting. Click here for more information.… - News
In the news: April 2020
…diversity inherently “reduces the risk of groupthink and unlocks creative and impactful solutions”. www.goldmansachs.com/what-we-do/investing-and-lending/launch-with-gs/pages/commitment-to-diversity.html The journal Development and its publisher, both… - News
In the news: January Digest
…Predatory Publishing Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y Allegations of… - News
In the news: May 2020
…acceptable. The document was not meant for public viewing, but was posted on the website of the Fudan University in Shanghai. https://us.cnn.com/2020/04/12/asia/china-coronavirus-research-restrictions-intl-hnk/index.html The managing editor for academic publications at… APAME 2013 Tokyo
…="http://jams.med.or.jp/apame2013/announcemnet.html">http://jams.med.or.jp/apame2013/announcemnet.html The conference is free, although numbers are limited to 100. To register for the congress, please see here: http://jams.med.or.jp/apame2013/ (Please ignore the deadline of 21 June on this website. Registration is still open.)…- News
In the news: February 2018 Digest
…their services through companies like Devumi. The article is worth reading just from a social interest but imaging the impact in peer review publication is even more frightening!https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/social-media-bots.html - News
COPE is now on LinkedIn!
If you are a member of LinkedIn you can join the COPE group. Click here to stay up to date with ethical issues.… - News
In the news: May 2021
…requirement for PhD students to publish papers in journals in order to graduate. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have formed a task force to identify past tampering in scientific decisions, to review the effectiveness of policies aimed at protecting the science that informs policy… - News
Editor to Editor support for Journal Management
…Guest article Peggy L. Chinn, RN, PhD, FAAN and Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN The International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) has been supporting the work of nursing editors and the development of high quality nursing journals since 1982. INANE hosts an annual conference; the 37th meeting, in Boston, concluded… - News
Peer Review Week
…webinars, videos, interviews and social media activities designed to improve understanding of the principle of peer review and how it is practiced within the scholarly community. https://peerreviewweek.wordpress.com/?platform=hootsuite… - News
In the news: August
…failure to respect cultural requirements, and failure to compensate participants for harms. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/code-tackle-ethics-dumping-gaining-momentum Journal Management Karen Stanwood, Editorial Director, Health Care Books and Journals at SLACK…