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Seminar 2021: Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion to shape the future of publication ethics
…integral to publication ethics. Many journals are now seeking to make improvements in this area and to play a role in overcoming systemic barriers that face scholars from historically marginalised groups. This webinar is intended to give participants an opportunity to learn about tangible actions to improve diversity and inclusion, and to explore how these actions might be implemented. This is one of - News
Creating and implementing research data policies: COPE webinar report
…availability, and, if available, to require persistent identifier/s and applicable licence information. The guidelines ask for certain TOP Statements to be provided in journals, as explained in a preprint about implementing the guidelines. Audience questions covered practical… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Introduction to publication ethics
…article in another journal. The case is further complicated by some of the co-authors being editorial board members on the new journal. Back to top Case 3: peer review 'ring' Ana presents the third case of a ‘peer review ring’ where author-suggested reviewers seem highly suspicious, do not have institutional email addresses, and cannot be found online. The… - Case
Conflicts of interest between authors and editors
…peer review policy). Any CoIs must be logged on the checklist so that the EiC can decide whether to invite another editor. However, as the published articles for which we have now discovered CoIs were accepted some time ago, and the AE of those published articles has no other conflicts of interest with the authors, can we consider this a special situation? We are thinking, for example, of… - Case
Author cannot be located
…on multiple occasions, but no response was received. The manuscript is ready to be published, but the journal is unable to locate one of the authors of the manuscript to sign the publication form. If a coauthor cannot be located to sign the publication forms, it seems they cannot affirm that they accept the responsibilities as well as the rights of authorship. Question for COPE… - Case
Previous publication cannot be verified
…publication policies, but it appears the publications department was disbanded and all employees have left. The publisher has also tried to contact the authors of the paper published in their journal, but their email addresses bounce back. Question for COPE Council What would be the appropriate course of action here? The publisher has been unable to verify if the original paper… FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC: comments please
…rights and editorial pages. Question What is the best and most responsible general advice to provide to students and faculty on this question. References Ramirez ML, et al (2014). Do open access electronic theses and dissertations diminish publishing opportunities in the sciences? College and Research Libraries. 75…- Case
Can a scientific paper be published anonymously?
The assumption is that everything should be signed and there is no adequate reason for anonymisation. Writing a paper is like signing a cheque and the authors must be prepared to take the responsibility. The laboratories concerned could be anonymised. The distinction is that this is a scientific paper and the authors have to be prepared to stand by what they report and therefore they must sign… - Case
Ethical approval requirements for case study reports
…should pay equal attention even if it is decided that informed consent for research does not apply to case reports or case series. COPE has guidelines regarding patient consent in case reports. It should be noted that these stipulate that journals… - News
Upcoming CrossRef webinars
…4:00 pm (London)Moderator: Rachael LammeyRegistration Introduction to CrossCheck In this webinar you will learn about the innovative plagiarism screening service and… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: April 2022
The world has been left reeling following Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. As a community of publishers, journal editors, and human beings, we are appalled and horrified by the violence we see in Ukraine and we support an immediate end to this conflict. Many publishers and journals have made clear statements and… - Case
Query triplicate publication?
_ The independent reviewer confirmed that there was 85–90% overlap. _ The editor wrote to the authors who agreed that the papers were identical but thought that it was such a good study that it deserved to be read widely. However, there had been no cross-referencing of the papers.… - Seminars and webinars
COPE webinar 2018: Creating and implementing data research policies
…Guidelines is not to mandate for data access per se, but to mandate disclosure of data availability, and, if available, to require persistent identifier/s and applicable licence information. The guidelines ask for certain TOP Statements to be provided in journals, as explained in a - Seminars and webinars
China Seminar 2017: Identifying authorship: how hard can it be?
…Download presentation: Identifying authorship: how hard can it be? [PDF, 2,109 KB]… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Trustworthy AI for the future of publishing
…href="#top">Back to top COPE recommendations: AI in decision making Marie Soulière, Head of Publishing Operations at Frontiers and COPE Council Member, provided the introduction and background to the session, with an overview of the COPE discussion… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: How do publication ethics practices for journals apply to book publishing?
…results of the survey in this webinar: what issues are most relevant in books, how and when it is possible to translate journals guidance into books guidance, and the differences that need to be recognised. Publisher perspectives of publication ethics issues in books Tamara Welschot talks about how books publication ethics issues are handled at SpringerNature and shares data on the… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Authorship for sale
…small journals get involved? Ana Marušić is Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health at the University of Split School of… - News
Applicants now being sought for the COPE International Advisory Board
COPE is pleased to announce that applications are now being sought for the COPE international advisory board. This has been established to enable us to gain an understanding of the ethical issues and concerns facing individual countries and regions. A local point of contact will be appointed to advise and assist COPE in its work to support editors and publishers of peer-reviewed journals in… - Case
Duplicate submission or self plagiarism. Is the author to blame?
…proceedings. The reviewer sent us the article downloaded from the conference website highlighting the overlapping paragraphs, which was nearly 80%. The journal wrote to the authors asking for an explanation. The authors stated that they had submitted an abstract of their work for participation in the international conference. The abstract was accepted on the condition that they submitted the…