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Retractions and correction of the scholarly record: panel discussion
…Watch; Holden Thorpe, AAAS. Watch live webcast… - Event
ISMTE webinar: Responding to world events
15 September 2022, 16:00 (BST), 11:00 (EDT), 15:00 (UTC) When it is appropriate to respond to world events, and how to be effective in their response. COPE is represented at this ISMTE webinar by panellists Caroline Porter (COPE Trustee, and Associate VP Research Publishing SAGE Publishing) and Simon Linacre (COPE Trustee, and Head of Content, Brand & Press… - News
COPE advice to editors on geopolitical intrusions on editorial decisions
…href="https://publicationethics.org/cope-position-statements">COPE position statements Page history Last updated: 10 March 2022… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: December 2021
As we rapidly approach the end of 2021 and prepare to turn the corner to 2022, COPE is releasing a new discussion document on Diversity and inclusivity, primarily written by our past-Chair, Deborah Poff. This is the culmination of a number of COPE activities around diversity, equity and… - News
WCRI 2019: Predatory publishing plenary
…text-decoration:underline">https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23wcri2019 (%23predatoryjournals OR poff OR predatory OR hodgkinson OR patwardhan) since%3A2019-06-05 until%3A2019-06-06&src=typd Head of Research Integrity, Hindawi, Matt Hodgkinson… - Case
Plagiarism and copyright of material without permission
…electronic and hard copy published papers. It has a Creative Commons permission 3.0 publishing license. All authors submit written copyright forms for their articles before publishing. The CC license requires that an appropriate credit be given, which in this case has not been done. In this case, specifically: 1. All articles in this e-book that were 'stolen' from the journal have no… - News
Election of COPE council members May 2012
Voting for the 5 vacancies on COPE council is now open and will remain open until Wednesday 23 May 2012. All Full and Associate Members are entitled to vote. Please note: there is only one vote per journal title, even for journals with multiple editors. The vote should be cast by the Member editor, who is usually the Editor-in-Chief, or otherwise by the nominated contact for… - News
Standards in authorship webinar
On Thursday 29 June 2-3pm we're holding our first webinar for information, shared discussion and practical advice on common authorship issues faced by COPE members. Three guest speakers will present their views: Deborah Poff, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Academic Ethics; Kelly Cobey Senior Clinical Research Associate at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Liz Allen,… - Event
STM Research Integrity Master Class
Matt Hodgkinson, COPE Council Member, is speaking at STM's Research Integrity Master Class on 7 December 2022. Participants at the master class will learn about the latest trends in research integrity and help to shape the future of how we advance trusted research. Matt contributes to the master class sharing COPE guidelines and processes in dealing with integrity issues such as paper… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: November 2021
…of the year as we look forward to a bright and engaging 2022. Dan Kulp, COPE Chair… - Flowcharts
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…office updated 2022 Systematic manipulation of the publication process, updated 2022 Addressing concerns about systematic manipulation of the publication process new 2023 Peer… - Case
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Advice on this case is from a small number of COPE Council Members. Most cases on the COPE website are presented to the COPE Forum where advice is offered by a wider group of COPE Members and COPE Council Members. Advice on individual cases is not formal COPE guidance. The article cannot be published without the necessary… Action against paper mills
…/publication-integrity-week-2023/publication-ethics-research-integrity">Publication misconduct and fraud day: Keynote Publication Integrity Week 2023 Paper mills research report COPE & STM, 2022 How to…Annual Trustees Reports and Financial Statements
…Reports and Financial Statements 2022 Trustees report and financial statements 2021 Trustees report and financial statements 2020Strategic plan
…publication as they arise. Revenue We will have expanded our membership and established more sources of revenue to sustain our mission beyond 2023. Read the full details of COPE's strategic plan 2020-2023 (PDF, 3.16 MB) An update on work towards COPE's strategic plan:- Seminars and webinars
Universiti Malaysia Seminar: Authorship
July 2022 Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, was invited by the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, to give an online seminar about authorship issues. Titled “Publication Ethics and Authorship Dispute”, the hour-long event was targeted at university researchers aiming to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals,… - 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 RePAIR consensus guidelines
…Responsibilities of Publishers, Agencies, Institutions, and Researchers (RePAIR) in protecting the integrity of the research record The RePAIR Consensus Guidelines emerged from the collaborative effort of a working group from the conference entitled Keeping the Pool Clean: Prevention and Management of Misconduct Related Retractions, held 20-22 July 2016 in Fort Collins,…- Flowcharts
How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process
…authors on submission of their manuscript to a journal; another reviewer who is unable to peer review the manuscript. While there is an expectation that everyone involved in the process acts with integrity, the peer review process can be susceptible to manipulation as discussed at - News
In the news: May & June 2022
…science discusses whether peer review has a role in uncovering scientific fraud. Data The Force 11 Research Data Publishing working group has developed recommendations for the responsible handling of cases related…