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December 2017 news
…Humans Run Experiments, a Robot Writes the Paper The future of automated scientific writing is upon us--and that's a good thing.Robot writes paper Fostering Integrity in Research A consensus study report of The… - Translated resources
Spanish: Peer review guidance booklet (Latin American Spanish)
Peer review guidance PDF, 1.2MB (2018): Guías éticas para Revisores Pares Cómo reconocer la potencial manipulación del proceso de revisión por pares Qué considerar al ser invitado a hacer una revisión por pares de un manuscrito Return to… - Event
Keeping the Pool Clean: Prevention & Management of Misconduct Related Retractions
This conference is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research Integrity (HHS ORI) and hosted by Colorado State University at the Hilton. The goal of the conference is to assemble key stakeholders affected by misconduct related… - News
COPE Asia-Pacific Workshop, Singapore
Following on from the success of previous workshops in Singapore and Beijing, COPE is delighted to announce another half day workshop, in collaboration with ISMTE (International Society of Managing and Technical Editors), on Wednesday 28 March 2018, at the Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay. The theme of the workshop is "Publication ethics". Editors, publishers, authors and all those… - 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… - Event
Peer review week
19-23 September 2022 "Research integrity: creating and supporting trust in research" is the theme of this year's Peer Review Week. Peer Review Week is a community-led yearly global virtual event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining research quality. Peer Review Week celebrates the value of peer review that brings together… - 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… FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC: comments please
…28 January 2016; http://retractionwatch.com/2016/01/28/sharing-data-is-a-good-thing-but-we-need-to-consider-the-costs/ This will be discussed at the start of the next COPE Forum on Friday 12 February. Please do leave any comments below, whether or not you are planning on…- 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
Forum discussion topic: Data Sharing
The topic for discussion at the next Forum (12 February 2016, 3.00pm GMT - more details to follow shortly) is ‘Data sharing’. Data sharing is increasingly viewed as an essential step in improving research transparency and reproducibility. There has been a lot of discussion on the imperative for data sharing in the biomedical arena, particularly of publicly funded research. As a result, there… - News
COPE awards research grant to the EQUATOR group
The research project, entitled ‘What instructions and guidance do journals provide to their reviewers to assess submitted manuscripts? : A survey with particular emphasis on the use of reporting guidelines’, aims to survey journals’ instructions… - Event
COPE Forum November 2017
Our COPE Forum will be held by webinar and is open to COPE members. Taking part in the Forum allows members to contribute to, as well as learn from, the cases being discussed. Register now as the Forum is limited to 100 attendees. We will also be discussing Self-Citation: Where's the Line? during the… - News
COPE Asia-Pacific Workshop 2018: Report
COPE Council Member Michael Wise was an invited speaker at the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors 2018 Asian-Pacific Conference, which was held on 27-28 March 2018 at the Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay. In a session on preprints on 27 March, he introduced the new - Seminars and webinars
J-STAGE Seminar 2021: Peer review
Dr Trevor Lane, COPE Council member, was invited by the Japan Science and Technology Agency to speak at the First J-STAGE webinar on 28 July 2021 for local editors, academic societies, researchers, and administrators. Titled “Fundamental Principles of Peer Review and Peer Review Ethics”, the presentation introduced COPE to the 200+ attendees and covered topics including peer review models,… - News
2nd Brazilian Meeting on Research Integrity, Science and Publication Ethics
The 2nd Brazilian Meeting on Research Integrity, Science and Publication Ethics takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre between 28 May 2012 and 1 June 2012. Click here for more information. … - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2019: COPE retraction guidelines
…allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KoWtpO5dx28" width="100%"> Presentation by Howard Browman Howard Browman, COPE Council, gives a review of COPE's updated retraction guidelines (PDF) The scientometrics of retracted articles and a publisher's perspective of… - Event
COPE Forum: Thursday 14 October 2021
…%20is%20Monday%2022%20March.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%2D%2D%3E--> The discussion topic Bias in peer review, will be followed by discussion and advice among attendees on members' cases submitted in advance. Forum agenda 1. Update on COPE activities by the Chair. 2. Forum discussion: - News
COPE's eLearning course relaunched
…COPE is delighted to announce the relaunch of the eLearning programme on the COPE website. COPE members can now access the programme directly on the COPE website http://publicationethics.org/resources/elearning once they have logged in. We hope this will greatly improve your experience,… - Event
COPE Forum: dates for 2018
…(GMT) Deadline for submission of cases for the February Forum: 12 February Submit a case…