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In the News: July Digest
…funding, a blacklist of ‘poor quality’ journals and a government agency that is responsible for policing misconduct.https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05359-8This article in the Guardian argues that the level of competition in science, rather than driving innovation, is wasteful and damaging to… - Event
The 5th Annual GW Ethics & Publishing Conference
2012 CONFERENCE THEME:"PRESERVING, PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE PUBLISHING ECOSYSTEM" This conference is designed for publishing professionals, but is open to the general public. More information can be found here.… - News
Upcoming CrossRef webinars
…the web. Learn more about this new exciting initiative from CrossRef. Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013Time: 8:00 am (San Francisco), 11:00 am (New York), 4:00 pm (London)Moderator: Rachael Lammey - News
Editing Medical Journals: Short Course
…attract the best authors; how to manage your journal and, how to make your journal successful. Full course details can be found on the websiteor by emailing Pippa Smart [email protected]. … - News
Welcome new COPE Council members
The results of our recent Council elections have been confirmed and we are pleased to welcome two new members to Council: Howard Browman and Frits Rosendaal. Frits Rosendaal is Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and chairman of the - 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
In the news: July Digest
…Allegations of misconduct Claims about unethical organ harvesting in China is leading to serious concerns within the transplant research community. Several journals and publishers are investigating affected published articles, after a scoping review published in BMJ Open provided reason to believe that almost 450… - News
In the news: November Digest
…Badges. https://www.webinarsains2019.com/ Think. Check. Submit. will be collaborating with the STEM Training in Ethics of Publication Practices (STEPP) programme, from Texas Tech University, which will research the challenges of dubious publishing practices and develop training materials to help researchers in making informed… - News
In the news: November 2018 Digest
…Post publication discussion and corrections On October 25th, Retraction Watch released a database of 18,000 articles and conference papers which had been retracted since the 1970s. - News
In the news: May 2018 Digest
…-new-peer-review-problems-this-time-at-the-bmj/">https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2018/04/uncovering-new-peer-review-problems-this-time-at-the-bmj/ Data and reproducibility A bumper month for discussions of data and reproducibility. First of all, a useful article explaining how to determine whether sparse-data bias may have influenced the results of an article one is reading, and what to do if you suspect it is present. - News
In the news: March Digest
…target="_blank">https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198117 Meanwhile, COPE Council member Vivienne Bachelet and colleagues have published a protocol of a research study to investigate the prevalence or otherwise of the misrepresentation of affiliations by authors. The results will be submitted to the WCRI and will be published in a peer reviewed journal International standards for editors and authors
…href="http://www.worldscibooks.com/socialsci/8102.html">here). We encourage editors to publish the statements in their own journals and reference them or incorporate them into their editorial policies and instructions for authors. (*Permission for republication is not required but the original source should be acknowledged.)- Event
Medical Editors, short course
…formal lectures – active participation is encouraged! A folder containing extensive notes and background reading is also provided. This course is ideal for editors-in-chief, editorial board members and senior managing editors.Further information: http://www.pspconsulting.org/ or [email protected]… - Event
Peer Review Week 2021
Peer Review Week 2021, September 20-24, is dedicated to the theme: Identity in Peer Review This year’s event is dedicated to the theme "Exploring the multifaceted role of identity in peer review". During the week, participating organisations will host virtual events and activities exploring the multifaceted… - News
In the news: June Digest
10/06/19 Peer review Peer review is the hallmark of scientific and scholarly publications. These authors explore 5 principles of good peer review and suggest ways for journals to use these to underpin best practices. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.1222 In… - News
VIDEO: Charon Pierson discusses medical publication ethics with Turnitin
Charon Pierson, COPE council member and editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP), talks with Jason Chu from Turnitin about medical publication ethics and how editors and researchers can avoid plagiarism. Watch Charon here (transcript available).… - News
Ginny Barbour guest speaker for iThenticate webcast series
Ginny Barbour was recently one of two guest speakers for iThenticate's Plagiarism Webcast Series: 5 biggest challenges from the front lines of scholarly publishing, You can listen to Ginny discussing the challenges facing scholarly publishing, or see the transcript, here. … - Event
2015 ScholarOne Manuscripts User Conference. Shared visions: building collaborations and partnerships
Sharing visions for streamlining the publishing process. COPE Treasurer, Chris Graf, is the keynote speaker. For more details and to register, click here. …