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Review of publisher's process in reviewing issues
COPE was asked by the publisher Wiley, a member of COPE, to review the process Wiley followed in reviewing the issues raised by the publication and removal of an essay in the journal Angewandte Chemie, particularly relating to diversity, equity, and inclusivity. COPE agreed to form a panel, consisting of six members: three COPE representatives and three members independent of COPE, to… - Event
Next COPE Forum
COPE's next Forum will be on Tuesday, 4 March 2014, at 3-5pm (GMT). The Forum will be by Webinar.… - 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… - Event
COPE Forum: 8 July 2014
The next COPE Forum will be on Tuesday, 8 July 2014 at 9am (British Summer Time). The Forum will be by Webinar.… - Case
Unusually frequent submission of articles by a single author
…responsibility for them. If there is any doubt, then the articles should not be processed. However, if the articles are genuine and have scientific merit, then they should be processed in the normal way, as there are no grounds for rejection. The Forum also suggested contacting any co-authors on the papers for an explanation and to confirm that the papers have all been written by the author. The editor… - Case
Alleged misuse of confidential information
In early 2012, author A submitted a paper reporting on the gene mutated in a rare syndrome seen in a specific population. The paper was citing an earlier (2006) report by author B that had mapped the disease locus to a narrow chromosomal location but had stopped short of actually identifying the gene (which would have been laborious by the technology available at the time). Author A’s… - Event
COPE Forum: 23 September 2014
COPE's September Forum will be on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 at 3-5pm (British Summer Time). The Forum will be by Webinar.… - News
Announcement of COPE Council elections
Due to vacancies on Council, we are seeking nominations for two new candidates. These are voluntary positions. Council is responsible for COPE’s policy and management. Council members are required to attend four meetings a year (two of which will usually be in person in London; the others may be attended by phone or other media). There is also a strategy meeting every 18/24 months which… - News
Election of COPE council members March 2013
Voting for the 4 vacancies on COPE council is now open and will remain open until Monday 25 February 2013. All Full and Associate Members are entitled to vote. The vote should be cast by the Member editor, who is usually the Editor-in-Chief, or otherwise by the nominated contact for the journal. See here for… - News
Election of COPE council members March 2013
Voting for the 4 vacancies on COPE council is now open and will remain open until Monday 25 February 2013. All Full and Associate Members are entitled to vote. The vote should be cast by the Member editor, who is usually the Editor-in-Chief, or otherwise by the nominated contact for the journal. See here for… Complaints and concerns about our members
The COPE Complaints Subcommittee has been replaced by the Facilitation and Integration Subcommittee.…- Case
Editor adding reference to an author's work
Several years ago Author A was asked by Editor B to contribute an essay to a publication. The book took a long time to complete and underwent many modifications. When the book was published Author A noticed that several edits had been made to the text without Author A being informed and which Author A did not approve. The most notable edit is an added reference to a piece of text. The added… - Event
4th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics 2011
Organized by: INSEIT/Ionian University/Macedonian University/Thessaloniki Law School ICIL 2011 is sponsored by the International Society for Ethics and Technology (US), the Institute for Legal Informatics (Germany), the International Center for Information Ethics (Germany) and NEXA Center for Internet and Society (Italy) For more details and information on call for papers please see - News
Election of COPE council members 2011
Voting for the 3 vacancies on COPE council is now open and will remain open until Friday 8 July 2011. 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 isusually the Editor-in-Chief, or otherwise by the nominated contact for the… - Event
Managing Quality – Supporting Authors and Peer Review
Run by KnowledgeE with Pippa SmartWorkshop endorsed by EASE (the European Association of Science Editors)Objective: By the end of this workshop participants will understand how to optimize peer review to achieve effective quality control and how to support authors to obtain the best quality content.Target Audience: The main target for this… - Case
The fraudulent letter
A journal published a letter from a student only to discover that it was not written by him. The editor has written to him and his dean apologising, and the journal is publishing a piece saying that the letter was not written by the student. It seems most likely that the piece was written by one of his fellow students. Should we encourage the dean to hold a full investigation?… - News
Announcement of COPE Council elections
Due to vacancies on Council, we are seeking nominations for two new candidates.These are voluntary positions. Council is responsible for COPE’s policy and management. Council members are expected to attend four meetings a year (at least 2 of which are in London and 2 may be attended by phone or other media). There is also an annual 1 day strategy meeting which Council Members are expected to… - News
Announcement of COPE Council elections
Due to vacancies on Council, we are seeking nominations for three new candidates, as our constitution requires. These are voluntary positions. Council is responsible for COPE’s policy and management. Council members are expected to attend four meetings a year (in London) as well as take part in subcommittees and other COPE related tasks. It may be possible to attend some meetings by… - News
Announcement of COPE Council elections
Due to vacancies on Council, we are seeking nominations for two new candidates, as our constitution requires. These are voluntary positions. Council is responsible for COPE’s policy and management. Council members are expected to attend four meetings a year (in London) as well as take part in subcommittees and other COPE related tasks. It may be possible to attend some meetings by…