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Letter from the COPE Chair: February 2022
…10 May. Hope to see you, virtually, there. Once again, COPE will be supporting the World Conference on Research Integrity, in May this year, as a Rhino sponsor. The conference's overarching theme is “Fostering research integrity in an unequal world”. The conference will be a hybrid event with… - News
New flowcharts: ethical concerns in data publication
…restrictions of published data: dealing with concerns Research Data Publishing Working Group COPE and FORCE11 formed the Research Data Publishing Ethics Working Group in January 2021 to lead the development of standards for research data in publications. In September of that year the… - News
Election of COPE council members Autumn 2011
Voting for the 2 vacancies on COPE council is now open and will remain open until Friday 28 October 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 journal. See… - News
COPE and ALPSP collaborate on new publication ethics course
… For more information on what the course will entail, plus details on how to sign up, click here. … - News
SpotOn London 2012: Q&A with Dr Ginny Barbour
Leading up to the session on academic misconduct and fraud at SpotOn London, on 11-12 November, COPE chair Ginny Barbour did a Q&A for Nature. See here:… - 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
COPE Forum November 2017
…agenda for the COPE Forum on Monday 13 November: 1. Update on COPE activities by the Chair 2. Forum discussion: Self-citation: where's the line? 3. New cases 17-11 Authorship dispute unsatisfactorily resolved by institution (JM) 17-12 Potential figure manipulation with corresponding author uncontactable (JM) 17-13 Unhelpful institution report… - News
COPE advice to editors on geopolitical intrusions on editorial decisions
…Update 2022 First released: 10 March 2022 Updated: 29 March 2022 There has been much discussion recently on government sanctions against Russia and the potential effect on Russian researchers. COPE has discussed the issue of geopolitical intrusion into editorial decision making previously in similar situations. COPE's position on this remains as… - Event
COPE Forum: 4 December 2013
The COPE Forum will be held virtually via webinar, on Wednesday 4 December 2013 (11am–1pm GMT). The invitation to join the webinar is below. We can accommodate up to 100 attendees, so please register quickly if you wish to join in the discussion. The agenda and materials are available - Seminars and webinars
Legal issues in corrections, retractions and expressions of concern — Mark Seeley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Elsevier
…Download presentation: Legal issues in corrections, retractions and expressions of concern [PDF, 100KB]… - Event
2018 Events
COPE Council members have been busy talking about COPE at meetings and conferences across the globe. - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2019: Analysis of retractions, initiators and reasons for retractions
…perspective on retractions, and Howard Browman shares an update on COPE's revised retractions discussion document. Watch now To hear Thed Van Leeuwen's presentation, listen from 11:14. - Event
International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) Annual Meeting
ISMPP is offering a 10% registration discount to COPE members for its 16th Annual Meeting, The Evolving Role of the Scientific Communications Professional in an Open World, 20-22 April 2020, in Washington, DC. Check out the meeting at www.ismpp.org/annual-meeting, and enter 16AMCOPE in the… - Resources and further reading
International standards for editors and authors
…Standards_Intro_for%20website_11%20Nov%2011.pdf" rel="nofollow">Responsible research publication position statements - an introduction Responsible research publication: international standards for authors - News
In the news: March & April 2022
…="https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/process-towards-agreement-reforming-research-assessment-2022-jan-18_en">join a coalition on reforming research assessment. Ethical oversight What does a Director of Research Integrity do? An interview with Sabina Alam of T&F. Clarivate has a 1-hour online course for editors, authors and peer reviewers about - 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… - 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
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 18 June 2012 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Monday 18 June 2012, 3-5pm, in the Council Chamber, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH. All COPE members are welcome to attend, whether or not they are presenting a case. Download the agenda and materials here ( - Event
11th Annual Meeting of ISMPP. Optimizing scientific value: Smart and systematic approaches to medical publications
The Internation Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) meeting will focus on the value of medical publications in contributing to scientific exchange and informing treatment decisions, with an emphasis on the patient “voice.” Case-based learning and group interaction will be featured throughout. Register at - News
COPE Forum agenda for 5 March 2012 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Monday 5 March 2012, 3-5pm, in the Council Chamber, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH. All COPE members are welcome to attend, whether or not they are presenting a case. Download the agenda and materials