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Confidentiality breach by an associate editor
…author group. We asked AE for comments and an explanation, and told him that manuscripts will not be assigned until a resolution has been reached. The reply from AE contained apologies for the "wrong behaviour" and a plea to be able to continue his work as AE. At no point was the resignation of AE offered to the journal.The editor and editorial team (deputy editors and managing… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: How do publication ethics practices for journals apply to book publishing?
…results of the survey in this webinar: what issues are most relevant in books, how and when it is possible to translate journals guidance into books guidance, and the differences that need to be recognised. Publisher perspectives of publication ethics issues in books Tamara Welschot talks about how books publication ethics issues are handled at SpringerNature and shares data on the… - News
Complaints and appeals
…upcoming COPE Forum and more. Read April 2018 Digest: Complaints and Appeals… - Event
ISMPP webinar: Graphical Presentation of Data in Medical Publications
…and often give rise to conclusions on the part of the reader. Without proper planning and design, data can be ignored and even misinterpreted. Simply - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Introduction to publication ethics
…article in another journal. The case is further complicated by some of the co-authors being editorial board members on the new journal. Back to top Case 3: peer review 'ring' Ana presents the third case of a ‘peer review ring’ where author-suggested reviewers seem highly suspicious, do not have institutional email addresses, and cannot be found online. The… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Authorship for sale
…small journals get involved? Ana Marušić is Professor of Anatomy and Chair of the Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health at the University of Split School of… - Case
Patients with vitiligo treated with anti-fungal drugs by a general practitioner
A letter was submitted for publication in which a general practitioner described how he treated patients with vitiligo “simultaneously with an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial medicament over a prolonged period.”He has done this because:“As is now known,a fungus resembles the human being genetically and there is a possibility that a fungus can hide in the melanocyte (analogically as is being… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Trustworthy AI for the future of publishing
…href="#top">Back to top COPE recommendations: AI in decision making Marie Soulière, Head of Publishing Operations at Frontiers and COPE Council Member, provided the introduction and background to the session, with an overview of the COPE discussion… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Ethical authorship versus fraudulent authorship
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Workshop: Introduction to publication ethics
…highlighting common issues encountered by journal editors. Using real cases brought to COPE by members, Trevor and Anubhav will ask the audience how they would respond, and talk through the different routes they could take to resolve issues. Anubhav Pradhan - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: February 2022
Happy New Year! Or at least Happy Lunar New Year to all. I should also add a happy 25th anniversary to COPE. In 25 years of COPE, we have grown to reach broader and more diverse audiences who have an impact on integrity in research and its publication, and this year we will introduce universities and research institutes to the fold. Over the coming months, we will be reaching out… - Event
COPE Lightning Talk: Text recycling in research writing
…src="/sites/default/files/cope-head-shots-90-cary-gold.png" style="width: 90px; height: 90px; float: left; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" /> Cary explains the legal situation and the steps publishers can take to remove unnecessary legal confusion and hurdles. The session will open to questions and discussion from the audience. Cary is Director of the Text Recycling Research Project. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2022: Relationship between universities and publishers
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COPE Lightning Talk: AI
…intelligence (AI) Joining us to share their expertise are Marie Soulière, Frontiers open access publisher and COPE Council member, and Nishchay Shah, Cactus Communications. Nishchay Shah Nishchay will discuss… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2022: Book wars
…src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqsKaZ4dtiM?rel=0"> Speaker John B Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. His publications… - Event
CSE's 2014 Annual Conference
COPE will hold a joint session with the Council of Science Editors (CSE) at their next conference, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Click here for more information. … - News
A vision for a more trans-inclusive publishing world: guest article
…names per request does not pose any novel indexing challenge, and can and should be seamlessly rectified in this digital age. Back to top Author bios Theresa Jean Tanenbaum (“Tess”) Theresa Tanenbaum is an… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: April 2022
The world has been left reeling following Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. As a community of publishers, journal editors, and human beings, we are appalled and horrified by the violence we see in Ukraine and we support an immediate end to this conflict. Many publishers and journals have made clear statements and… eLearning
Liz Wager, Former Chair of COPE, discusses the COPE eLearning course COPE is committed to improving editors' abilities to deal with publication misconduct.…