Reduced membership subscription fees policy
…reduction of membership subscription fees (free membership) Requests for free membership (that is, no fees) will be considered from journals that meet one of the following criteria: Journals based in Research4Life/HINARI countries. Journals in low and lower-middle-income countries, as- Case
Dual publication
…The lead author was contacted to explain. He apologised for the oversight, acknowledging that the second article should have referenced the first, but arguing that the first article would not have been generally accessible to most of the journal’s readership. He continued that the second publication expanded on the earlier pilot study of 32 patients, while the discussion considered other countries.… - Case
No control group, arbitrary dosage, undiagnosed condition
…authors who have no access to ethics committees might be appropriate. The editor is considering an editorial on the problem of lack of ethics committees in some institutions from developing countries … - Case
Suspected plagiarism
…the percentage similarity that should raise concerns? This varies widely—by discipline, even by editors within the same discipline. The similarity index needs to be reviewed carefully, and experienced editors will look at all aspects of the article and the sources when deciding if there is significant overlap. Is there a minimum cut-off score below which there is no need to check for plagiarism? One… - Event
Scientific symposium and 4th EQUATOR Annual Lecture
…href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] to register your interest.When the call for abstracts and registration opens we will contact you directly. More information is available on the EQUATOR Network website http://www.equator-network.org/.… - Case
Data source for study of questionable integrity and provenance
…are, if the authors wish to continue to try to publish in the journal rather than submit their article elsewhere. If the journal has specific concerns about the data, the journal could ask for access to the data and seek an expert analysis of the data. If these are not provided, then rejection is warranted. Of course, if there is a concern about whether a large database or data… - News
In the news: October Digest
…to what they say". https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02658-6 Preprints In 2013, Peer J opened Peer J Preprints only 2 months after beginning a pre-publication peer review journal. In Sept 2019, Peer J Preprints stopped accepting submissions, but the site will continue to… - Event
APAME 2013 Tokyo
…ease-in-out;">http://jams.med.or.jp/apame2013/ (Please ignore the deadline of 21 June on this website. Registration is still open.)… - Case
Rights of reviewers
There was a general feeling of discomfort about this reviewer’s actions but some felt that the reviewer had behaved honourably. Many journals routinely feedback to reviewers and there is no problem with reviewers building on this, provided the authors’ permissions are obtained. E-print/open review solves these problems which originate in a closed system.… - Case
Author dispute concerning ownership of data
…their decision was to open negotiations. Then, author C, the senior author from the collaborating institution wrote to the editor of Journal Y saying that E had used his data without permission. He now wants the paper withdrawn from Y. These data would then be combined with other data to be submitted to Journal Z. The editor of Y contacted E, who was stunned—C had not told him about his letter.… - Case
Submission of a paper by a reviewer
…people in the same areas to review, and if it is a small area of research the choice of referees can be very limited. _ No harm had been done as the author of the letter openly admitted his conversation with the other author and had been encouraged to submit it. _ The editor was therefore right to review the letter in the usual way.… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: December 2020
…href="https://www.hindawi.com/post/publisher-collaboration-keep-covid-research-moving/">a cross publisher initiative, endorsed by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), was launched to provide a single overarching reviewer pool and portable peer review system, across journals and platforms, including Hindawi, eLife, PeerJ, PLOS, Royal Society, F1000 Research, and many more. To further adapt to this increased speed, maintain quality, and offer recognition… - Event
COPE 25th anniversary seminar, 2022
…Journals. After a research career in neuroscience, Sabina moved into scholarly publishing in 2008, working on open access journals as well as a variety of peer review and publishing models at BioMed Central journals and later at F1000 Research. Sabina joined Taylor and Francis Group in 2018, where she leads the publishing ethics and integrity team on providing expert advice and investigative support to… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Introduction to publication ethics
…10px; float: left; width: 90px; height: 90px;" />Simon Linacre is Director of International Marketing & Development at Cabells having previously spent 15 years at Emerald Publishing, where he had direct experience in journal acquisitions, open access and business development. Simon is an ALPSP tutor, currently leading courses… Self-Citation - Forum discussion November 2017
…considered to be a potential attempt to manipulate an author’s own h-index. So where’s the line? What is a peer reviewer’s responsibility in terms of calling out self-citation? While journals often expect that reviewers will read a paper inside and out, front to back, how much time does a peer reviewer actually spend looking at the reference list? And even if they do…- News
Website refresh
…filtering simplified navigation a refreshed design a fully responsive website which is easy to use on all screen sizes better accessibility making the most of the COPE's rich resources It may take a little bit of getting used to if you've become an expert at using the current layout of the website but we think it will be easier to find what you're… - News
Case discussion: Possible breach of reviewer confidentiality
…by a peer reviewer, because the journal used open-identity (non-anonymous) reviewing and the person was not one of the named reviewers. When the editor asked the two relevant reviewers if they had forwarded the manuscript to anyone, both replied that they had not and had maintained confidentiality. The editor relayed this to the author, noting that the paper had previously been rejected by… - Case
Data availability for vulnerable populations
…its management via institutions and data repositories. Comments reported that journals vary in their attitude to data availability, some encouraging it, others making it mandatory and others still leaving it to the discretion of the author. The Center for Open Science has taken a lead in recommending data availability and opinion… - Seminars and webinars
Good Publication Practice 2022
… From ‘Publish or Perish’ to ‘Publish and Nourish’ The COPE presentation was titled “Creating a culture of publication integrity together”, which is COPE’s new motto this year to mark its 25th anniversary and the opening of COPE membership to universities and research institutes. The talk concentrated on the joint role that multiple stakeholders, including peer-reviewed journals and… - Case
Duplicate publication
…access to publishing rights in the major American journals. No tariff was laid out in this editorial and the exact time for which those proven of fraud or fraudulent behaviour would be denied publication in the United States was not proscribed. The situation is further complicated since the editor in this country is a professional colleague of the senior author who is alleged to have attempted…