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In the news: March & April 2022
…practice around editorial boards' information and governance. Global research LingProf by linguistic scholars is a 6-month pilot, founded to help proofread manuscripts by non-native English speakers. Publication ethics - News
COPE at Sense about Science workshop. Peer review: the nuts and bolts
…exploring the strengths and weakness of peer review, and potential alternatives. We agreed that peer review ensured quality and public trust in published work, was a means of establishing validity and originality, and could facilitate new connections (especially when open). But we also agreed that peer review could be burdensome, resistant to new… - News
In the news: July & August 2022
…href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/06/16/study-retractions-take-too-long-curb-misinformation">new study in PNAS which found that by the time a paper is retracted, public attention is already diminished. Data and reproducibility A study has found that many researchers do not comply with their… - News
iThenticate publish white paper on how globalization and technology are increasing misconduct in scholarly research
iThenticate have published a white paper titled: Pressure to Publish, How Globalization and Technology are increasing Misconduct in Scholarly Research, with contributions from the COPE Chair Liz Wager. To read the paper see here.… - Event
COPE Forum: 4 December 2013
…">here. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/867516479 The website link will be open from 10.00am to enable you to test your audio settings. The Forum, however, will start promptly at 11.00am. FAQS on using the webinar can be found here: - News
COPE Indian Seminar at the Annual Conference of IAMJE
…and COPE Alumnus, Trish Groves, will be leading the seminar. The seminar will take place at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. To register, please contact: [email protected] More information is available here (PDF 160kb) and the programme for the COPE… - News
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 4 March 2014 meeting
…to join in the discussion. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/125217647 The website link will be open from 2pm to enable you to test your audio settings. The Forum, however, will start promptly at 3pm. FAQS on using the webinar can be found - News
COPE Workshop at 4th WCRI, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31–June 3, 2015
…and improve the quality of their reviews. The workshop is targeted at novice and experienced editors, editorial board members and reviewers. Full details on the workshop are available at http://wcri2015.org/4WCRI_COPE%20Session_Workshop.pdf Register now: - Event
COPE Forum: dates for 2018
The quarterly COPE Forum meetings, where we discuss cases submitted by members, will take place in February, April, August and November in 2018. The Forums will be by webinar, except for the August meeting, where we are delighted to announce that this will be a face to face meeting at the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) Conference, Liberty… - News
In the news: April 2020
…diversity inherently “reduces the risk of groupthink and unlocks creative and impactful solutions”. www.goldmansachs.com/what-we-do/investing-and-lending/launch-with-gs/pages/commitment-to-diversity.html The journal Development and its publisher, both… - News
BMJ / COPE meeting on research misconduct
COPE and the BMJ have organized a high-level meeting on research misconduct with speakers from several countries. The topic is also covered by an editorial in the BMJ. The editorial is available to BMJ subscribers here, and on the COPE website here.… - Event
ACSE webinar: Principles of Transparency update
Sunday 5 February, 9.30am to 10.30am Dubai Time Zone (UTC +4) Find out what's new in the 4th version of the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Speakers at the Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE) webinar are COPE Council Members Jiayi Xu and Trevor Lane. Register today … - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2017: Publication ethics, the last 20 years
For COPE's 20th Anniversary, the 2017 COPE European Seminar invited Liz Wager to look back at the last twenty years of publication ethics. … - News
In the news: December 2018 Digest
…lots of discussion. A journal for anonymous ‘controversial’ ideas will only fan the flamesPseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles - News
In the news: August
…failure to respect cultural requirements, and failure to compensate participants for harms. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/code-tackle-ethics-dumping-gaining-momentum Journal Management Karen Stanwood, Editorial Director, Health Care Books and Journals at SLACK… - News
In the news: February Digest
…Misconduct A review of scholarly articles on the prevalence of ghost writing in scientific literature to be between 0.9% and 75%. Resources to address this such as the European Medical Writers Association ICMJE, and WAME are addressed. - Event
Developing Young and Established Journals – Management Planning
…development of a useful plan for their own journal. See more at: http://www.knowledgee.com/knowledge-events/publishing-workshops-dubai-uae/#sthash.uW35xoqa.dpuf … - News
COPE Forum 24 April 2017
…Deadline to register: Friday 21 April Register 6.30am Forum6.30 - 8am British Summer Time (BST) Register 4pm Forum4 - 5.30pm British Summer Time (BST) Forum agenda… - News
Expressions of Concern: Forum discussion topic
…and what happens if the concerns are later found not to be valid. This will be discussed at the start of the next COPE Forum on Monday 26 February. Please leave any comments on our discussion document, whether or not you are planning… - News
COPE Forum: 30 April 2018
Register for the COPE Forum that will take place on Monday 30 April from 4-5.30pm (BST). We begin with a discussion on…