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Peer Review Week 2021
Peer Review Week 2021, September 20-24, is dedicated to the theme: Identity in Peer Review This year’s event is dedicated to the theme "Exploring the multifaceted role of identity in peer review". During the week, participating organisations will host virtual events and activities exploring the multifaceted… - Event
COPE Forum
…Register for the Forum Preprints: what are the issues? We will be discussing preprint issues at the COPE Forum on 24 July but it will make for a more animated discussion if we could have your comments on the discussion document before the Forum. Members and non-members, please add your… What peer review means in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Forum discussion topic June 2020
…href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/new-sokal-hoax/572212/" target="_blank">hoax article problem with respect to fake articles on diversity, inclusivity and identity politics also challenged the merit, quality and legitimacy of the scope and standards of some types of journals, including those that publish feminist scholarship. Recently, this issue was raised again with respect to a- News
In the news: June Digest
10/06/19 Peer review Peer review is the hallmark of scientific and scholarly publications. These authors explore 5 principles of good peer review and suggest ways for journals to use these to underpin best practices. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.1222 In… - News
VIDEO: Charon Pierson discusses medical publication ethics with Turnitin
Charon Pierson, COPE council member and editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP), talks with Jason Chu from Turnitin about medical publication ethics and how editors and researchers can avoid plagiarism. Watch Charon here (transcript available).… - News
Ginny Barbour guest speaker for iThenticate webcast series
Ginny Barbour was recently one of two guest speakers for iThenticate's Plagiarism Webcast Series: 5 biggest challenges from the front lines of scholarly publishing, You can listen to Ginny discussing the challenges facing scholarly publishing, or see the transcript, here. … - Event
2015 ScholarOne Manuscripts User Conference. Shared visions: building collaborations and partnerships
Sharing visions for streamlining the publishing process. COPE Treasurer, Chris Graf, is the keynote speaker. For more details and to register, click here. … - News
Guest editorial: the challenge of AI chatbots for journal editors
One of us (RW) published an editorial in his journal on the use of ChatGPT in writing academic manuscripts. ChatGPT (a chatbot developed by OpenAI) was included in the author list in the interests of transparency. The journal’s publisher (Elsevier) does not allow AI… - Event
COPE European Seminar 2019
…is Golden Tulip & Tulip Inn Leiden Centre, Schipholweg 3, 2316 XB Leiden, Netherlands. Leiden is only a 36 minute train journey from Amsterdam-Centraal to Leiden-Centraal, and a 20 minute - News
In the news: June 2021
…clinical trials data availability, this letter to the Lancet expresses concerns on the availability of data from the Sputnik V phase 3 trial. Ethical oversight A number of articles have been published which address the identification, management and reporting of research… - News
In the news: April Digest
…Research and Publication Integrity Plagiarism detectors are good in assuring that true plagiarism is detected and that original papers are not flagged incorrectly. “Horsefeathers!” asserts Debora Weber-Wulff. Buyer beware and it still takes a person to assess flagged articles. - News
Addressing the issues in peer review - LSE Impact Blog post
Post on LSE Impact Blog by Elizabeth Moylan and Charon Pierson "Addressing the issues in peer review - new guidelines available from COPE". - News
In the news: March 2018 Digest
…target="_blank">http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/02/26/1715374115 Conflicts of interest This article on COI in peer review concludes that journals should develop COI policies for reviewers and editors, as well as for authors - News
In the news: May & June 2022
The news includes articles on peer review's role in uncovering scientific fraud, the data publishing ecosystem, the definitions of academic misconduct, identifying fake research, and more. The news is gathered by COPE Council members. Research integrity Definitions of academic misconduct should be… - News
Annual Scientific Congress of Iranian Society of Medical Editors in association with COPE
…href="http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx">http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx). All individuals working in the field of scientific medical publications as well as those interested in ethical approaches to scientific publication are welcome. International editors as well as Iranian and regional editors will be present. The seminar is free for COPE members. For more information and to register, please visit the congress website: - Event
Managing Quality – Supporting Authors and Peer Review
…workshop are journal editors who manage peer review of submissions to their journal. The workshop will also provide reviewers and authors with insights into the peer review system and ensure that they maximize their participation and minimize the problems. See more at: http://www.knowledgee.com… - News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: November 2018
…China. Adrian Ziderman has been re-elected for a second term to COPE Council. We welcome them all as we move into the next year. Read November Digest: Post-Publication Discussions and Corrections COPE co-Chair - 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: