Editing, reviewing and writing during COVID-19
…COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created opportunities for research cultures to be more inclusive and accessible. LSE Blog: inclusive post-pandemic research culture October 2020 The Lancet outline changes to…Resources and further reading
…Educational Technologies in Medicine, 26-27 September 2013, Moscow, RussiaBehrooz Astaneh, COPE Council member EASE/ISMTE meeting, Blankenberge, Belgium 23-24 September 2013Mirjam Curno, COPE Council member APAME/JAMJE Seminar,…- News
In the news: January Digest
…="_blank">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/restrict-researchers-one-paper-ayear-says-ucl-professor On 27 January, LIBER in collaboration with FIT4RR will hold a webinar on research integrity and responsible research covering trends, training approaches and implementing responsible research practices. https://twitter.com/libereurope/status/1210470464889524224 Research presented at the Society… - Case
Request for a retraction of a retraction
…is). · Only 101 of 135 case report forms from patients could be provided by the corresponding author to the committee. · Only 27 patients’ files could be retrieved from the hospital archive for data verification The committee also… - Case
Unusually frequent submission of articles by a single author
…looking into the case. He suggested that the journal should take an independent decision on the unprocessed articles. We will make a final decision on the pending articles shortly. Update (June 2014): The decision of the editorial board of our journal was to close all 27 pending files on the grounds of fraud. The decision was also taken to debar the author. The Secretary… - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…data-cke-saved-href=" submit="" successful="" target="_blank" that="" the="" they="" to="" twitter="" twitter.com="" ty="" uptake="" versus="" view="" when="" with="">In research domains where authors are listed alphabetically on papers (eg economics and physics), those closer to A none the less fare better in career terms - News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: December 2018
…the European Research Council has the political power to set policy and wield influence, and aims to make full and immediate open access a reality by 2020. Coalition S shared policy ideas back in September 2018 and on November 27th added thoughts about Plan S implementation. While we were writing this Letter, Nature reported that… - News
In the news: October 2018 Digest
…article about the safety of Roundup. The concern is that there is some evidence to suggest that Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, contributed significantly (rather than the claimed “non-substantive” contributions) in terms of organizing, reviewing and editing article drafts. COPE guidelines are cited. Common ethical and editorial dilemmas of author misconduct: how should we respond?
…"Evidence of misconduct" "Probably no misconduct" Not applicable 1997 16 11 0 5 1998 33 30 2 1 1999 27 20 3 4 2000 32 26 6…- Forum discussion topics
Bias in peer review
…in response to the kinds of diversity seen as being important in peer review. Two of the fifteen new reply options to this question in the 2021 survey also garnered significant responses, with 67% of respondents indicating that Career Level was important and 63% indicating that Geographic Diversity was important. The importance of Expertise Areas/Specialities decreased by 27% (from 88%… - News
Case discussion: gift authorship
…authorship came from further study of 81 of the hyperprolific authors. Of the 27 authors who completed a survey, 19 admitted failing to meet one of the four ICMJE authorship criteria in more than a quarter of their papers and 11 admitted failing to meet two or more… - News
In the news: February Digest
…/politics/nih-china-biomedical-research.html?et_rid=231751753&et_cid=2615989" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/us/politics/nih-china-biomedical-research.html?et_rid=231751753&et_cid=2615989 Miscsellaneous CRediT—the Contributor Role Taxonomy was developed in 2012 and defines 14 potential roles of people who contribute to research (described