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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: October 2018 Digest
…in publishing. The video was directed by Jason Schmitt, an associate professor of communication and media at Clarkson University. Interesting documentary of thought leaders in this model of publications. The producer intends that movie be shared. The links below are to the movie itself and a discussion of the movie. - 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… - Event
ISMPP webinar: Coronavirus (COVID-19), its impact on publication planning
…noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more about the webinar and click here to register to attend if you are not an ISMPP member. ISMPP is planning a special 90-minute webinar on the impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19)… - Seminars and webinars
North American Seminar 2019: Women also know history
…members, commentators, and consultants. Karin is a co-founder of the group “Women Also Know History”, which is a media and curriculum tool to support and promote the work of more than 3,300 women scholars of history in all specialties. It was modelled after a similar group for political scientists " - News
Artificial intelligence in the news
This page is regularly updated Go to latest news update April 2023 It is rare that the mainstream media and the specialist world of publication ethics coincide. However, since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool at the end of 2022 ( - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2017: Research data in the context of publication ethics
At the 2017 COPE European Seminar, Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Head of Data Publishing at Springer Nature, talked about research data in the context of challenges and opportunities for publication ethics. … - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2017: COPE today and tomorrow
For the 2017 COPE European Seminar, co-chairs Geri Pearson and Chris Graf reflected on the COPE of today and the COPE of tomorrow. ' … - Seminars and webinars
WCRI 2019: Preprints and their place in the publication ethics landscape
…href="https://publicationethics.org/about/council/chris-graf">COPE and Wiley) led a panel to discuss the intricacies of preprints and the relevant ethical issues. John Inglis (bioRxiv and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) spoke first and gave a history and background of preprints. Heather Tierney… - News
In the news: March Digest
…publication ethics. The guidelines follow concerns over the proliferation of predatory journals and high levels of research misconduct in India. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/india-train-researchers-how-spot-predatory-journals Preprints The…