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Call for Cases for COPE Forum, 6 September
We are now accepting cases for the next COPE Forum, 3.00 - 5.00pm on Tuesday 6 September 2011. The meeting will take place at The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH . Cases can be submitted here. Closing date for… - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: April 2022
…href="/policies/submitting-guest-editorial-or-opinion-piece-cope">submissions from our members to foster communications about issues of interest to you. In May, COPE has several events. COPE will be hosting a virtual Seminar to introduce membership for universities and research institutes. The keynote will be given by Professor John B Thompson, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge and author of… - Case
Request for a retraction from a pharmaceutical company
A journal recently received an 11 page letter via email titled ‘request for a retraction’ from a pharmaceutical company (PC). They have issues with one of our critically appraised topic(s) which critically appraises two papers that were funded by PC and written by employees at PC. The two papers were published in separate journals. Our critically appraised topic (CAT) was peer reviewed… - News
Audio versions of December Forum cases now online
You can now listen to the cases presented at the December COPE Forums in audio. Listen to the full discussion and hear how the Forum members debated the issue and the conclusions they arrived at. The December cases start from Case Number 11-23 (Possible… - Event
Next COPE Forum 4 December 2012
The next COPE Forum meeting will take place on Tuesday 4 December 2012, 3pm to 5pm.The meeting will take place at The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), 5-11 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SH (http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/how-find-us/how-find-us).All COPE members are welcome to attend the meeting, whether or… - News
Peer review week 2022: webinars
As part of Peer Review Week 2022, COPE hosted the webinar Practical steps for managing paper mills. The speakers give practical tips on how to manage systematic manipulation of the publication process, at scale, and describe their experience of dealing with paper mills affecting their journals, - Event
International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication: free virtual symposium
September 14, 2021 3:00 – 4:30 PM GMT; 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET Free virtual symposium Advancing the science of scientific publishing Call for research and abstracts for the ninth peer review congress Join the Peer Review Congress organizers for this live Call for Research and Abstracts. Participation is free, but registration is required. … - Forum discussion topics
COPE Forum 11 September 2012: Publishing offensive material
The topic for discussion at this Forum was ‘Publishing offensive material’. Specifically, what constitutes bad taste, indecency or obscenity? How do you deal with expletives (as part of interviews or transcripts)? Where is the line between censorship and freedom of expression? - Event
COPE Asia-Pacific Workshop, Singapore
Following on from the success of previous workshops in Singapore and Beijing, COPE is delighted to announce another half day workshop, in collaboration with ISMTE (International Society of Managing and Technical Editors), on Wednesday 28 March 2018, at the Novotel Singapore Clarke… - News
Think. Check. Submit. Survey 2018
…href="https://thinkchecksubmit.org/" target="_blank">Think. Check. Submit. wants to ensure that the initiative is as useful as possible to researchers, librarians and others around the world so we invite you to complete this short survey about your experiences with Think. Check. Submit. and what would make the initiative more useful to you. This survey will be open until 28th September 2018 and should take about 10… - Case
Single patient trials and lack of data
The editor received a paper describing two single patient trials. Both peer reviewers recommended publication, although each of them pointed out the absence of real data. It was an unusual case where parents with small children were involved in a series of challenges to ascertain whether the babies were allergic to cows’ milk. The authors explained the lack of data by saying that the study was… - Flowcharts
Scientific rigour of published data: dealing with concerns
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to errors or gaps in the dataset as a result of: Unintentional data errors Partially available datasets Data fabrication Related resources - Flowcharts
Authorship and contributorship of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to a change in author order or other authorship and contributorship issues. Where agreement cannot be reached, consider contacting the… - Flowcharts
Authorship and contributorship of published data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to a change in author order, or other dataset contributor or authorship issues. Where agreement cannot be reached, consider contacting the… - Flowcharts
Concerns about risk in unpublished data
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns raised about data with possible risk to: Individuals Certain communities Wider society Endangered species Related resources Concerns about risk in published… - Flowcharts
Concerns about risk in published data
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns raised about potential data misuse with possible risk to: Individuals Certain communities Wider society Endangered species Related resources Concerns about… - Flowcharts
Legal and regulatory restrictions of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
… This flowchart has been developed by the FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Legal or regulatory concerns and datasets may relate to: Disputes over intellectual property. A breach of a national or legal… - Flowcharts
Scientific rigour of unpublished data: dealing with concerns
…href="https://publicationethics.org/news/cope-collaboration-force11-working-group">FORCE11 and COPE Research Data Publishing Working Group. Key points Concerns may relate to errors or gaps in the dataset as a result of: Unintentional errors Incomplete datasets Data manipulation Related resources Scientific rigour…