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Think. Check. Submit. Survey 2018
Think. Check. Submit. helps researchers identify trusted journals for their research. Through a range of tools and practical resources, this international, cross-sector initiative aims to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications. The team behind - Case
Attempted redundant publication?
Seven authors sent us a paper on hospital infections in children. We sent the paper to two reviewers, one of whom sent back a detailed comparison between the paper submitted to us and a paper published in another journal in 1996. The reviewer’s comments were: “Unfortunately, there is strong evidence that the study and its results have been published previously, comments with some… - Flowcharts
Suspected ethical problem in a submitted manuscript
COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do if you suspect an ethical problem with a submitted manuscript. Suspected ethical problem in a submitted manuscript - Event
COPE North American seminar
…word-wrap: break-word; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px;">ISMTE (International Society of Managing & Technical Editors), on Wednesday - Event
COPE Forum: Thursday 14 October 2021
…href="https://publicationethics.org/case/authorship-commentary">Authorship of a commentary Deceased author and author delaying publication 4. Updates to cases previously brought to the COPE Forum: Allegations related to multiple papers and journals Ethics approval and consent Unresponsive authors delaying… - Event
Taylor and Francis Scholarly Summit 2019
…Summit on 2 July 2019. This event for Taylor & Francis journal editors and society partners explores the theme of ‘Fit for the future: Building an open and ethical research environment’ with talks from COPE, Publons, and thought leaders such as Professor Lex Bouter (Vrije Universiteit) and Professor Dr Jean-Claude Burgelman (European Commission). Follow the day on social media using… - Event
COPE Forum: September 2022
…/ UTC+1) 1. Update Update on COPE activities by the Chair. 2. Forum discussion topic We begin the COPE Forum with a discussion on the topic of Conference Proceedings. Read more about the Conference Proceedings discussion 3. New cases Cases… - Webform
COPE peer review workshop, November 2020
…Peer review workshop Thursday 19 November 2020, online workshop 9.00am - 10.30am (GMT) (COPE Members only) REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED AS WORKSHOP IS FULL Following on from the success of our Peer Review Workshop during this year’s Peer Review Week, COPE is re-running… - Event
Next COPE Forum 6 September 2011
The next COPE Forum meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 September 2011, 3pm to 5pm. The meeting will take place at The Royal College of… - Event
COPE Forum: 8 November 2016 8am & 4pm (GMT)
…generated a lot of discussion "What can authors ethically do with action letters they receive (including reviews, which are sometimes signed)?". Deadline for cases 25 October 2016Submit a case Deadline for AMA questions 4 November 2016 - Event
Project Management for Publishing
…sessions using real project scenarios provided by delegates as well as providing publishing case studies as examples of what works and what doesn’t. More information & book… - 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 'Preprin… - Event
CSM 2020: Scientific publication, get to the next level
Rachel Safer, COPE Council, is speaking at The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) annual meeting at the session on publication ethics. This is what you can expect from the session: Ever feel like scientific publishing is a Mario Bros video game? In publication ethics, there are such hazards as conflicts of interest, authorship disputes, and self-plagiarism. In clinical… - Flowcharts
Plagiarism in a published article
…class="resource-download-inline__shadow__inner"> Key points The instructions to authors should include a definition of plagiarism and state the journal’s policy on it. Related resources Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript … - Seminars and webinars
Australian Seminar 2018: Levers for transparency: from funding through research to publication
…a range of perspectives: "What would you like to see by 2020 with respect to transparency in research?" … - Translated resources
El autor de un artículo rechazado nombra y critica de forma pública al revisor por pares: caso
…COPE puede ser útil en este campo. Basado en el caso 16-12 Author of rejected paper publicly names and criticises peer reviewer Related resources - News
Publication ethics: fraud and misconduct
This ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers) Training Course has been developed in collaboration with COPE. The training course will take place on Wednesday 5 November 2014, West One, London. The tutors include former COPE chair Liz Wager and Donna Neill (Wiley–Blackwell Publishing). The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in… - Event
Peer Review: The nuts & bolts workshop (Sense About Science)
…peer review works, how to get involved, the challenges to the system, and the role of peer review in helping the public to evaluate research claims. Should peer review detect plagiarism, bias or fraud? What does peer review do for science and what does the scientific community want it to do for them? Should reviewers remain anonymous? Does it illuminate good ideas or shut them down? - Flowcharts
Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data
COPE's guidance as a flowchart on what to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data. Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author's ideas or data - News
COPE authorship workshop February 2021
…Online cases workshop for COPE members only Wednesday 10 February 2021 15:00-16:30pm (GMT); 10.00-11.30am (EST) Wednesday 24 February 2021 09:00-10:30am (GMT); 17.00-18.30pm (AWST); 20.00-21.30pm (AEDT) Following on from the success of our virtual workshops last year, COPE is delighted to announce an online workshop on…