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Query about errata
…original online pieces. Questions for COPE Council Can you advise COPE's position on whether notes about errata and corrigenda should be included in the original online version of the article to which they apply, particularly if the correction has subsequently been made in the html version and the pdf? Is it acceptable to publish notice of a particular erratum in… - 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. … - 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
Artificial intelligence in the news
…href="https://iblnews.org/chat-gpt-at-capacity-due-to-its-massive-traffic/">registrations are currently suspended because of demand), both have been busy with talk of the - News
In the news: February Digest
…grade history courses in Texas and California, comparing the content. The story demonstrates that our students are exposed to sometimes nuanced, or sometimes blatantly different versions of the same historical events. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html… - 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
WCRI 2019: Preprints and their place in the publishing ethics landscape
…href="https://www.cshlpress.com/" target="_blank">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) spoke first and gave a history and background of preprints. Heather Tierney (COPE and American Chemical Society) introduced the - 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
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
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
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.… - News
Guest editorial: the challenge of AI chatbots for journal editors
…href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/technology/google-bard-ai-chatbot.html">Google is already engaged in this process. Academic publishers and editors, with the help of bodies such as COPE, need to start a big conversation about how we are going to react to the use of chatbots…SOON! Roger Watson, Editor-in-Chief, Nurse Education in Practice Gregor Štiglic, Associate Editor, AI in Medicine Conflict of interest: the authors declare… - 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: - News
COPE Indian Seminar at the Annual Conference of IAMJE
…and COPE Alumnus, Trish Groves, will be leading the seminar. The seminar will take place at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. To register, please contact: [email protected] More information is available here (PDF 160kb) and the programme for the COPE… - News
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 4 March 2014 meeting
…to join in the discussion. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/125217647 The website link will be open from 2pm to enable you to test your audio settings. The Forum, however, will start promptly at 3pm. FAQS on using the webinar can be found - News
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: