- Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2019: Analysis of retractions, initiators and reasons for retractions
…width="100%"> Presentation by Thed Van Leeuwen Thed Van Leeuwen, Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, identifies initiators and reasons for retraction in an analysis of retracted papers (PDF) A publisher's perspective and update of COPE's retraction… - News
Thank you and farewell to Council Members
…communities; voices in the direction, development and discussion of COPE guidance and advice. Our thanks for their wisdom, insight and the huge amount of work they have contributed voluntarily. Alison Taylor - Director, Editorial Development at The Optical Society, USA - Event
Medical editors short course 2020
Training journal editors for over 20 years, this workshop is designed to help editors ensure their journals achieve the maximum impact with the best research. The programme looks at the world of publishing, attracting (and keeping) authors; ensuring quality and increasing visibility and readership. Run with only 25 participants, the course is highly interactive and allows editors to discover… - Event
COPE Forum: April 2018
…/>18-02 Dispute between two authors (AC) 18-03 Editor and reviewers requiring authors to cite their own work (LJ) 18-04 License for a published scale (ES) 18-05 Undisclosed conflict of interest (GE) 18-06 Retrospective registration, outcome switching and ethical approval (EH) 4. Updates18-01 License for using a published scale Publication and research ethics related to geopolitical issues
…Russian-authored papers and to make their content and resources available both in the Ukraine and in Russia. 10 March 2022 European Commission suspends cooperation with Russia on research and innovation, 7 March 2022 ALPSP statement:- News
Editing, reviewing and writing during COVID-19
…COPE Chair April 2020 The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) have developed guidance related to authorship of peer-review publications and congress presentations in which author responsiveness has been affected due to COVID-19 - 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? - News
COPE Forum 3 February: Register & agenda
…the integrity of published research. Though previous COPE guidelines have addressed the editor's role in administering undisclosed conflicts of interest, less attention has been paid to the appropriate means of handling financial or nonfinancial conflicts of interest that are fully disclosed at the outset of the review process for papers or post-publication commentaries. This will be… - News
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 23 September 2014 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Tuesday 23 September, 3–5pm (British Summer Time). The COPE Forum will be held virtually via webinar. Download the agenda and materials here (PDF, 805kb). The invitation to join the webinar is below. We can accommodate up to 100 attendees, so please register… - News
COPE Forum: 9 December 2014 meeting
…and it may not be possible to resolve technical issues after the webinar has started. FAQS on using the webinar can be found here: http://publicationethics.org/files/u7140/Webinar%20gudelines.pdf For more on the Forum Discussion Topic, - News
COPE Forum: 10 June 2015 meeting
…10am and it may not be possible to resolve technical issues after the webinar has started. FAQS on using the webinar can be found here: http://publicationethics.org/files/u7140/Webinar%20gudelines.pdf For more on the Forum Discussion Topic, - News
COPE Forum: 9 December 2015
…noon and it may not be possible to resolve technical issues after the webinar has started. FAQS on using the webinar can be found here: http://publicationethics.org/files/u7140/Webinar%20gudelines.pdf For more on the Forum Discussion Topic, - News
COPE Forum agenda and materials: 4 March 2014 meeting
The next COPE Forum meeting is being held on Tuesday 4 March 2014, 3–5pm (GMT). The COPE Forum will be held virtually via webinar. Download the agenda and materials here (PDF, 695kb). The invitation to join the webinar is below. We can accommodate up to 100 attendees, so please register quickly if you wish… - Event
Next COPE Forum 5 March 2012
The next COPE Forum meeting will take place on Monday 5 Mach 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… International standards for editors and authors
During the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity in Singapore in 2010, COPE helped develop two position statements setting out international standards for responsible research publication for editors and authors. They have been published as part of the conference proceedings under a Creative Commons licence* (details of the proceedings are available from the publisher,- Case
Suspected unattributed text in a published article
…and journal initiated the procedure outlined in the COPE flowchart 'Suspected plagiarism in a published manuscript'. The editor-in-chief has requested feedback from the published author on the reason for the large overlap in text. Question(s) for the COPE Forum • Should the publisher and journal publish an 'expression of concern' while continuing with the investigation?•… RePAIR consensus guidelines
…Responsibilities of Publishers, Agencies, Institutions, and Researchers (RePAIR) in protecting the integrity of the research record The RePAIR Consensus Guidelines emerged from the collaborative effort of a working group from the conference entitled Keeping the Pool Clean: Prevention and Management of Misconduct Related Retractions, held 20-22 July 2016 in Fort Collins,…- Event
COPE Forum: August 2018
…impact factor (MS) 18-10 Are copyrighted conference audiotapes considered "prior publication"?(SK) 4. Updates17-15 Stolen article 17-18 Pre-publication in a discussion paper series 18-02 Dispute between two authors 18-03 Editor and reviewers requiring authors to cite their own work 18-05 Undisclosed conflict of interest - News
Data Sharing Policies in Scholarly Publications: Interdisciplinary Comparisons
Download pdf of poster COPE-funded research, presented as an abstract at the Peer Review Congress, 10-12 September 2017, Chicago. We are follow up this COPE funded research by producing a discussion document on the issues surrounding data sharing policies and this is expected… - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2011: Systematic review of authorship research across research disciplines
…Download presentation: Systematic review of authorship research across research disciplines [PDF, 800KB]…