FORUM DISCUSSION TOPIC: comments please
…this discussion previously via an earlier forum discussion and with respect to peer review. To continue the conversation, COPE has developed a new…- News
February Forum: agenda and discussion topic
The first COPE Forum of the year will take place on 26 February from 4-5.30pm (GMT). We begin with a discussion on Expressions of Concern, followed by an update on existing cases. The cases and discussion document are now available with the Forum agenda. You are invited to make comment on the discussion document whether or not you are attending the Forum. - Seminars and webinars
Legal issues in corrections, retractions and expressions of concern — Mark Seeley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Elsevier
…Download presentation: Legal issues in corrections, retractions and expressions of concern [PDF, 100KB]… - Seminars and webinars
Australian Seminar 2014 Ethics of data publication: same or different?
…Download presentation: Ethics of data publication: same or different? [PDF,1192KB]… - News
Thank you and farewell to Council Members
We say a fond farewell to our Council Members who have reached the end of their term with COPE and we would like to thank them for all the work they have done over the past few years. Between them, they have been involved in: leadership roles within COPE; developing guidance; speaking at events across the globe; translating resources; raising the profile of publication ethics in their… - Event
Social media and the internet—all in this together?
…href="/files/u661/Bristol%20Programme%20and%20booking%20form.pdf">Click here for more details.… - 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
Letter from the COPE Vice-Chair: May 2020
…Guidance%20on%20Authorship%20and%20Coronavirus.pdf">authorship criteria. This guidance is expected to be referenced only in limited circumstances and is not intended to override ICMJE criteria. COPE published an Authorship discussion document in September last year, an update of “What constitutes… - Event
Update on publication guidelines and insights from AMWA, EMWA and ISMPP
The International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) invites members of COPE to a special educational webinar focused on medical publication guidelines, on Wednesday, January 28th, 11:00am – 12:30pm EST. The webinar will feature representatives from ISMPP, the American Medical Writers Association ( - News
Data Sharing Policies in Scholarly Publications: Interdisciplinary Comparisons
…to be ready by early next year. Data sharing policies in scholarly publications: interdisciplinary comparisons … - Event
COPE Forum November 2017
…(SS) 17-14 Withdrawal request by an author (LS) 4. Updates 17-11 Authorship dispute unsatisfactorily resolved by institution 17-12 Potential figure manipulation with corresponding author uncontactable Forum agenda and materials… - Seminars and webinars
North American Seminar 2014: Mobile platforms, linked content, and copyright: issues and answers
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Ghost, guest, or gift authorship in a submitted manuscript
…author. Related resources How to recognise potential authorship problems, infographic How to spot authorship problems, guidance … - News
An analysis of peer review cases brought to COPE from 1997-2016
Elizabeth Moylan, COPE Council member, presented this abstract as a poster at the COPE at the Peer Review Congress, 10-12 September 2017, Chicago. An analysis of peer review cases brought to COPE from 1997-2016 Download pdf of poster - News
COPE Forum 3 February: Register & agenda
…here (PDF, 652kb). All of the cases will be discussed at both meetings. Forum agenda & materials Not able to attend the Forum? If you can't make the Forum but… - News
Creating and implementing research data policies: COPE webinar report
…data sharing (62%), data citation (40%), or peer review of data (38%). If you have any suggestions for future guidance from COPE with respect to data… - News
COPE Forum 24 April 2017
…Register for 24 April Forum Taking part in the Forum allows members to contribute to, as well as learn from, the cases being discussed. We present the same cases at both forum to allow more of our membership to attend. Register as soon as possible as the webinar is limited to 100 attendees. - News
COPE speaking events 2018
COPE Council members have been busy talking about COPE at meetings and conferences across the globe. From Amsterdam in The Netherlands to Zagreb in Croatia via… - News
Vacancies on COPE Trustee Board
…journal and I found the information and support I needed in the COPE resources. I was also perplexed at the behaviour I was seeing from authors and wanted to learn more about how widespread plagiarism, duplicate publication, ghost authorship, and data fabrication/falsification was in the world of publishing. I found the quarterly Forum was an eye opener. When I realised the problem began with education… - Event
Symposium on Challenges in Research Integrity
Health Ethics, Law and Policy Group (HELP) invite you to attend the symposium on Challenges in Research Integrity To be held on Thursday, 8 May 2014, 1.00pm – 4.30pm Lecture Theatre 1.01, Level 1, Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex, Flinders University Bedford Park Campus (see map at