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Research Cluster in Applied Research Ethics & Integrity
Chris Graf, COPE co-Chair is giving the keynote speech at this conference to formally launch the Cluster to University of Kent students and academics. More information… - News
Research integrity in China
China has become a formidable global leader in scientific—including medical—research, with the world's largest publication output, a rapid surge in the number of highly cited researchers, and an increasingly unparalleled quality of scientific publications. However, there is often… - Seminars and webinars
UK Seminar 2010: Plagiarism in the electronic age
…Download the "Plagiarism in the electronic age" presentation [PDF, 2000KB, opens in new window] … - News
COPE council members re-elected
COPE is very pleased to announce the re-election of two COPE council members following our recent elections: Behrooz Astaneh (http://publicationethics.org/about/council/behrooz-astaneh) and Geraldine Pearson ( - News
PLOS ONE study on the rise in scientific retractions
Still on the subject of retractions, a recent study published in PLOS ONe by R. Grant Steen, Arturo Casadevall, and Ferric C. Fang asks why are the number of scientific retractions rising? Is it because the number of flawed articles being published are increasing, or that they are being retracted more quickly? Click - News
COPE Webinar: Current Issues in Peer Review, Thursday 14 September 4-5pm (BST)
As part of this year's Peer Review Week we're running a webinar: Current Issues in Peer Review. We will be discussing the topical issues in peer review that are faced by COPE members and have three guest speakers who will present their views, given their experience in this area. Read more… - 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
Issues in peer review seen at COPE
…Elizabeth Moylan talks about this and how COPE can help. This is taken from our recent 'Current Issues in Peer Review' webinar … - News
Addressing the issues in peer review - LSE Impact Blog post
Post on LSE Impact Blog by Elizabeth Moylan and Charon Pierson "Addressing the issues in peer review - new guidelines available from COPE". - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2017: Translating institutional integrity issues into educational initiatives across Asia-Pacific
At the 2017 COPE European Seminar, Mai Har Sham, Associate Vice President (Research) of the University of Hong Kong presented on 'Translating institutional integrity issues into educational initiatives across Asia-Pacific'. Mai Har's talk covered: Research Integrity @ HKU Challenges with alleged research misconduct cases Promoting Responsible Conduct of Res… - Event
CSE Annual Meeting
…href="https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/events/upcoming-events/2018-cse-annual-meeting/" target="_blank">Register and more information… - 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 - Flowcharts
Plagiarism in a submitted manuscript
…class="resource-download-inline__shadow__inner"> Key points Thank reviewer and say you plan to investigate. Get full documentary evidence if not already provided. Related resources Plagiarism in a published article …