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Facilitation & Integrity 2023, a year in review
…several more ambiguities and issues with the data which were also followed up and which eventually led to the authors submitting an updated version of the paper. Members dealing with similar issues may find the Joint Force 11/COPE Research data publishing ethics working group recommendations useful in this area. At the time of writing, the… - News
In the news: February 2018 Digest
…to be restricted but any restrictions must be justified and justifiable.3. Open access to research data carries a significant cost, which should be respected by all parties.4. The right of the creators of research data to reasonable first use is recognised.5. Use of others’ data should always conform to legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks including appropriate… - News
In the news: October Digest
…manipulation, ethics review and others) were mentioned from 0-31% of the time. They conclude that the instructions for authors leave "much to be desired" in addressing topics of research integrity and transparency. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222157 - News
Case discussion: self-plagiarism and suspected salami publishing
…href="https://publicationethics.org/cope-case-taxonomy">COPE taxonomy of publication ethics cases lists the following relevant definitions: Redundant/duplicate publication: The publication, or attempted publication, of whole or substantial parts of work/data/analysis that have already been published (or have been submitted elsewhere), without transparency or appropriate declaration/referencing. Plagiarism:… - News
In the news: June Digest
…target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01728-z The mnemonic TRAGEDIES is described to capture 9 ways research misconduct occurs. More importantly for this reader, the authors offer some mechanisms and advice to assess the vibrancy and integrity of research unit and they encourage research ethics education for trainees. - News
Welcome new COPE members April-June 2019
Welcome to our new members who have joined COPE between April and June 2019. The new members have been assessed against criteria outlined in the Principles of Transparency and signing up to COPE shows that they intend to follow the highest standards of publication ethics and to apply COPE principles of publication ethics outlined in the