- Guidelines
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
…types of advertisements will be considered. Who makes decisions regarding accepting advertisements. Whether they are linked to content or reader behaviour or are displayed at random. Advertisements should not be related in any way to editorial decision making and should be kept separate from the published content. 16. Direct marketing Any direct… - Case
Handling self-admissions of fraud
The Forum noted that this was a very unusual case, both fascinating and alarming. At its heart it would appear to an authorship dispute, and the journal was correct in involving the institution. The Forum suggested contacting all of the authors and asking for their input. It would seem that the only clear way of resolving the issue is to replicate the study and try to reproduce the… - Forum discussion topics
Ethical considerations around watchlists
…that all parties consult legal counsel for individual cases. COPE is exploring the need for guidance on ethical issues surrounding watchlists and welcomes comments on this topic. History of COPE
…was based on an environmental scan and the results of member research conducted by an independent market research consultancy. COPE’s reach and diversity was reflected in a prominent role at the World Conference on Research Integrity in Hong Kong in 2019, and the primary research COPE commissioned to…Subcommittees and working groups
…advise the Trustee Board on specific areas of COPE's operations. Each subcommittee consists of a Chair, usually at least four other Council members and, ex-officio, the Executive Officer. Additional individuals may be recruited as needed to complete specific tasks. The Trustee Board has delegated authority to the subcommittees to implement their objectives. Its decisions are reported to the…- News
Case discussion: Editor manipulation of impact factor
…referencing (giving full bibliographic details in the reference list at the end). The case provides a reminder that everyone involved in the scholarly enterprise is expected to know how to present work ethically, cite sources appropriately, and reference those sources to allow others to verify information and read further. A degree of self-citation is expected, but adding or suggesting the addition of… - Forum discussion topics
Author behavioural misconduct
…class="resource-download-inline__shadow__inner"> Questions for the Forum discussion Should “behavioural misconduct” be considered a form of research misconduct? If so, what responsibility (if any) might editors and publishers have to investigate, and what evidence might be required to act? If not, who should investigate, and how might editors and publishers interact with this process (if at… - News
New COPE members Jan-March 2019
…href="http://publicationethics.org/members/jornal-de-pediatria">Jornal de Pediatria (Elsevier) Journal of Accounting and Organizations (School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting at Ribeirao Preto (FEA-RP/ USP) Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment… - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…the="" they="" to="" twitter="" twitter.com="" ty="" uptake="" versus="" view="" when="" with="">India cracks down on plagiarism at universities https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05924-1 Read…