Publication ethics issues in AHSS: New study
…all areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Science, and Technology and Medicine. From our network of offices in Oxford, New York, Philadelphia, Boca Raton, Boston, Melbourne, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Stockholm, New Delhi and Johannesburg, Taylor & Francis staff provide local expertise and support to our editors, societies and authors and tailored, efficient customer…Seminars
…authoring process - Laurel L Haak, ORCID Download presentation [PDF, 7,400kB] Mobile platforms, linked content, and copyright: issues and answers - Michael W Carroll, Creative Commons Download…- News
In the news: May Digest
…href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0026-5" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0026-5 Conflicts of Interest/Competing interests Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reports on three studies which have found considerable undeclared conflicts of interest in authors of endoscopy guidelines and of evidence-based resources that help guide the decisions of… - News
Letter from COPE: June 2020
…diversity and inclusion in our membership as an area of focus, and we want to play an active role in increasing diversity in scholarship, peer review, and publishing. There is much, much more to do. While many editors, reviewers, and authors continue to live and work in a changed environment because of coronavirus, there has been an increased need for advice and support during this time. We bring… - Translated resources
Proceso de revisión por pares comprometido en artículos publicados: caso
Al percatarse de un alto volumen de envíos del autor A, el editor X mostró su preocupación sobre los revisores sugeridos por el autor y sus comentarios. El autor A había sugerido en la mayoría de los casos los mismos revisores para todos los envíos, los revisores sugeridos tenían direcciones de correo electrónico imposibles de verificar, los comentarios se devolvían muy rápido (en 24 horas) y e… - News
Vacancies on COPE Council
…href="https://publicationethics.org/about/governance" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Trustee Board, who are ultimately responsible for the financial, legal and business operations of COPE as a charitable business and gives authority to Council and the Executive Officer… Code of conduct for COPE meetings and events
…name="reporting">Reporting unacceptable behaviour Anyone experiencing or witnessing behaviour that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to public safety or is of a criminal nature, is advised to either (a) locate a facility house phone and ask for security or (b) contact the local authorities directly. If you are the subject of unacceptable behaviour or have witnessed any such behaviour,…- Event
COPE 25th anniversary seminar, 2022
…editors/publishers and universities. The seminar sessions will be of interest to editors, publishers, authors and all those interested in publication ethics. #C0PE25 Creating a culture of publication integrity together Keynote address Book wars: the impact of the digital revolution on Anglo-American trade publishing John B Thompson discusses the digital revolution in… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Ethical practice in research data publication - challenges, lessons and opportunities
…institutions to manage datasets, and the consistency, standardisation and quality of workflows, and queried whether institutional policies adequately cover the range of scenarios around dataset management which Daniella mentioned in her comments. Data journal editor Presentations
…kb) Presented by Liz Wager At the UK Atomic Energy Authority/Euratom Fusion Association meeting Oxford, UK December 2006 Fraud and malpractice in medical publishing Download PDF (112 kb) Presented by…COPE Governance
…class="resource-download-inline__shadow"> Trustee Board COPE is governed by the Trustee Board (maximum of 12) which is responsible for the financial, legal and business operations of COPE as a charitable business, and gives authority to- News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: April 2019
…take one step at a time and proceed in an orderly fashion. Fortunately, we are guided and can measure our steps by listening to our members and the communities worldwide that we serve. Aspiring to better practice in publication ethics and research integrity means promoting respect for and between researchers, authors, peer reviewers, journal editors, and research administrators; it means supporting… - News
Diversity, equity, inclusivity and accessibility: COPE commentary
…from 2-6 October. We will be releasing more details over the coming weeks, but in the DEIA session we hope to launch several new discussion documents on name change requests, historic content that is now deemed offensive, and author behavioural misconduct. These have challenged us to think deeply, sensitively, and collaboratively, and we look forward to opening up the discussion to participants.… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2021: Authorship for sale
…journals which authors are aiming to be publish in, and the ‘vicious circle’ which creates a system perpetuating lack of research funding, financial support for journals, restricted reviewer pools, imperfect communication, poor visibility across global communities. The majority of articles determined to come from paper mills are from Iran, Russia, and China (though other countries are present). - News
Letter from the COPE co-Chairs: December 2018
…How do stresses and strains on researchers, whether as authors or as peer reviewers, play out and what do we do about the consequences? What new opportunities do we need to embrace? Three things feel like relative constants for COPE. Each is a part of our mission, and each is baked into COPE’s mindset. We… Facilitation and Integrity FAQ
…Integrity subcommittee can review issues related to authors’ concerns about retractions. COPE’s review will focus on the process the journal followed to review the concerns about the publication and to inform the decision to retract, and consider whether the process was aligned with COPE guidelines, such as the