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In the news: May 2020
…acceptable. The document was not meant for public viewing, but was posted on the website of the Fudan University in Shanghai. https://us.cnn.com/2020/04/12/asia/china-coronavirus-research-restrictions-intl-hnk/index.html The managing editor for academic publications at… - News
In the news: May Digest
…Intellectual property In a discussion paper posted on SSRN, Diana Simon, a Professor of Law at the University of Arizona, explores whether it is fair or helpful to try to generalise attitudes toward plagiarism across cultures? - News
Guest editorial: the challenge of AI chatbots for journal editors
One of us (RW) published an editorial in his journal on the use of ChatGPT in writing academic manuscripts. ChatGPT (a chatbot developed by OpenAI) was included in the author list in the interests of transparency. The journal’s publisher (Elsevier) does not allow AI… - Event
Peer review week
…scholarly communication stakeholders, including academic publishers, associations, institutions, and researchers. Participating organisations will host events and activities to highlight the ways in which peer review contributes to and reinforces trust in scholarship. More information… - News
What to do if you suspect systematic manipulation of the publication process
…affecting the publishing industry. This editorial describes what it is, why it is difficult for individual journal editors and publishers to handle and the background to the development of the new - News
Peer review week 2022: webinars
…Watch again COPE Trustees and Council Members were also invited to speak at various events during Peer Review Week. The webinars are available to watch again: Deborah Poff was part of the Aries Systems webinar panel Research… United2Act launches action against paper mills
…world who collectively publish 66% of all journal articles and tens of thousands of monographs and reference works. As academic and professional publishers, learned societies, university presses, start-ups and established players we work together to serve society by developing standards and technology to ensure research is of high quality, trustworthy and easy to access.- News
In the news: December Digest
…extremely useful and authors generally had positive perceptions of OA journals. Journal selection for publishing their own work was driven primarily by the relevance to their discipline followed by journal impact and reputation. OA status ranked 7th. https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/1-17/v1 The Company of… - News
In the news: April 2018 Digest
…proposed. Such investigations are inherently difficult due to potential self-interest on the part of the institutions. Use of the checklist to guide such reviews should help to promote fairness, transparency and accountabilityhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2675025 Keeping science… - News
In the news: January 2018 Digest
…Authorship In the era of Team Science, careful attention to authorship criteria is criticalhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2667044 - News
In the news: November 2020
…href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-020-03631-1" target="_blank">case study of a single paper retracted in 2008, 3 years after it's publication, the authors used network analysis, citation context analysis and retraction status visibility analysis and found 148 direct citations from 2006-2019 and 2542 second-generation citations. The retraction was not mentioned in… - News
In the news: December 2020
…of compensation for peer review in "The Scientist". She describes some calls for some sort of compensation - monetary, academic acknowledgement, reduction in Article processing fees for University faculty and others as well as obstacles to developing these systems. At… - News
COPE Forum Meetings 2016
…(BST) Wednesday 3 August 2016 (at International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) Conference in London)8-9.30pm (GMT) Tuesday 8 November 2016… - News
COPE shortlisted for Publons Sentinel Award: outstanding advocacy, innovation or contribution to #PeerReview
An the winner is...Irene Hames, advocate and educator of peer review and publication ethics. Congratulations Irene, a well-deserved award for all your work in the field of peer review. Read more - News
February Forum: agenda and discussion topic
…href="/files/u661/COPE%20Forum%20Agenda%20and%20materials%2026_02_18_final_3.pdf">Agenda and materials Register for the Forum … - Event
Forum on Good Publication Practices, University of Macau
…contributors are eligible authors? Misconceptions about plagiarism How to deter paper mills? Read more and register … - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2017: Translating institutional integrity issues into educational initiatives across Asia-Pacific
…Research @ HKU Common research integrity issues in AsiaPacific countries … - Event
COPE Forum: Monday 13 May 2019
…Director, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group will present the findings and there will be time for questions from Forum participants. Deadline to register: Friday 10 May - News
In the news: June 2018 Digest
…secure the raw data. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05290-y The Netherlands Research Integrity Network (NRIN) held a research conference on April 20, 2018 and the PDF’s and abstracts of the presentation are available at