COPE webinar: Current Issues in Peer Review
…has published widely on open science, open access, peer review and library science in both peer-reviewed and popular science outlets, and regularly acts as PC member, co-organizer or co-chair of a number of workshops and conferences on topics related to open science.- Event
COPE webinar: Standards in authorship
…Biology (McMaster University, Canada). Kelly also worked as a Lecturer at The University of Stirling (Scotland) and held a Fyssen Research Fellowship (University of Paris North, France). Liz Allen, Director of Strategic… - Forum discussion topics
COPE Forum 12 March 2013: Text recycling
The topic for discussion at this Forum was ‘Text recycling’. Self-plagiarism, also referred to as ‘text recycling’, is a topical issue and is currently generating much discussion among editors. Opinions are divided as to how much text overlap with an author’s own previous publications is acceptable, and editors often find it hard to judge when action is required. In an attempt to get some… - News
COPE Indian Seminar at the Annual Conference of IAMJE
…and COPE Alumnus, Trish Groves, will be leading the seminar. The seminar will take place at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. To register, please contact: [email protected] More information is available here (PDF 160kb) and the programme for the COPE… - News
Ethical oversight focus
This month in our ongoing exploration of COPE’s core principles, we focus on Core Practice #6: Ethical Oversight. COPE’s general statement on this core practice reads as follows: “Ethical oversight should include, but is not limited to, policies on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical… - News
Research Cluster in Applied Research Ethics & Integrity
Chris Graf, COPE co-Chair is giving the keynote speech at this conference on at the University of Kent (UK) on 4 April 2018. The conference will formally launch the Cluster to University of Kent students and… COPE webinar: Allegations of misconduct
…Subcommittee. After our invited speakers present, there will be an opportunity for questions from attendees. You can email your question in advance or ask questions during the webinar. Speakers: Susan Garfinkel, Assistant…- News
Website refresh
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European Seminar 2014: COPE case taxonomy
…Download presentation: COPE Case Taxonomy (PDF 552KB)… - News
Letter from the COPE Vice-Chair: May 2020
…href="https://publicationethics.org/AHSS-Study">publishing ethics landscape for AHSS editors: both identified contribution and co-author claims as significant ethics issues. As with all of our discussion documents, we welcome feedback and comments to [email protected]. For those interested in understanding the behaviours… - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2019: Exploring Publication Ethics Issues in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
…dealing with bias in reviewer comments as one of the top five issues, with 19% saying this happened frequently. These included: •A lack of support on ethics related to editors acting as reviewers or guest editors •Achieving blind review when the reviewers and authors have ties, or when working versions of papers are often published online before journal submission.… - Case
Suspected unattributed text in a published article
The editor told the Forum that she had checked the articles and the degree of overlap of text was nearly 20%. The Forum warned that percentages can be misleading, and the editor needs to look carefully at where the overlap occurred (in the introduction and methods may be fine, but it can be more problematic in the results or conclusion sections). The institution(s) may need to be… - News
COPE Trustee
…voluntary unpaid positions. It is expected that your employer will cover any expenses as part of your professional development; if this is not feasible, please contact the COPE Administrator for guidance. Election process Candidates for the Trustee Board will be shortlisted by the Trustee Board. All candidates are… - News
COPE delegation, Beijing, 2017
A COPE delegation comprising the COPE co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Chris Graf and Deborah Poff, along with China based COPE Council members, Helena Wang and Jason Hu, and Japan based Council member Trevor Lane, me t with some of China’s leading science and research organisations in Beijing last month. - Event
COPE Forum: Monday 13 May 2019
…take action 19-07 Correcting the affiliation of an author after publication 4. Updates 18-06 Retrospective registration, outcome switching and ethical approval 19-02 Dispute arising from peer review of a rejected comment and published correction Read the… - Seminars and webinars
Seminar 2003: Programme
The COPE Seminar was held on Friday 24 October 2003 at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London Download programme for the COPE Seminar 2003 [PDF, 84KB]… - Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2011: Who shall judge: authorship, attribution and accountability
…Download presentation: Who shall judge: authorship, attribution and accountability [PDF, 1500KB]… - News
Upcoming CrossRef webinars
…the web. Learn more about this new exciting initiative from CrossRef. Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013Time: 8:00 am (San Francisco), 11:00 am (New York), 4:00 pm (London)Moderator: Rachael Lammey - News
What constitutes authorship? New COPE discussion document
…1.538em;">some basic principles to help prevent common problems, and sets out some of the more thorny issues that have come to light in previous discussions, many of which are discipline-specific and which require more nuanced consideration. - Event
COPE Forum: August 2018
…href="/files/u7140/COPE%20Forum%20Agenda%20and%20materials%2008_08_18_final.pdf">Read the cases and questions for the Forum…