- Seminars and webinars
European Seminar 2019: Retractions, a publisher's perspective
Catriona Fennell, Director of Publishing Services, Elsevier gives a publisher's perspective, and shares her own experience, at this session on retractions at the COPE European Seminar 2019. Thed Van Leeuwen speaks about the scientometrics of retractions, and Howard Browman shares the latest on COPE's revised retraction guidelines. Watch now - Translated resources
Qué considerar al ser invitado a hacer una revisión por pares de un manuscrito
…-american-spanish">Guias eticas para revisores pares Cómo reconocer la potencial manipulación del proceso de revisión por pares - Case
Retraction or correction?
The Forum suggested that this was a case not only of redundant publication but also of image manipulation and fraud and agreed with the editor that the paper should be retracted. The author admitted wrongdoing, the editor has the evidence, and if he believes there are grounds for retraction, then he should retract the paper. However, the Forum did caution that it was unusual not to wait for… - Event
Plagiarism Webcast Series: 5 biggest challenges from the front lines of scholarly publishing
…Chair at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Editor-in-Chief at Systematic Reviews Journal Jason ChuPlagiarism.org (Moderator) HIGHLIGHTS: Five top-ranking concerns of editorial managers, revealed from a new survey conducted by iThenticate. Exclusive insights and anecdotes from two highly esteemed industry experts. Guidance on how to mitigate challenges and risks, and… - News
Peer Review Week 2018: new and revised COPE resources
…target="_blank">Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers; What to consider when asked to peer review (infographic); How to spot potential… - Event
COPE Forum: September 2023
…23-15 Reviewer citation manipulation 23-16 Request for retraction due to alleged ethical misconduct in a grant application 23-17 - News
Letter from the COPE Chair: November 2019
…explores the ethics of routine antenatal care in pregnant women with a systematic illness compared to active management of the illness in the intervention group. November’s forum was on the topic of Artificial intelligence in decision making. A number of the questions and comments were directly and indirectly about the… - Case
Correction, retraction, or expression of concern?
…assessed at two levels: the journal level, and the articles. At a journal level, the editors should engage in a thorough review of their peer review and editorial processes to identify where these issues arose and establish how they can be prevented in future. This may require updating of policies and processes, and/or team training if the review suggests that there have been systematic lapses. At… - Event
COPE Forum: August 2018
…Boston, USA: 1. Update on COPE activities by the Chair 2. Forum discussion: What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript 3. New cases18-07 Inconclusive institutional investigation into authorship dispute (MC) 18-08 Scientific misconduct claim from a whistleblower where the institution willnot investigate (LG) 18-09 Editor manipulation of the… - Case
Grounds for retraction?
The co-author of a paper has contacted us about a paper he published 5 years ago together with a researcher who has now been convicted of serious professional misconduct by the GMC for research misconduct. The co-author is worried that the paper he co-authored may also be fraudulent. The research was in two parts. The first was analysed by a doctor not convicted of research miscon… - Flowcharts
Responding to whistleblowers when concerns are raised via social media
…figure manipulation or other forms of misconduct. Responding to whistleblowers when concerns are raised via social media - Flowcharts
Responding to whistleblowers when concerns are raised directly
…allegations of plagiarism, figure manipulation or other forms of misconduct. Responding to whistleblowers when concerns are raised directly - News
Paper mills: United to act
…guidance in dealing with paper mills. The first 'Addressing concerns about systematic manipulation of the publication process' provides practical steps for editors and publishers dealing with paper mills, empowering decision-making at batch level and supporting timely investigations. The second ' - News
In the news: January 2021
…Publication ethics news January 2021 Each month, COPE Council members find and share publication ethics news. This month the news includes articles on image manipulation, peer review, preprints, and more. Research integrity A - Event
COPE Forum: Monday 5 November 2018
…their name, not retraction 18-19 Student thesis contains published article content 4. Updates 18-09 Editor manipulation of impact factor Read the cases and questions for the Forum #C0PEForum… - Case
The incomplete retraction
A journal published a paper several years ago that subsequently had to be retracted, on the advice of the university where the work had been conducted. The university provided no further details but promised to do so. Two years later they confirmed that the paper should be retracted, but gave no information on exactly what had gone wrong and whether anybody had been punished. Subsequently, one… - Case
Balancing anonymisation and open science during peer-review
In science generally, and in medicine particularly, the protocol information forms a vital part of the scholarly process and should be available for reviewers to assess. It is not uncommon for reviewers to find manipulation or errors in the data, and if they are not shared then serious publication ethics issues may be missed. In some cases, it may be possible to anonymise these data, but… - Case
The unacceptable use of a placebo
This was a small randomised controlled trial of a medication for an active inflammatory condition. The trial was unnecessary, as several large trials and a recent non-systematic review had shown that the medication was beneficial for flare-ups of the condition. In this case, all patients were taken off non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and then they were randomly allocated to… - Case
Duplicate publication
_ The reply was thought to be somewhat convenient. How could all authors have signed the copyright forms without realising that two papers on the same research were due to be published? _ There seems to be some intent to mislead and the second paper would not have been published if the first had been known about. _ A further problem was that if a systematic review was undertaken it would be… - Forum discussion topics
COPE Forum 12 February 2016: Data sharing
…that those whose data are reused get adequate credit—something that is not routinely done, but which groups such as Force 11 and others are working towards. Most recently, questions about the legitimate requests for and re-use of data have been explored systematically and thoughtfully by Lewandowsky &…