- Seminars and webinars
Trends and issues in publication ethics
…issues in publication ethics and COPE is working with other organisations to find industry-wide solutions. Read an interview-style article with Dan Kulp in a themed section of CASAD's official journal Science Bulletin: Chinese language edition, the 3rd issue 2022. Watch webinar - News
Authorship and Contributorship focus: an editor view and research institution view
…Two perspectives COPE Education Subcommittee focus—what does it mean to be an author? COPE’s Core practice #2 on authorship and contributorship recommends that members… - News
Guest editorial: Tackling paper mills
…are committed to increasing transparency in our publishing processes, supporting the academic community and other publishers in talking about publication and research integrity issues. As such in 2022, we took the opportunity to share our experience in identifying paper mill submissions and identifying image manipulation at Bioscience Reports with the attendees of the 16th EASE General Assembly and… - Event
COPE North American Seminar and Forum 2011
…wishing to attend the Forum should contact the administrator for details on how to join COPE.COPE members are invited to submit cases for the Forum on 31 October. Members can submit cases to the Forum whether or not they are attending the Seminar on 31st October, but anyone presenting a case should be present at the Forum Meeting on the 31st, either in person or by telephone. Please submit cases… - News
In the news: September 2020
…/new-policy-will-allow-authors-easy-route-to-change-names-on-previous-publications.html" target="_blank">update their name on previous publications with the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS has published a new policy which allows this without treating it as a formal correction. Unwelcome acknowledgments, where someone is listed as author without their consent, can often be used to imply endorsement of… - Discussion documents
Diversity and inclusivity
…knowledge. Shared characteristics between author and reviewer has an impact on peer review and publication outcomes. English language requirements of indexing databases may be catalysing and sustaining biased, discriminatory and disproportionate publication behaviours globally. Commitment to ethical principles of diversity, equity and inclusivity should include the development and… - News
In the news: January Digest
…Association, calls for a “slow science revolution” suggesting that it would be worth restricting the number of publications that a researcher could publish each year, to reduce the information overload which is caused by the current pressure to publish. Foreword, COPE Report 2005
…you are not already a member, I hope too that you will consider joining, and that you will let us know what else you think COPE should be doing to protect the integrity of biomedical publication. Fiona Godlee Editor, BMJ Chair of COPE 2003-5…- Case
Duplicate publication?
As the papers in question were not from the editor’s own journal, the Forum reasoned that really the editor is in the position of whistleblower. The advice from the Forum was to submit a letter detailing the issues. In this way, even if it is rejected for publication, the editor will have to respond in some way and the matter will be in the editorial system. If the letter is rejected, then the… - Flowcharts
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…office updated 2022 Systematic manipulation of the publication process, updated 2022 Addressing concerns about systematic manipulation of the publication process new 2023 Peer… - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…review can be improved? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-018-0230-x Publication ethics issues in AHSS: New study
…a range of resources to support journal editors and publishers on all aspects of ethical issues in research publishing. The study was commissioned to address perceptions within COPE that Arts, Humanities, and Social Science members may not consider COPE to be as relevant to them as to Science, Technology, Medicine members. This primary research project was the first COPE has carried out…- Translated resources
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (Portuguese)
…Transparência e melhores práticas, edição atualizada, Version 4.0, 2022 Transparência e melhores práticas Português - Revisado por Luciano Panepucci, após tradução automática via Documentos Google. Version 4.0, 2022. Edição anterior: Princípios de Transparência e Boas Práticas em… - Case
Claim of plagiarism in published article
…handled differently. On a poll of the Forum audience, more than half agreed that the editor should reach out to the other editor, obtain their side of the story and perhaps then establish how proper correction of the literature can be done.… Membership: universities and research institutes
COPE announced the launch of membership for selected universities and research institutes in May 2022. An initial group of universities and research institutes have joined as members and will help ensure that the dedicated resources provide the appropriate support and guidance that universities and research institutes need: Aston University |- Translated resources
Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (Spanish)
…objetivos. Acerca de la Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA, https://oaspa.org) OASPA es una asociación comercial que se estableció en 2008 con el fin de representar los intereses de los editores de Acceso Abierto (AA) a nivel mundial en todas las disciplinas. Al fomentar la colaboración en el desarrollo de modelos comerciales, herramientas…