COPE brings together all those involved in scholarly research and its publication to strengthen the network of support, education and debate in publication ethics
Scholarly publishing is heavily focused on communication in English. While there are advantages to having a common language for reporting research, it can place unequal burdens on scholars from different backgrounds. Add to the discussion with: your experiences of publishing in English when it is not your first language; what can be done to increase accessibility; and what are the challenges vs benefits of doing so.
Our core practices
Core practices are the policies and practices journals and publishers need, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics. We include cases with advice, guidance for day-to-day practice, education modules and events on topical issues, to support journals and publishers fulfil their policies.
Guidance & discussion
New flowchart to help editors who have been informed that a manuscript submitted to their journal has also been submitted to other journals at the same time. The guidance indictes who to contact and what actions to take at each step.
United2Act, a project from COPE and STM, is a group of international stakeholders working collaboratively against paper mills. Working groups have released new draft resources and welcome feedback for revisions.
Dan Kulp, COPE Chair, introduces the discussion: "Ethical considerations of using and maintaining watchlists". What are the potential benefits and harms of watchlists, and what should be put in place to reduce any risks?
Corrections in inactive journals, authorship issue of a stolen case, and privacy of personal information. Cases from members discussed at the latest COPE Forum.
New to this guidance are options for editors to publish retractions, expressions of concern, and corrections under certain conditions.
New to this guidance are recommendations around AI, potential conflicts of interest, and mentoring opportunities.
Updated guidelines with recommendations for research institutions and journals on cases of research integrity and publication misconduct.
18-22 November 2024
Publication Integrity Week is a week-long series of events to feature insights from across the publication integrity spectrum from sessions on good publication ethics practice to discussions on issues challenging research publishing.