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SpotOn London 2012: Q&A with Dr Ginny Barbour
Leading up to the session on academic misconduct and fraud at SpotOn London, on 11-12 November, COPE chair Ginny Barbour did a Q&A for Nature. See here:… - News
In the news: November Digest
…href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/are-legal-concerns-stifling-scientific-debate" target="_blank">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/are-legal-concerns-stifling-scientific-debate Other news David Beer looks at a new AI driven tool which provides digested summaries of the research literature and asks whether these help research efficiency. - News
In the news: September 2018 Digest
…prestigious institutions, or they are from specific countries; the double-blind option is also linked to less successful editorial outcomes.https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-018-0049-z - News
Editing Medical Journals: Short Course
Date: 10-12 November 2010 Location: Oxford, UK Website: http://www.pspconsulting.org Now in its 13th year, this short course for Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Board members and managing editors helps build skills and awareness of what it means to be a journal editor and how to make your journal successful. The course covers: how to… - News
Follow COPE on Facebook and Twitter
COPE now has its own Facebook page as well as a Twitter account. Click on the links to follow us: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/COPE-Committee-on-Publication-Ethics/107658079276587 Twitter: - News
Reports of COPE/BMJ meeting on research misconduct
Initial reports of the meeting on research misconduct organized jointly by COPE and the BMJ have been published in the BMJ and also in Nature which has also published an - News
COPE North American Seminar August 10, 2016 'Ethics in peer review'
COPE is delighted to announce its 7th North American Seminar, which will be held in collaboration with ISMTE (International Society of Managing and Technical Editors), on Wednesday August 10, 2016, at the Hilton Philadelphia City… - News
December 2017 news
…Humans Run Experiments, a Robot Writes the Paper The future of automated scientific writing is upon us--and that's a good thing.Robot writes paper Fostering Integrity in Research A consensus study report of The… - Research
CrossCheck guidance: an analysis of typical cases of plagiarism in different disciplines 2010
…this site http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus/editorpaper.php: 1. Zhang YH, Jia XY. A survey on the use of CrossCheck for detecting plagiarism in journal articles. Learned publishing 2012;25(4):292–307. 2. Zhang YH, McIntosh I. How to stop plagiarism: blacklist repeat offenders? Nature 2012;481:22. doi:10.1038/481021a 3. Zhang YH,… - News
In the news: July Digest
…(21.4% of articles, reviews and conference abstracts in 2001 declined to 10.4% in 2017). However, there are global variations which is correlated with subject areas. https://www.timeshighereducation.com… - Event
Medical Communications Forum: Trust & Transparency
…href="http://www.medcommsforum.com/">http://www.medcommsforum.com/ … - News
In the news: March Digest
…/content/9/2/e023983.full" target="_blank">https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e023983.full Humanities research A report from Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, shows that spending on Humanities research in the USA was at a 10-year high in 2017, at just under $500m, a 76.5% increase over 2007 when adjusted for inflation. - News
In the news: September 2020
…href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133320301270" target="_blank">four watchlists and ten safelists reviewing how they address the issue of predatory publishing. While authors in another article analyse the usefulness of the Cabell’s watchlist and suggest improvements to make it a more effective tool. But, is the underlying issue the - Event
COPE Forum: 4 December 2013
…">here. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/867516479 The website link will be open from 10.00am to enable you to test your audio settings. The Forum, however, will start promptly at 11.00am. FAQS on using the webinar can be found here: - News
In the news: November 2018 Digest
…Post publication discussion and corrections On October 25th, Retraction Watch released a database of 18,000 articles and conference papers which had been retracted since the 1970s. - News
In the news: January Digest
…Predatory Publishing Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y Allegations of… - News
Welcome new COPE Council members
The results of our recent Council elections have been confirmed and we are pleased to welcome two new members to Council: Howard Browman and Frits Rosendaal. Frits Rosendaal is Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and chairman of the