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Peer review manipulation suspected during the peer review process </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/peer-review-manipulation-suspected-during-peer-review-process">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/systematic-manipulation-publication-process">Systematic manipulation of the publication process</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Identify potential fraudulent activity and use the flowcharts when handling suspected manipulation. Suggested actions are recommended for each type of suspicious activity. Systematic manipulation of the publication process </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/systematic-manipulation-publication-process">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/how-recognise-potential-manipulation-peer-review-process">How to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> COPE's guide on how to recognise potential manipulation of the peer review process. It contains details on recognised features or patterns of reviewer activity and best practice recommendations on how to minimise peer review manipulation. How to… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/how-recognise-potential-manipulation-peer-review-process">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/what-consider-when-asked-peer-review-manuscript">What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> COPE's guidance on what to consider when you are asked to peer review a manuscript, presented as a flowchart and laying out the steps in the decision process that you might go through to decide whether or not you should accept the request. What… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/what-consider-when-asked-peer-review-manuscript">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/translations">All Flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …COPE Flowcharts COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process, for practical use on handling different aspects of publication ethics issues. Allegations of misconduct Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts-new/translations">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/reviewer-suspected-have-appropriated-authors-ideas-or-data">Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author’s ideas or data</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> COPE's guidance as a flowchart on what to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data. Reviewer suspected to have appropriated an author's ideas or data </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/reviewer-suspected-have-appropriated-authors-ideas-or-data">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/arabic-all-flowcharts">Arabic: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is all of COPE's flowcharts in Arabic. Other languages: Chinese | Croatian | English | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/arabic-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Flowcharts_Arabic.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/chinese-all-flowcharts">Chinese: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Chinese Other languages: Arabic | Croatian | English | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/chinese-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20flowcharts%20%28CHI%29_02.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/croatian-all-flowcharts">Croatian: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Croatian Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | English | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/croatian-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20flowcharts%20%28CRO%29.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/french-all-flowcharts">French: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in French. Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/french-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/French%20%281%29.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/italian-all-flowcharts">Italian: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Italian Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/italian-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20flowcharts%20%28ITA%29_V3.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/japanese-all-flowcharts">Japanese: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Japanese Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/japanese-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/COPE%20flowcharts_Japanese_Final2017.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/persian-14-flowcharts">Persian: 14 flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Persian Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/persian-14-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Persian%20%281%29.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/polish-all-flowcharts">Polish: all flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Polish Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779" class="active">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780" class="active">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/polish-all-flowcharts">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20Polish%20flowcharts.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Flowcharts </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/spanish-all-flowcharts">Spanish: All flowcharts</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> …This is COPE's flowcharts in Spanish Other languages: Arabic | Chinese | Croatian | </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771" class="active">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772" class="active">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773" class="active">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774" class="active">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775" class="active">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776" class="active">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777" class="active">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220504223101/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778" class="active">Journal management</a></li> <li><a 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