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Detection tools are growing more sophisticated but so are ways to evade them. Scholars are starting to ask if the word ‘plagiarism’ is fit for purpose any longer, or if we are already in a ‘post-plagiarism’ era. Join us to hear four leading scholars in the field put forward their views on these topics, from who ‘owns’ knowledge, to new ways of uncovering misconduct, and how to interpret them.</p></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Speakers</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div class="multi-promo-slice multi-promo-slice--white"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__row"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Working together</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__date">Tuesday 19 November</div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>A day with a special focus on journals, publishers, and university and research institutes working together to solve publication integrity issues. Due to the popularity of this event we have increased the number of spaces available and reopened booking!</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Programme</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Future of publication ethics</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__date">Wednesday 20 November</div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Across three different panels we will hear from experts on how we can use AI to detect ethical issues, how ethics can be applied to publications beyond books and journals, and how peer review is changing in the modern age.</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Programme</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Paper mills</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__date">Thursday 21 November</div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Learn how the United2Act project on tackling paper mills is progressing, hear from an expert on authorship for sale. Due to the popularity of this event we have increased the number of spaces available and reopened booking!</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Programme</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div class="single-promo-slice single-promo-slice--white"> <div class="single-promo-slice__row"> <div class="single-promo-slice__heading"> <h2>Guidance & discussion</h2> </div> </div> <div class="single-promo-slice__row"> <div class="single-promo-slice__image"> <img src="https://publicationethics.org/sites/default/files/piw24-home-1024px-data.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Dealing with data day, Publication Integrity Week 2024" title="Dealing with data day" /> </div> <div class="single-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="single-promo-slice__title"><a href="/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Dealing with data</a></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__date">Friday 22 November</div> <div class="single-promo-slice__description"> <p>The speakers in this session will address data issues from a range of perspectives, from considering equality and diversity, to handling qualitative data, and implementing data sharing policies.</p></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Programme</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item odd"><div class="multi-promo-slice multi-promo-slice--grey"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__row"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Paper mills workshop</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__date">Thursday 21 November</div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Join us for this workshop designed to help you handle cases of suspected cases of paper mills. This workshop is for COPE Members only. </p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024">Programme</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/cope-positions">Plagiarism level</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>There's no simple answer to "What percentage of plagiarism is okay?". What matters is the nature and degree of duplication which indicates whether an editor will consider it plagiarism. </p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/cope-positions#plagiarism">COPE position</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice-col"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="multi-promo-slice__title"><a href="/resources/forum-discussion-topics/revisiting-expressions-concern">Expressions of concern</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Introducing the new Expressions of Concern guidelines and discussing situations when an Expression of Concern is appropriate, their purpose, potential challenges and how they should be issued.</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussion-topics/revisiting-expressions-concern">Join the discussion</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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