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March 2017</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class="core-practice-content-listing__content-category-list-item"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__wrapper"> <h2 class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-title">Forum discussion topics</h2> <ul class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-list"> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/book-publishing-ethics">Ethical considerations around book publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussion-topics/cope-forum-11-february-2019-diversity-and-inclusion-research">COPE Forum 11 February 2019: Diversity and inclusion in research publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussion-topics/cope-forum-9-december-2014-publication-ethics-issues-social">COPE Forum 9 December 2014: Publication ethics issues in the social sciences</a></li> </ul> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-resources"> <a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Forum%20discussion%20topics?classification=2776" class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-link">View all Ethical oversight forum discussion topics</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="core-practice-content-listing__content-category-list-item"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__wrapper"> <h2 class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-title">Seminars and webinars</h2> <ul class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-list"> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/seminars-and-webinars/dei-in-practice-panel">Seminar 2021: Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion to shape the future of publication ethics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/seminars-and-webinars/european-seminar-2019-exploring-publication-ethics-issues-arts">European Seminar 2019: Exploring Publication Ethics Issues in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/seminars-and-webinars/european-seminar-2019-analysis-retractions-initiators-and-reasons">European Seminar 2019: Analysis of retractions, initiators and reasons for retractions</a></li> </ul> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-resources"> <a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Seminars%20and%20webinars?classification=2776" class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-link">View all Ethical oversight seminars and webinars</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="core-practice-content-listing__content-category-list-item"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card"> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__wrapper"> <h2 class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-title">E-learning</h2> <ul class="core-practice-overview-card__content-links-list"> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/elearning/introducci%C3%B3n-la-%C3%A9tica-de-la-publicaci%C3%B3n">Introducción a la Ética de la Publicación</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/elearning/%E5%87%BA%E7%89%88%E4%BC%A6%E7%90%86%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D-0">出版伦理介绍 </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/elearning/selective-reporting">Selective Reporting</a></li> </ul> <div class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-resources"> <a href="/web/20220315110100/https://publicationethics.org/resources/e-learning" class="core-practice-overview-card__view-all-link">View all Ethical oversight elearning</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="homepage-core-practices"> <div class="homepage-core-practices__row homepage-core-practices__row--title"> <h2 class="homepage-core-practices__title" id="core-practices">Our core practices</h2> </div> <div class="homepage-core-practices__row homepage-core-practices__row--body"> <div class="homepage-core-practices__col"> <div class="homepage-core-practices__summary"> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-editable"> <div> <div class="field field-name-field-block-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div>Core practices are the policies and practices journals and publishers need, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics. 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