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process, editorial offices should define and implement best practices in publication ethics. This COPE guide is a comprehensive toolkit that explains expected ethical practices in scholarly publishing, and highlights resources for editorial offices to develop their codes of ethical conduct and practic… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2772">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2775">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2780">Post-publication discussions and corrections</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/ethics-toolkit-editors">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/editing-peer-reviews">Editing peer reviews</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> The COPE guidelines Editing peer reviews, are intended to advise editors, publishers, and researchers on expected practices and appropriate circumstances regarding the editing of peer reviews. The guidelines look at the need for journals to amend peer reviews, and provide insight into situations where this might be an appropriate course of action. Journals should have clear policies on… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/editing-peer-reviews">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/editorial-board-participation">Editorial board participation</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> These COPE Guidelines provide an overview of editorial board appointment and engagement, roles and responsibilities, and key details to consider during recruitment such as participation on multiple editorial boards. COPE Guidelines are formal COPE policy and are intended to advise editors and publishers on expected publication ethics practice. </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/editorial-board-participation">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/guidelines-managing-relationships-between-society-owned-journals-their-society">Guidelines for managing the relationships between society owned journals, their society, and publishers</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> The journals of 'Learned Societies' and 'Professional Associations' are an important part of the scientific literature. Regardless of the publication arrangements and the number of journals affiliated with that society, the policies of and the relationships among the journals, any publisher and the society must be of the highest quality, ethically sound, and as transparent as possible. COPE Gui… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/guidelines-managing-relationships-between-society-owned-journals-their-society">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing">Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Introduction The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) are scholarly o… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/principles-transparency-and-best-practice-scholarly-publishing">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/journals%E2%80%99-best-practices-ensuring-consent-publishing-medical-case-reports">Journals’ Best Practices for ensuring consent for publishing medical case reports: guidance from COPE</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> General principles around consent and consent forms for editors to use when developing forms for their journals' purposes. Journals’ Best Practices for ensuring consent for publishing medical case reports: guidance from COPE </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777">Intellectual property</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/journals%E2%80%99-best-practices-ensuring-consent-publishing-medical-case-reports">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/files/Best_Practices_for_Ensuring_Consent_for_Publishing_Medical_Case_Reports_guidance_from_COPE.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/sharing-information-among-editors-chief-regarding-possible-misconduct">Sharing of information among editors-in-chief regarding possible misconduct</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Sharing of information among editors-in-chief (EICs) regarding cases of suspected misconduct can play a significant role in preserving the integrity of the scientific record, allowing EICs of affected journals to conduct investigations with greater efficiency and effectiveness. </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2771">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2773">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2774">Conflicts of interest / Competing interests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/sharing-information-among-editors-chief-regarding-possible-misconduct">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/files/editors-sharing-information-on-possible-misconduct-cope-guidelines.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/text-recycling-guidelines-editors">Text recycling guidelines for editors</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> COPE Text Recycling Guidelines are intended to advise editors and publishers on expected practice when identifying sections of the same text appearing in more than one of an author's own publications. Text recycling guidelines </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2777">Intellectual property</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/text-recycling-guidelines-editors">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/files/Web_A29298_COPE_Text_Recycling.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/guidance-editors-research-audit-and-service-evaluations">Guidance for Editors: research, audit and service evaluations</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Regulations regarding what type of study requires ethical approval vary worldwide. In some countries all studies require ethical approval but in others not. This may lead to submission to journals of manuscripts relating to such studies that do not satisfy the journal’s normal requirement for independent ethical approval, and rejection of the manuscript because of misunderstanding of local regu… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/guidance-editors-research-audit-and-service-evaluations">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/files/Guidance_for_Editors_Research_Audit_and_Service_Evaluations_v2_0.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers">Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers (English)</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Peer review guidelines provide basic principles and standards to which all peer reviewers should adhere during the peer review process in research publication. Peer reviewers play a central and critical part in the peer-review process, but too often come to the role without any guidance and unaware of their ethical obligations. These guidelines are intended to be applied across disciplines. COP… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2779">Peer review processes</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cooperation-between-research-institutions-and-journals-research-integrity">Cooperation between research institutions and journals on research integrity cases</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Institutions and journals both have important duties relating to research and publication misconduct. Institutions are responsible for the conduct of their researchers and for encouraging a healthy research environment. Journals are responsible for the conduct of their editors, for safeguarding the research record, and for ensuring the reliability of everything they publish. It is therefore imp… </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2776">Ethical oversight</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines/cooperation-between-research-institutions-and-journals-research-integrity">View web version</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/guidelines-board-directors-learned-society-journals">Guidelines for the Board of Directors of Learned Society Journals</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> The journals of Learned Societies are an important part of the scientific literature. Their management should be of the highest quality and ethically sound. COPE Guidelines are formal COPE policy and are intended to advise editors and publishers on expected publication ethics practice. </div> <div class="search-result__classifications"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/guidance?classification=2778">Journal management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="search-result__cta"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/guidelines-board-directors-learned-society-journals">View web version</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/files/Learned_Society_Guidelines_0.pdf">Download PDF</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </li><li><div class="search-result"> <div class="search-result__header"> <div class="search-result__type"> Guidelines </div> </div> <h2 class="search-result__title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181516/https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/how-handle-authorship-disputesa-guide-new-researchers">How to handle authorship disputes: a guide for new researchers</a> </h2> <div class="search-result__snippet"> Guidance for new researchers on good authorship practice, and advice on how to deal with authorship issues as they arise. 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