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These services may include: peer review; indexing journals so that articles are discoverable and citable; and preservation. Underpinning these services, trustworthy publishers will implement the policies and practices needed to reach high standards in publication ethics.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-53146" class="node node-newsopinion node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/letter-cope-chair-february-2022">Letter from the COPE Chair: February 2022</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2022-02-09T12:29:07" class="node-time">9 February 2022</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Happy New Year! Or at least Happy Lunar New Year to all.<br/> <br/></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div id="node-53136" class="node node-newsopinion node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/news-february-2022">In the news: February 2022</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2022-02-07T15:10:53" class="node-time">7 February 2022</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each month, COPE Council members find and share publication ethics news. This month the news includes articles on diversity, preprints, research integrity, and more. </p> <h3>Preprints</h3> <p>This preprint describes the findings of a working group organised by ASAPbio that set out to define <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402201542/https://osf.io/8zj9w/">key features of preprint review processes</a>.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-52756" class="node node-newsopinion node-promoted node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/tackling-problem-paper-mills">Tackling the problem of paper mills</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2022-01-19T13:13:39" class="node-time">19 January 2022</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Paper mills research project</h2> <p>Contribute to the research with your personal or professional experience of the problem.<br/><a class="button" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/research-project-paper-mills">Share your experience</a></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div id="node-52741" class="node node-newsopinion node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/information-sharing-about-intentional-research-misconduct">Information sharing about intentional research misconduct</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2022-01-17T11:49:07" class="node-time">17 January 2022</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>What information publishers, research organisations and funders should share about allegations or cases of intentional research misconduct.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-52176" class="node node-newsopinion node-promoted node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/letter-cope-chair-december-2021">Letter from the COPE Chair: December 2021</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2021-12-10T12:52:05" class="node-time">10 December 2021</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As we rapidly approach the end of 2021 and prepare to turn the corner to 2022, COPE is releasing a new discussion document on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/resources/discussion-documents/diversity-and-inclusivity">Diversity and inclusivity</a>, primarily written by our past-Chair, Deborah Poff.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div id="node-52171" class="node node-newsopinion node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/news-december-2021">In the news: December 2021</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2021-12-08T13:21:55" class="node-time">8 December 2021</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each month, COPE Council members find and share publication ethics news. This month the news includes articles on diversity, equity and inclusion, authorship, journal management and more.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-51836" class="node node-newsopinion node-promoted node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="listing-card__type">News</div> <h2> <a href="/web/20220402201542/https://publicationethics.org/news/letter-cope-chair-november-2021">Letter from the COPE Chair: November 2021</a> </h2> <p class="node-publish-submitted"><time datetime="2021-11-17T15:44:25" class="node-time">17 November 2021</time></p> <div class="content listing-card__image--logo_type"> <div class="field field-name-field-accompanying-image-style field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hello one and all. It has been another busy couple of months for COPE. 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