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A study by COPE and STM recommends joint action by publishers, funders and research institutions. Find out more about the impact of paper mills and what we can all do to combat them. </div> <div class="hot-topic__link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/research/paper-mills-research">Read report</a></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-homepage-core-practices paragraphs-items-field-homepage-core-practices-full paragraphs-items-full"> <div class="field field-name-field-homepage-core-practices field-type-paragraphs field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="homepage-core-practices"> <div class="homepage-core-practices__row homepage-core-practices__row--title"> <h2 class="homepage-core-practices__title">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"> <p>Core practices are the policies and practices journals and publishers need, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics. We include cases with advice, guidance for day-to-day practice, education modules and events on topical issues, to support journals and publishers fulfil their policies.</p> </div> <div class="homepage-core-practices__cta"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/core-practices">Read more about core practices</a> </div> </div> <ul class="homepage-core-practices__col homepage-core-practices__col--links"> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/misconduct">Allegations of misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/authorship">Authorship and contributorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/appeals">Complaints and appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/competinginterests">Conflicts of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/data">Data and reproducibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/oversight">Ethical oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/intellectualproperty">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/management">Journal management</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/peerreview">Peer review processes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/postpublication">Post-publication discussions</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-forum paragraphs-items-field-forum-full paragraphs-items-full"> <div class="field field-name-field-forum field-type-paragraphs field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="next-cope-forum"> <div class="next-cope-forum__container"> <div class="next-cope-forum__row"> <div class="next-cope-forum__description"> <h2 class="next-cope-forum__title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/events/cope-forum-wednesday-22-june-2022">Register for COPE Forum</a></h2> <div class="next-cope-forum__date"></div> <p class="next-cope-forum__body">COPE members: register for the COPE Forum on 22 June to discuss new cases submitted by members, updates to existing cases, and join in the topic discussion on the new draft discussion document "Dealing with complaints about the integrity of published research".</p> </div> <div class="next-cope-forum__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/events/cope-forum-wednesday-22-june-2022">See agenda and register</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-promo-slices paragraphs-items-field-promo-slices-full paragraphs-items-full"> <div class="field field-name-field-promo-slices field-type-paragraphs field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><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>Events</h2> </div> </div> <div class="single-promo-slice__row"> <div class="single-promo-slice__image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527im_/https://publicationethics.org/files/register-june-forum-1024x768-home.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="COPE members: register for the COPE Forum on 22 June 2022 were we hear publication ethics cases brought by members and a Forum discussion topic" title="Register for COPE Forum, June 2022"/> </div> <div class="single-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="single-promo-slice__title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/events/cope-forum-wednesday-22-june-2022">Register for COPE Forum</a></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__date">Wednesday 22 June</div> <div class="single-promo-slice__description"> <p>Join us for the COPE Forum where participants discuss publication ethics issues submitted by members. We begin the Forum by introducing a topic for discussion: Dealing with complaints about the integrity of published research.</p></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/events/cope-forum-wednesday-22-june-2022">Register today</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/complaints-about-integrity-in-published-research">Your comments</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>COPE has drafted guidance: Dealing with complaints about the integrity of published research. We encourage comments from all interested parties whether you are a COPE member or not. </p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/complaints-about-integrity-in-published-research">Read and comment</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Case">New publication ethics cases</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Four new publication ethics cases have been sent in by members for discussion at our June Forum: academic freedom, undisclosed conflicts of interest, data integrity issues, and where journals can escalate concerns about an institutional review board.</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Case">Read cases</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/news/letter-cope-chair-june-2022">WCRI</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Dan Kulp and Matt Hodgkinson were both involved in the WCRI symposium panel "When and how to report misconduct to institutions, publishers, and elsewhere". Read Dan's June letter including key takeaways from this and other sessions at the WCRI.</p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/news/letter-cope-chair-june-2022">Read more</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div class="single-promo-slice single-promo-slice--grey"> <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://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527im_/https://publicationethics.org/files/paper-mills-cope-stm-home.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Paper mills research report with recommendations from COPE and STM" title="Paper mills research report with recommendations from COPE and STM"/> </div> <div class="single-promo-slice__slice"> <div class="single-promo-slice__title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/research/paper-mills-research">Paper mills research report</a></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__description"> <p>Paper mills are a real threat to the integrity of the scholarly record. A study by COPE and STM recommends joint action by publishers, funders and research institutions.</p></div> <div class="single-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/research/paper-mills-research">Download the report</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://mailchi.mp/publicationethics/cope-digest-june-2022">COPE Digest newsletter</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>In which we launch the paper mills research report with STM, share thoughts on the WCRI panel discussion on When and how to report misconduct to institutions and elsewhere, and invite you to join the discussion on Dealing with complaints about the integrity of published research. </p></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__cta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://mailchi.mp/publicationethics/cope-digest-june-2022">Read June issue</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20220706170527/https://publicationethics.org/resources/translated-resources/guias-para-la-retractacion">Gu铆as COPE para la retractaci贸n</a></div> <div class="multi-promo-slice__description"> <p>Como editor, 驴qu茅 deber铆a incluir en una nota de retractaci贸n? 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