COPE brings together all those involved in scholarly research and its publication to strengthen the network of support, education and debate in publication ethics
We are excited to share our ambitious new strategic plan, designed to guide us as we strive to meet the evolving needs of our members and the scholarly community.
Our core practices
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.
Guidance & discussion
Are you interested in learning more, and taking part in discussions, about plagiarism, data, paper mills, the future of publication ethics, and how we can work together to solve publication integrity issues? Register for Publication Integrity Week!
Tuesday 19 November
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!
Wednesday 20 November
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.
Thursday 21 November
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!
Monday 18 November
We are facing new challenges and ways of thinking about plagiarism. 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.
Friday 22 November
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.
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.
Exploring some of the potential barriers faced by people communicating in a second or additional language, with a range of positive actions for the scholarly publishing industry, this editorial asks whether we can make English-language publishing more accessible. Responses from COPE Members accompany the editorial with further insight into publishing in English.