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Welcome to the July issue of COPE Digest.
June was a month of reflection both within COPE and beyond. Many of us in the publication and research integrity community had the chance to come together and think deeply about current challenges and developments at the 2024 World Congress of Research Integrity, which took place in Athens. With a theme of ‘Promoting Transparency and Accountability’, many of the sessions tackled issues we have been thinking about at COPE, from transparency in using Artificial Intelligence, accountability in data sharing, and responsibility for promoting diversity. From COPE, Trustee Deborah Kahn gave a plenary session on United2Act’s action plan and release of draft resources to help tackle paper mills. Council Member Mabel Chew delivered a plenary on ‘Tackling racial and ethnic bias when translating research into policy'; and COPE Chair Dan Kulp participated in a symposium panel on ‘Toward responsible clinical trial data sharing practices’. We hope all of you who attended found the event stimulating and enjoyable.
The WCRI was followed immediately by the COPE retreat in Croatia for Trustees, Council Members, and team. The main business of the retreat was the creation of action points to support COPE’s new strategic plan. As we reported in April, this is focused on four key priorities identified from member feedback and strategic planning by Trustees and Council: integrity; education; collaboration; and diversity, equity, inclusivity and accessibility. We look forward to sharing the new plan in the coming months. Also, after 8 years as a Trustee we were sad to say goodbye to Deborah Kahn, who is standing down from her role to spend more time on other activities, including United2Act. We thank Deborah for all her focus, work and energy in supporting COPE.
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