Dan Kulp introduces Digest as he begins his term as COPE Chair; learn about gift authorship; register for our diversity, equity & inclusion webinar.
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COPE Digest
MAY 2021, Vol 9
Issue 4: Authorship | DEI webinar
Welcome to the May issue of COPE Digest.
The year seems to be progressing so quickly. Here we are, it’s May already and my three-year term as Chair now begins. It is truly an honor to follow in the footsteps of, the now Past Chair, Deborah Poff, and to lead COPE forward toward its next stage. Deborah has been a wonderful mentor and guide. Under Deborah’s leadership, we have developed a new strategic plan, begun the process of COPE membership for universities, initiated guidance on best practices around identity and name changes, and so much more. I look forward to completing the many projects begun during her term and starting a few of my own as we continue to expand our membership, reach out to editors and publishers across the globe, and create new guidance to further support ethical practices in publishing.
This month we share a case discussion on gift authorship ([link removed]) , an issue as relevant now as it was when the lead case in the discussion was presented to the COPE Forum in 2007. Gift authorship is where authorship is attributed to a person who has made no substantial contribution to the research or paper but their name is added for reasons of perceived duty, respect, or friendship. The cases illustrate situations you might come across as an editor, with guidance and suggestions for both editors and authors in dealing with this type of unethical behaviour.
COPE’s authorship discussion document ([link removed]) ,
last reviewed in 2019, is being updated to reflect authorship issues in a broad range of subject disciplines, particularly the arts, humanities and the social sciences. More information on its release is coming soon.
Coming up on 28 May, our webinar for COPE members is around diversity, equity and inclusion...
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COPE Chair, Dan Kulp
GIFT AUTHORSHIP CASE DISCUSSION
In this case, the editorial team at a journal noticed that an author had high submission and publication rates. Internet checks revealed that the author, an institute board member and department head, was publishing a total of 50 to 100 articles per year. This high productivity raised suspicions that the author was not always fulfilling the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship.
Questions for the Forum:
* What submission rate should make editors concerned about whether an author truly deserves authorship?
* When should editors raise concerns about overly prolific authors to institutions?
* Is there any way to systematically identify the most prolific authors (databases, search engines, software)?
Gift authorship is where a person is named an author but has made no or only an insubstantial contribution to the research or article.
We share the advice given by fellow COPE members and add to the discussion with further analysis of this and similar cases.
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AUTHORSHIP FLOWCHARTS
COPE flowcharts offer a step by step process for practical use by editors. The authorship and contributorship flowcharts include guidance on: changes in authorship; ghost, guest or gift authorship; how to recognise potential authorship problems
SEE FLOWCHARTS ([link removed]) >
In the News
** LATEST PUBLICATION ETHICS NEWS
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This month the news includes articles on authorship, preprints, open access, and more
* ORCID have launched their support of the CRediT taxonomy, recognising authors' roles.
* A new peer-review organisation, called Peer Community In Registered Reports, has launched to provide peer review on behalf of publishers for Registered Reports.
* Guidelines on Cooperation & Liaison between universities & journal editors on research integrity cases (CLUE) are now published
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DEI WEBINAR, MAY 2021
Friday 28 May
13.00-14.30pm BST (UTC + 1)
Join us for our webinar on diversity, equity and inclusion. Learn more about the impact of discriminatory practices, recommendations for the promotion of equality, best practices around identity and name changes, and dealing with historical offensive content
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COPE SEMINAR, SEPTEMBER 2021
27 September - 1 October 2021
(COPE members only)
We are hosting a virtual COPE Seminar with a keynote, webinars and workshops. As we develop the programme, with speakers invited to share their knowledge and experience, we'll keep you up to date. In the meantime...
Save the date!
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SUBMIT A CASE
COPE members: if you have a publication ethics issue you're currently dealing with and need advice from other COPE members, you can submit your case for discussion and advice at our June COPE Forum.
SUBMIT YOUR CASE ([link removed]) >
COPE FORUM, JUNE 2021
Wednesday 9 June, 14.00pm-15.30pm BST (UTC + 1)
(COPE members only)
The Forum will follow the usual format where we have a discussion topic, followed by cases presented for discussion and advice from members participating in the Forum.
Discussion topic:
The discussion topic will be on the subject of "When and how to involve multiple journals and publishers in dealing with complaints from whistleblowers".
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** BOOK PUBLISHING DISCUSSION AND NEW CASES
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If you missed the March Forum and would like to catch up on the discussion on ethical considerations around book publishing read the summary on the COPE website. The summary includes the key differences between journal and books, and typical publication ethics cases that arise in book publishing.
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Three new cases were brought to the Forum by members, for discussion and advice: preprint plagiarism, author anonymity at the final proofreading stages, author alleges discrimination by institutional report.
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Visit our events page to read more about upcoming events which include discussions on publication ethics issues.
* Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, 24-27 May 2021
* 7th World Congress on Research Integrity, 20 May - 2 June 2021
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** COPE Digest Editors:
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Nancy C Chescheir, MD, Emeritus Editor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Deborah Kahn, COPE Trustee
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