COPE Forum
Thursday 14 October 2021, 14:00-15:30pm BST
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October Forum
COPE members
COPE's October Forum will follow the usual format where we discuss a topical issue, followed by members' cases presented for discussion and advice from all those participating in the Forum.
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New cases
Current cases, sent in by COPE members, will be discussed by those attending the Forum with feedback and advice given to the member.
- Duplicate submission and request for withdrawal
- Institutions paying authors to be named on papers
- Authorship of a commentary
- Deceased author and author delaying publication
Updates to previously discussed cases
Here we present cases which previously came to the COPE Forum for advice, where the member who originally sent in the case updates us on subsequent actions and decisions taken.
- Allegations related to multiple papers and journals
- Unresponsive authors delaying publication
- Manuscript submitted based on retracted paper
READ CASES WITH QUESTIONS FOR THE FORUM >
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Bias in peer review
A recent survey in which we asked COPE members to vote on the diversity, equity and inclusion topics they would like to discuss, bias in peer review was voted the topic of most interest.
The explicit and implicit biases, or conscious and unconscious biases, of editors and peer reviewers could prejudice which manuscripts are reviewed or ultimately accepted for publication. With the ultimate goal of eliminating bias in peer review, we hope you will share during the COPE Forum some of the practical steps you are taking to reduce bias.
- How does your publication/organisation attempt to manage the effects of bias in peer review?
- How is your publication/organisation working to invite a more diverse range of editors and peer reviewers?
- Does your publication/organisation ask peer reviewers to ensure not only that the correct references are cited but also that the references reflect a diverse range of authors?
Whether or not you plan to attend the Forum, please add your comments to the discussion.
READ MORE AND COMMENT >
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