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Annual Scientific Congress of Iranian Society of Medical Editors in association with COPE
…href="http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx">http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx). All individuals working in the field of scientific medical publications as well as those interested in ethical approaches to scientific publication are welcome. International editors as well as Iranian and regional editors will be present. The seminar is free for COPE members. For more information and to register, please visit the congress website: - Event
Annual Scientific Congress of Iranian Society of Medical Editors in association with COPE
…href="http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx">http://www.homahotels.com/Summary.aspx). The Iranian Society of Medical Editors is an organization responsible for guiding more than 190 medical journals in Iran. This society strives to educate editors through holding annual scientific congresses. All individuals working in the field of scientific medical publications as well as those interested in ethical approaches to scientific publication are welcome to attend.… - News
Follow COPE on Facebook and Twitter
COPE now has its own Facebook page as well as a Twitter account. Click on the links to follow us: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/COPE-Committee-on-Publication-Ethics/107658079276587 Twitter: - News
In the news: May 2018 Digest
…/clinorthop/Fulltext/2018/04000/Editorial___Sparse_data_Bias_What_the_Savvy_Reader.1.aspx">https://journals.lww.com/clinorthop/Fulltext/2018/04000/Editorial___Sparse_data_Bias_What_the_Savvy_Reader.1.aspx And then the results of a survey, which found high rates of “questionable practices” amongst ecologists and evolutionary biologists, which initiatives such as TOP guidelines and Registered Report formats… - News
Reports of COPE/BMJ meeting on research misconduct
Initial reports of the meeting on research misconduct organized jointly by COPE and the BMJ have been published in the BMJ and also in Nature which has also published an - News
SpotOn London 2012: Q&A with Dr Ginny Barbour
Leading up to the session on academic misconduct and fraud at SpotOn London, on 11-12 November, COPE chair Ginny Barbour did a Q&A for Nature. See here:… - Event
Medical Communications Forum: Trust & Transparency
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Biochemical Society's Scientific Publishing Workshop: Understanding Scientific Publishing
This workshop has reached FULL CAPACITY - however if wish to attend please email the conference office to be placed on a waitlist should space become available. More details on their website.… - News
Nature Publishing Group wins libel case
Nature Publishing Group has won the libel case brought against them by Mohamed El Naschie, former editor of Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (CSF) regarding an article published in 2008: ‘Self-publishing editor set to retire’. Read more on the judgement - News
COPE Competition!
…Please send suggestions by 15 September http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PFN7K68… - Event
National Academy of Sciences Meeting
…occurrence, and monitored for improvement. Arthur M. Sackler Public Lecture In conjunction with this colloquium, Randy Schekman will present the 17th Annual Arthur M. Sackler Lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public. - News
In the news: January Digest
…Predatory Publishing Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y Allegations of… - News
Standards in Authorship
Standards in authorship webinar, watch again: The pdf of the Standards in Authorship presentations is also available. - News
Editing Medical Journals: Short Course
…attract the best authors; how to manage your journal and, how to make your journal successful. Full course details can be found on the websiteor by emailing Pippa Smart [email protected]. … - News
In the news: March Digest
…/content/9/2/e023983.full" target="_blank">https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e023983.full Humanities research A report from Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, shows that spending on Humanities research in the USA was at a 10-year high in 2017, at just under $500m, a 76.5% increase over 2007 when adjusted for inflation. - News
Submit your poster for the Asia Pacific Seminar
…learning about. For more information and to submit your poster, see: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WR999XV. The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 September 2011. …