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March 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM

COPE Digest: AI disclosure in research

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March 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Funding transparency: COPE and Crossref webinar

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February 23, 2026 at 12:44 AM

COPE in 2025 and Publication Integrity Week videos

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest February 2026 Editorial independence Welcome to the February issue of COPE Digest This month COPE Chair Nancy Chescheir turns her attention to a principle at the heart of ethical publishing; editorial independence. She reflects …

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January 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM

COPE Digest: Focus on conflicts of interest

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December 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM

2025 guidance and Publication Integrity Week videos released

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November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM

COPE Digest: Declaring funding sources - new guidance

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October 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM

COPE Digest: Focus on post-publication review

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October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM

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September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM

COPE Digest: Retractions and Expression of Concern guidelines

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) September 2025 Retractions guidelines updated Welcome to the September issue of COPE Digest A lot has happened in scholarly publishing during the six or so years since the last update to the retraction guidelines. Misconduct has evolved and …

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August 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM

COPE Digest: eLearning | New guidance

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July 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM

COPE Digest: Guest edited collections | AI discussion

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) July 2025 Guest edited collections | AI dilemmas Welcome to the July issue of COPE Digest. Collections (also known as special issues) have been receiving increased attention in recent years as new forms of misconduct emerge and scrutiny of p…

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July 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM

NEW GUIDELINE: Guest edited collections

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June 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM

COPE Digest: AI dilemmas discussion

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest June 2025 AI dilemmas discussion Welcome to the June issue of COPE Digest The summer and winter solstices have passed, depending on your hemisphere. I admit to a brief glance at solstice celebrations, but a Google AI query yield…

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May 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM

COPE Digest: Influences on editorial decision-making

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April 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM

COPE Digest: New updated guidance

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March 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM

COPE Digest: Author fees and waivers guideline out now!

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February 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM

COPE Digest: Diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility

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January 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM

COPE Digest: New for 2025

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest January 2025 New for 2025 Welcome to the January issue of COPE Digest. Welcome to 2025! Another year is upon us, and, collectively, we continue to face dramatic changes in scholarly publishing. Publishers, journals, and their pu…

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December 20, 2024 at 9:08 AM

COPE Digest: New cases | Event videos

New videos from Publication Integrity Week sessions, an Expressions of Concern topic discussion on to get involved in and a new COPE Focus on AI. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest December 2024 Event videos | New website Welcome to the December issue of COPE Dig…

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November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM

COPE Digest: Authoring retraction notices | Upcoming events

Authoring retraction notices. Last chance to register for Publication Integrity Week. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest November 2024 Authoring retraction notices Welcome to the November issue of COPE Digest With just a few days until Publication Integrity We…

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November 1, 2024 at 7:30 AM

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October 15, 2024 at 3:49 PM

COPE Digest: Publication Integrity Week programme

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September 27, 2024 at 7:38 AM

COPE Digest: Plagiarism in 2024 | New cases

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August 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM

COPE Digest: Plagiarism | Self-citation

New: COPE Positions are short summaries of COPE advice which draw on a range of guidance. Forum discussion on plagiarism coming soon. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest August 2024 Plagiarism | Self-citation Welcome to the August issue of COPE Digest. As we mo…

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July 22, 2024 at 9:59 AM

COPE Digest: New cases | New template letters

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June 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM

COPE Digest: Concurrent submissions | Accessible publishing

New guidance: a manuscript is submitted to many journals at the same time. And an editorial 'Can we make English-language publishing more accessible?' View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest June 2024 Accessible publishing | Concurrent submissions Welcome to the June …

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May 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM

COPE Digest: Update guidance image manipulation

New recommendations in the 'Inappropriate image manipulation' flowchart and a new discussion 'Publishing when English is not your first language'. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest May 2024 Image manipulation | WCRI 2024 Welcome to the May issue of COPE Digest. …

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April 29, 2024 at 3:26 PM

COPE Digest: Image manipulation | Text recycling

A video of the recent 'Watchlists' Forum discussion; new publication ethics cases brought to the COPE Forum; and updated guidance for peer reviewers. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest April 2024 Peer review | Text recycling Welcome to the April issue of COPE Dig…

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March 25, 2024 at 2:24 PM

COPE Digest: New guidance | Open retractions data

New guidance for research institutions and journals when working together, and a podcast chat about the Retraction Watch / Crossref partnership. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest March 2024 New guidance | Open retraction data Welcome to the March issue of COPE D…

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February 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM

COPE Digest: AI | Watch lists

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest February 2024 Watch lists | AI ** LIGHTNING TALKS AI: Lightning talk summary ------------------------------------------------------------ In the first of our new Lightning Talks, Marie Soulière and Nishchay Shah spoke about ne…

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January 29, 2024 at 7:29 AM

COPE Workshop: Introduction to Publication Ethics

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Introduction to publication ethics workshop ** Introduction to publication ethics: online workshop ------------------------------------------------------------ Monday 26 February 2023, 12:00-13:30 GMT / UTC Join this workshop for an intro…

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January 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM

COPE Digest: Action against paper mills | Lightning talks

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December 14, 2023 at 3:30 PM

COPE Digest: Publication ethics & research integrity

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November 20, 2023 at 8:44 AM

COPE Digest: Claiming affiliations | AI & peer review

What is the role of AI in the future of peer review? View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest November 2023 Claiming affliations | AI & peer review Welcome to COPE Digest Our forthcoming Forum discussion topic is "Claiming institutional affiliations" and we welcome …

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October 26, 2023 at 8:09 AM

COPE Digest: Seminar videos | Peer review

Videos from the recent COPE seminar sessions and a COPE Commentary on the future of peer review. Plus new publication ethics cases. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest October 2023 Seminar recording | New cases Welcome to COPE Digest It was wonderful to welcome…

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September 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM

COPE Digest: Events | News

Watch: institution/journal partnerships webinar; best practices for guest edited collections discussion. Read: DEIA COPE Commentary. And more... View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest September 2023 Publication Integrity Week | DEIA Welcome to COPE Digest We are p…

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July 28, 2023 at 9:31 AM

COPE Digest: Paper mills | Data sharing

An update on the collective activity to combat paper mills, and your opinions on data sharing policies. Plus new publication ethics cases available. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest July 2023 New cases | paper mills update Welcome to COPE Digest A year ago, …

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June 27, 2023 at 8:05 AM

COPE Digest: New guidance

New guidance: Dealing with concerns about the integrity of published research, and flowcharts with a practical approach to concerns about datasets. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest June 2023 New guidance: Research concerns | Data Welcome to COPE Digest COPE …

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May 31, 2023 at 10:34 AM

COPE Digest: Guest editors and special issues

New guidance: Best practices for guest edited collections, and sign up for the Forum discussion on the topic. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest May 2023 New guidance: Guest Editors & Special Issues Welcome to COPE Digest In January, we published a letter in C…

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April 3, 2023 at 6:00 AM

COPE Digest: New publication ethics cases

Requests for retractions, and multi complaints about a single article. Listen again to "AI and Fake Papers" discussion from the COPE Forum. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest April 2023, Vol 11 Issue 2: New publication ethics cases Welcome to the April COPE Diges…

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January 31, 2023 at 6:44 AM

COPE Digest: COPE in 2023 | Revised guidance

The new year brings renewed energy in our mission to move the culture of scholarly publishing towards one where ethical practices are the norm View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest January 2023, Vol 11 Issue 1: COPE in 2023 | Revised Toolkit Happy New Year! We ha…

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December 23, 2022 at 11:14 AM

COPE guidance and advice: can you help?

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December 19, 2022 at 8:00 AM

COPE Digest: COPE direction | New cases

Read and comment on the author behavioural misconduct discussion, and new cases sent in by COPE Members. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest December 2022, Vol 10 Issue 5: COPE direction | New cases Welcome to the December COPE Digest 2022 has been a significant …

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September 16, 2022 at 7:07 AM

COPE Digest: Principles of Transparency | Peer Review Week

An updated version of The Principles of Transparency for Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and resources and activities for Peer Review Week. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest September 2022, Vol 10 Issue 4: Peer review week Welcome to the September COPE Di…

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September 12, 2022 at 9:21 AM

COPE Forum: Submit a case | Register

Register for the COPE Forum and join the discussion on "Conference proceedings". View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Members ** COPE Forum Tuesday 27 September 2022, 16:00-17:30pm BST / UTC+1 ------------------------------------------------------------ [link remove…

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September 2, 2022 at 10:30 AM

Webinar: Managing paper mills

Practical steps for managing paper mills View this email in your browser ([link removed]) September 2022 Paper mills webinar ** COPE webinar: managing paper mills ------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday 20 September 2022, 14:00pm-15.30pm (BST / UTC+1) Pr…

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June 20, 2022 at 12:22 PM

COPE Digest: Integrity of published research

Paper mills research and recommended actions. Highlights from the World Congress on Research Integrity, and a discussion on dealing with complaints. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest June 2022, Vol 10 Issue 3: Published research integrity Welcome to the June COP…

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April 19, 2022 at 8:15 AM

COPE Digest: Detecting misconduct

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest April 2022, Vol 10 Issue 2: Detecting misconduct Welcome to the April COPE Digest The world has been left reeling following Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine. As a community of publishers, journal editors, and human beings, …

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February 15, 2022 at 6:14 AM

COPE Digest: Ethics toolkit | Predatory publishers

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) COPE Digest FEBRUARY 2022, Vol 10 Issue 2: Ethics toolkit Happy New Year! Or at least Happy Lunar New Year to all. I should also add a happy 25th anniversary to COPE. In 25 years of COPE, we have grown to reach broader and more diverse audi…

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December 17, 2021 at 8:29 AM

COPE Digest: diversity and inclusivity guidance

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