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COPE guidelines on good publication practice
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The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) was
founded in 1997 by a group of UK medical editors who wished to discuss
specific examples of possible research and publication misconduct that they were currently facing. A few, such as the editors of the Lancet and BMJ,
were full time professional editors with a large publishing staff and
ready access to expert advice. Most, however, were more isolated part
time editors who had received no formal training in publication issues.
Additional committee members provided expertise on medical ethics, law,
and the practical consequences of actions such as
"whistle-blowing". The discussions of cases by COPE, published
regularly in anonymised form,1 2 focus on the
practicalities of what
should and
what could be done in each specific case. These case discussions have proved useful not only to guide appropriate action in individual situations but also as a learning resource for other editors. Importantly, such
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