Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A journal editor using the COPE flowchart 'What to do if you suspect redundant (duplicate) publication' to structure their response to a reader complaint.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A journal that lists 'follows COPE guidance' on its website without being a member and without applying the flowcharts in practice.
Editorial commentary
Founded in 1997 in the UK, COPE publishes the Core Practices (2017, the foundational expectations), an extensive library of flowcharts for common ethics scenarios (suspected misconduct, authorship disputes, post-publication concerns), discussion documents, and case studies. COPE has approximately 13,000 member journals as of the mid-2020s. Membership does not certify quality but signals a commitment to a published ethics framework.
References
- COPE Core Practices (2017)
- COPE Flowcharts library (ongoing)
Also known as
COPE · Committee on Publication Ethics
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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