Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A COPE Discussion Document on AI in editorial decision-making, inviting community response
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A peer-reviewed research article is not a discussion paper in this sense
Editorial commentary
Discussion papers occupy a space between working papers (research in progress) and policy briefs (advocacy-oriented). They are typically not peer-reviewed in the traditional sense but may be peer-vetted by the issuing institution. COPE Discussion Documents are exemplars in research integrity.
References
- COPE Discussion Document series
- OECD Discussion Papers
Also known as
Issues paper · Position paper (discussion)
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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