The membership organisation for publication ethics
Promoting ethical practices and supporting high standards in scholarly publications.
The membership organisation for publication ethics
Promoting ethical practices and supporting high standards in scholarly publications.
Artificial Intelligence in publishing
Navigating the ethical issues and opportunities of using artificial intelligence in research publishing.
Artificial Intelligence in publishing
Navigating the ethical issues and opportunities of using artificial intelligence in research publishing.
Priorities for publication integrity
The COPE strategy reflects our commitment to support the needs of our members and the scholarly community.
Priorities for publication integrity
The COPE strategy reflects our commitment to support the needs of our members and the scholarly community.
Promoting integrity in scholarly research and its publication
COPE brings together all those involved in scholarly research and its publication to strengthen the network of support, education and debate in publication ethics.
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COPE in numbers
14,500+
Representing more than 14,500 members from all disciplines
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Serving our community in 97 countries
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Promoting publication ethics principles for 28 years
Our latest guidance
COPE Forum
Forum notification
The date of the next COPE Forum will be announced in the COPE Digest newsletter. COPE Forums are held online throughout the year, providing the opportunity for COPE Members to review and give advice on cases presented by Members, and discuss a current or emerging topic.
Submit your Case
COPE Members can bring their publication ethics issues to the COPE Forum for discussion and advice from COPE Council and COPE Members.
Cases are published on the COPE website, with advice given and follow up comments from the Member who submits the case.
Advice is specific to the particular case under consideration and may not necessarily be applicable to similar cases either past or future. The advice is given by COPE Council and COPE Members from across all regions and disciplines.
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Getting started
How to get started in publication ethics
Getting started in publication ethics requires understanding key principles and practices. Start exploring some of our resources which are essential reading for anyone involved in research and scholarly publishing.
Publication integrity week: watch again
Watch videos from Publication Integrity Week 2025. We begin with the sessions addressing the evolving landscape of publication ethics:
- Why ethics matters in scholarly communication
- How is AI changing scholarly publishing?
- Commercialising research integrity as an emerging global challenge
- Changing scholarly publishing as we know it
- How technology is being used to support publication of research
News and opinion
- COPE news
AI use in scholarly publishing: Insights from COPE Publication Integrity Week
COPE Publication Integrity Week speakers explore how real-world AI use in research is outpacing policy in a new guest post in The Scholarly Kitchen. Read their reflections and recommendations.
COPE Chair, Nancy Chescheir, rounds off the year with a look back at the new guidance COPE has published and opportunities for the community to become more involved.
- Guest contribution
Guest editorial: Web references and the issue of content fixity
As digital references decay through linkrot and content drift, stronger webpage-citation practices and archiving are essential to protect the integrity and long-term value of scholarly publishing.
Discover COPE Focus
COPE Focus brings together our most important resources on a topic, providing up to date, carefully chosen collections.
COPE Focus on post-publication review
Events
Prevention and detection of citation, paper, and review mills
Upcoming:
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Join Marie Soulière, COPE Council Member, at a Digital Commons event to learn how to detect citation mills, paper mills, and review mills.
