Intro
We’re so pleased you’re a member! Your involvement makes our community stronger and more connected. As a COPE member you are part of a community working towards making ethical practices in scholarly publishing the standard.
Below are some of the resources available to you as a member to help you uphold the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing as well as some key information on maintaining your membership.
Register for the next Forum
The next COPE Forum for COPE Members will be held on 20 March 2025.
COPE Forums are held online throughout the year, providing the opportunity for COPE Members and COPE Council Members from around the world 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.
COPE guidance
COPE positions, guidelines, discussion documents, flowcharts and infographics are central to our work and help people understand and deal with ethical issues in publishing.
COPE positions
Guidelines
Discussion documents
Flowcharts and infographics
Endorsed guidance
Cases
Member tools
eLearning
Our online learning programme gives practical guidance on topics including: plagiarism, falsification, authorship, conflicts of interest and reviewer misconduct, among others.
COPE Journal audit
The journal audit is designed to encourage members to identify areas of their journal’s policies and procedures that may need to be revised. Use the audit as a checklist to ensure you have robust, publicly documented processes and procedures.
Template letters
Writing to authors or reviewers about potential misconduct is one of the hardest tasks for an editor. We have a series of templates to help editors draft their own letters.
Become a COPE Council Member
As a COPE Member you can be nominated to stand as a Council Member, where you can play a vital role in shaping education and advancing knowledge in publication ethics.
COPE events
We offer a variety of events to keep you informed about the latest advice and thinking on publication ethics. These events are a great opportunity for learning, discussing important topics, sharing knowledge, and networking.
Personalised COPE logo
Use your personalised COPE logo, with your membership number and date of joining COPE, in your journal to signal that your journal upholds the highest ethical standards.
Discover COPE Focus
COPE Focus brings together our most important resources on a topic, providing up to date, carefully chosen collections.
COPE Focus on paper mills
News and opinion
Use of notes or Expressions of Concern as we continue to see development in the area of post publication amendment.
We are temporarily closing membership applications for journals and publishers while we implement a new application process and system.
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