ICMJE Recommendations

1. Recommendations for Preparing for Submission
2. Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors

COPE Guidelines

1. COPE A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors
2. COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors
3. COPE Guidelines for retracting articles
4. COPE Guidance for Editors - Research, Audit and Service Evaluations v2_0
5. COPE Guidelines for the Board of Directors of Learned Society Journals
6. COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
7. COPE/BioMed Central Text recycling guidelines for editors

COPE Flowcharts

1. What to do if you suspect redundant (duplicate) publication
   1. Suspected redundant publication in a submitted manuscript (Download PDF)
   2. Suspected redundant publication in a published article (Download PDF)
2. What to do if you suspect plagiarism
   1. Suspected plagiarism in a submitted manuscript (Download PDF)
   2. Suspected plagiarism in a published article (Download PDF)
3. What to do if you suspect fabricated data
   1. Suspected fabricated data in a submitted manuscript (Download PDF)
   2. Suspected fabricated data in a published article (Download PDF)
4. Changes in authorship
   1. Corresponding author requests addition of extra author before publication (Download PDF)
   2. Corresponding author requests removal of author before publication (Download PDF)
   3. Request for addition of extra author after publication (Download PDF)
   4. Request for removal of author after publication (Download PDF)
   5. Suspected guest, ghost or gift authorship (Download PDF)
   6. Advice on how to spot authorship problems (Download PDF)
5. What to do if a reviewer suspects undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI) in a submitted manuscript (Download PDF)
6. What to do if a reader suspects undisclosed conflict of interest (CoI) in a published article (Download PDF)
7. What to do if you suspect an ethical problem with a submitted manuscript (Download PDF)
8. What to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s idea or data (Download PDF)

WAME World Association of Medical Editors Resources

1. Policies
   1. Policy Statements
   2. Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
   3. Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals
   4. Syllabus for Prospective and Newly Appointed Editors
2. Ethics Resources
   1. Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals
   2. Ethics Consultation
   3. Ethics Web Resources
   4. Ethics Case Discussions