Guides: Scholarly Journal Publishing Guide: Best Practices

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) provides guidance and best practices related to scholarly publishing and ethics.

Below is a select list of publications new editors may wish to review:

COPE also provides many resources related to handling conflicts of interest, plagiarism, authorship challenges etc.

Data Policy

Example open data policies:

See also Guidelines for journals that wish to establish a data policy (Ouvrir la Science).

AI in Scholarly Publishing

As AI tools in the scholarly publishing lifecycle are developed and implemented, journals are creating policies to address usage of these technologies in academic scholarship. We recommend that journals consider drafting a policy for their journal regarding use of AI technologies in the publication process. This should include reference to how AI tools are or aren’t permitted for use in the preparation of the manuscript as well as how it may or may not be used in the editorial process by reviewers or journal editors.

The uses and policies governing the use of AI in scholarly publishing are rapidly evolving. The following is a simple summary of the current conversation.