Ethics and Responsibilities
Of interest to: Journal editors (key), additionally authors and reviewers
View ArticleWarning regarding fraudulent call for papers
Paul Doda | Deputy General Counsel, Elsevier Some of you may have received an email that appears to have been sent by Elsevier, inviting you to submit scholarly articles via email for publication in...
View ArticleWhy science needs to publish negative results
Emma Granqvist, a journal Publisher for Elsevier’s plant sciences, is behind the recent launch of the open access journal New Negatives in Plant Science, a platform for negative, unexpected or...
View ArticleCOPE Ethics Case: An authorship dispute
In this regular feature, we highlight an ethics dilemma from the searchable cases database operated by COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics. In 2008, all Elsevier journals were enrolled in COPE so...
View ArticleCOPE Ethics Case: Was institutional review board approval required?
In this regular feature, we highlight an ethics dilemma from the searchable cases database operated by COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics. In 2008, all Elsevier journals were enrolled in COPE so...
View ArticleCOPE Ethics Case: Possible omission of information essential for conclusions...
In this regular feature, we highlight an ethics dilemma from the searchable cases database operated by COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics. In 2008, all Elsevier journals were enrolled in COPE so...
View ArticleBeware of fraudulent emails requesting payment
Paul Doda | Global Litigation Counsel, Elsevier In an article published in September last year we highlighted the fraudulent ‘call for papers’ emails that were going around. Recent feedback from...
View ArticleCOPE Ethics Case: Reviewer requests to be added as an author after publication
In this regular feature, we highlight an ethics dilemma from the searchable cases database operated by COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics. In 2008, all Elsevier journals were enrolled in COPE so...
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