PERK
Introduction
The Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) is an online resource to
support journal editors in handling publishing ethics issues. It is a
single point of access for information and guidelines on publishing
ethics. PERK provides flowcharts to guide editors through processes
required to deal with different forms of publishing ethics abuse.
Furthermore, it includes form letters to adapt and use for various
situations, Q & A information and much more. For more information on
this resource kit and how it works, please see Why PERK? and How PERK works.More resources for editors are available from COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), including an eLearning program on how to handle and prevent misconduct. Read more about Elsevier & COPE.
NEW!Ethics in Research & Publication offers young researchers advice on how to avoid misconduct and recommended reading about research and publication ethics. The program is a collaboration of an independent panel of experts in research and publishing ethics and Elsevier.
Decision trees
General guidelines (all decision trees)
1. Authorship complaints
2. Plagiarism complaints
3. Multiple, duplicate, concurrent publication/Simultaneous submission
4. Research results misappropriation
5. Allegations of research errors and fraud
6. Research standards violations
7. Undisclosed conflicts of interest
8. Reviewer bias or competitive harmful acts by reviewers
1. Authorship complaints
2. Plagiarism complaints
3. Multiple, duplicate, concurrent publication/Simultaneous submission
4. Research results misappropriation
5. Allegations of research errors and fraud
6. Research standards violations
7. Undisclosed conflicts of interest
8. Reviewer bias or competitive harmful acts by reviewers
Form letters
B. To complainant re: Author
C. To institution
D. To other journal (double publication)
E. To funding agency
F. To reviewer
G. To complainant re: Reviewer
H. To reviewer's institution
