Editing a Scholarly Journal: Publishing Ethics

Online tutorials and other learning materials from Elsevier publishers discussing the major types of scientific misconduct and how to avoid them.

Includes a guide for manuscript reviewers and an overview of ethical issues in peer review.

Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers of scholarly journals, has developed best practice guidelines to support all those involved in scholarly publishing with a summary of best practice guidance with respect to editorial policies regarding research integrity and publishing ethics.

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) provides a baseline for editors and reviewers about conducting the review and preparing the report. It covers aspects such as confidentiality, competing interests, timeliness, ethical violations, appropriate feeback, and more.

The mission of the association is to represent the interests of Open Access journal and book publishers globally in all scientific, technical and scholarly disciplines. The mission is carried out through exchanging information, setting standards, advancing models, advocacy, education, and the promotion of innovation.

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), founded in 1978, is a nonprofit organization formed to promote and advance communication among all sectors of the scholarly publication community through networking, information dissemination, and facilitation of new developments in the field.