Matt Hodgkinson - UKRIO, Sabina Alam - Taylor and Francis, Lisa DeBruine - University of Glasgow, Sam Oakley - University of Glasgow, Catherine Winchester - CRUK Beatson, Lizzie Gadd - Loughborough University The evolving world of academic publication can give rise to complex questions around publication ethics involving multiple stakeholders: researchers, journal editors, publishers, and different teams within an academic institution. Publication ethics may be covered by institutional policies, by research group codes of conduct, by journal and publisher policies, or collaborative agreements. If an issue arises, this may be complex, leading to delays and extra work for all those involved. In this panel session we will explore publication ethics issues from a wide range of stakeholder perspectives to consider where the various responsibilities lie and more effective ways to resolve issues.

1. Publication Ethics:
Cold comfort or
Hot potato?
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Matt Hodgkinson
Research Integrity Manager, UKRIO
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2. Panel:
- Sabina Alam, Taylor and Francis
- Lisa DeBruine, University of Glasgow
- Sam Oakley, University of Glasgow
- Catherine Winchester, CRUK Beatson
Mastermind:
- Lizzie Gadd, Loughborough University
UKSG Breakout Session

3. Publication ethics
- Part of research integrity
- Best practice in communicating research
- Principles: Honesty. Transparency. Care.
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
publicationethics.org
- UKRIO Code of Practice
ukrio.org/publications/code-of-practice-for-
research/3-0-standards-for-organisations-and-
researchers/3-15-publication-and-authorship

4. Existing guidelines
Committee on Publication Ethics. (2018). Cooperation between research institutions and journals on
research integrity cases. doi.org/10.24318/cope.2018.1.3
Wager, E., & Kleinert, S., on behalf of the CLUE Working Group. (2021). Cooperation & Liaison between
Universities & Editors (CLUE): recommendations on best practice. Res Integr Peer Rev, 6:6.
doi.org/10.1186/s41073-021-00109-3
Garfinkel, S. (2022). Enhancing Partnerships of Institutions and Journals: A US Perspective for Best
Practices. OSF Preprints. doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/4qehs
Russell Group. (2018). Statement of cooperation in cross-institutional research misconduct
allegations. russellgroup.ac.uk/policy/policy-documents/research-integrity-statement-of-cooperation/
Working Group,
Enhancing
Partnerships of
Institutions and
Journals
Cooperation & Liaison between
Universities & Editors (CLUE)

5. Outputs
- UKSG’s Insight
- RMR23: UKRIO’s
Research Misconduct Review
- Supporting UK Publication Ethics:
Recommendations (SUPER)??

6. Institutional Role: University of Glasgow
Policy
“Code of Good
Practice in
Research”
“Use of
Quantitative
Indicators in
the
Assessment of
Research
Quality”
& more
Training
Research
Integrity
Training for
staff and PGRs
(mandatory for
1st year PGRs,
new staff,
supervisors
and
promotion)
Support
(Library)
Research
Information
Management
team
College
librarians
Local informal
peer review &
other activities
Governance
Research Ethics
Committees
Research
Governance &
Integrity team
Code for
Investigating
Allegations of
Misconduct
Culture
“Collegiality,
career
development,
research
recognition,
open research
and research
integrity”

7. Beatson Institute’s approach
to publication ethics
Pre-submission manuscript review
Training
Post-publication support
Policies
Authors
Research integrity adviser
Research integrity champions