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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000, Vol. 85, No. 3 341-343
© 2000 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorial

Editorial I

Ethics in publishing; are we practising to the highest possible standards?

J.M. Hunter

For new editors of scientific journals, the ethical issues involved in publishing are the most significant of the many challenges which they will face. A new world opens as they become very aware, yet again, that university did not prepare them for this venture. How should they manage such problems as dual publication, redundant publication and plagiarism? How should they define publishing misconduct?

Three years ago, to help with these problems, the Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Richard Smith, invited the editors of several specialist journals associated with this publishing group (PSP) and the editor of the Lancet to found a new committee, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This is a voluntary body. It aims to act as a forum for discussion and to give advice to scientific editors on practical methods of dealing with difficult issues related to publishing. It also aims to improve standards in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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