{"id":1008,"date":"2014-04-15T08:31:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T11:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.scielo.org\/en\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2016-01-15T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T18:53:40","slug":"ethical-publishing-best-practices-in-ethical-publishing-wiley-updates-its-renowned-manual-and-makes-it-available-in-open-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.scielo.org\/en\/2014\/04\/15\/ethical-publishing-best-practices-in-ethical-publishing-wiley-updates-its-renowned-manual-and-makes-it-available-in-open-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical publishing \u2013 Best practices in ethical publishing \u2013 Wiley updates its renowned manual and makes it available in Open Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In 2006, John Wiley & Sons, a leading global publisher, was the first to publish an online manual of best practices in ethical publishing which provided a point of reference for journal publishers and learned societies.<\/p>\n

This company which has been offering services in the information and education field for more than 200 years is a member of the COPE Ethics Committee, takes part in the publication of the journals produced by more than 800 prestigious learned societies and is in the front line in defending ethical standards in publishing. Wiley has now reaffirmed its commitment to defend and promote ethical publishing with the launch of the second edition of its manual: \u201cBest Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics: A Publisher<\/i>\u2019<\/i>s<\/i> Perspective, 2ed., 2014<\/i>\u201d<\/i>\u00b9.<\/i><\/p>\n

This publication is an updated version of the previous manual, which is considered to be the benchmark for the ethical issues which crop up in academic publications for not only editors, authors and researchers but also for the public at large.<\/p>\n

It is important to emphasize that this manual was published in Open Access under Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC4.0. It can be freely downloaded from the following.<\/p>\n

In just over 50 pages, the manual pulls together information culled from various sources arranged under the following chapters :<\/p>\n

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  1. <\/i>Introduction<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  2. <\/i>First: Speak with your publisher<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  3. <\/i>Research integrity<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  4. <\/i>Research ethics in journal articles<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  5. <\/i>Editorial standards and processes<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  6. <\/i>Copyright and intellectual property<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  7. <\/i>Resources for responsible publication policies and procedures<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  8. <\/i>Flowcharts COPE<\/i><\/i><\/li>\n
  9. <\/i>Sample letters<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These chapters cover important aspects such as falsification and manipulation of data and images, plagiarism, duplicate and redundant publications, retractions, issues of privacy and confidentiality, and all other issues that are sources of controversy for editors and whose resolution is of necessity based on codes of ethics.<\/p>\n

    Important topics have been added to this new edition, such as guidance on how to deal with third party accusations, research using animals, biosecurity, clinical research and, in particular, that which is related to records of clinical trials. Also included is guidance to best practices in new areas currently in vogue such as human rights, confidentiality and respect for cultural differences.<\/p>\n

    Chapter 8, \u201cFlowcharts COPE\u201d, reproduces the famous diagrams of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), such as:<\/p>\n