John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has reaffirmed its commitment to defending and
promoting ethical publishing with the launch of its Best
Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics: A Publisher’s Perspective, 2ed.
Wiley was the first major publisher to produce such guidelines in 2006,
and the newly revised and updated edition sets a new benchmark for the
highest standards of ethical publishing, offering clear and practical
guidance to journal editors and society partners.
“As the publishing partner of over 800 prestigious societies,
representing more than two million members globally, Wiley is uniquely
placed to play a leading role in defending the highest standards of
publishing ethics,” said Steve Miron, Senior Vice President, Global
Research, Wiley. “The new guidelines are a tremendous tool for helping
us work alongside our journal editors and partners to fulfil our joint
responsibilities as custodians of the scientific record.”
Wiley’s first guidelines on publication ethics, written to provide
practical advice to editors on the major ethical principles of academic
publishing, were supported by detailed flowcharts and other resources
about handling ethical situations provided by the Committee
on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The 2006 guidelines established a benchmark for ethical standards in
publishing, a commitment underlined further with the launch of the Wiley
Ethics Helpdesk, to assist editors as and when issues emerged.
In the new second edition, guidance has been added about
whistle-blowers, animal research and clinical research, particularly
around clinical trial registration. The new edition includes guidance on
best practice for journals in human rights and confidentiality, and
addresses how approaches differ between cultures.
The new and uniquely multidisciplinary guidelines have been revised,
updated, and reviewed by 30 editors and ethics experts who were selected
to represent the diverse communities Wiley serves around the world.
“Journal publishing is, at its best, a team effort and handling ethical
problems is no exception. This is reflected by the multidisciplinary
collaboration to review and produce these new guidelines,” said Chris
Graf, New Business Director, Professional Innovations, Wiley, and
Treasurer of COPE. “We hope the guidelines will be an invaluable tool to
help journals and societies resolve ethical issues, and we suggest they
are used as a basis to establish clear, transparent policies and
procedures.”
As part of its commitment to defending the highest standards of
publication ethics, Wiley is a member of the Committee
on Publication Ethics and provides membership as an option for all
journal editors.
"At COPE we increasingly feel that our role is to support publishers as
they seek to guide their editors through the increasingly complex
minefield of publishing ethics today,” said Dr. Virginia Barbour, Chair
of the Committee on Publication Ethics. “These excellent new guidelines
provide not only a comprehensive resource for Wiley editors, but also
serve as a model for what other publishers might produce and are a
complement to the resources that COPE itself has available."
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About Committee on Publication Ethics: The
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) was established in 1997 by a
small group of medical journal editors in the UK but now has over 7000
members worldwide from all academic fields. Membership is open to
editors of academic journals and others interested in publication
ethics. Several major publishers have signed up some, if not all, of
their journals as COPE members.
COPE provides advice to editors and publishers on all aspects of
publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research
and publication misconduct. It also provides a forum for its members to
discuss individual cases. COPE does not investigate individual cases but
encourages editors to ensure that cases are investigated by the
appropriate authorities (usually a research institution or employer).
All COPE members are expected to follow the Code of Conduct for Journal
Editors. Find out more at: http://publicationethics.org/
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