20 November 2025

 

Date & Time:

12:00–13:00 GMT (13:00–14:00 CET) on December 4, 2025

Format:

Online meeting via Zoom

Register: Meeting Registration - Zoom

Objective:

In response to COPE’s Publication Integrity Week, this webinar aims to foster dialogue among Editors, Director of Education and Ethics Integrity, and authors on publication ethics practices, emerging challenges, and strategies to strengthen integrity in scholarly publishing.

Key Speaker：

Behrooz Astaneh (Director of Education and Ethics Integrity)
HEI Department, McMaster University, Canada

Panelists:

Michael H. Dahan (Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology Editor-in-Chief)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Natália Tognoli (Knowledge Organization Editor-in-Chief)

Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

Karol E. Watson (Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine Editor-in-Chief)

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States

 

Agenda

Time	Session	Speaker
13:00–13:05	Opening & Welcome	Editor
13:05–13:30	Introduction to Publication Integrity: Responsibilities of Authors and Editorial Board Members	Behrooz Astaneh
13:30–13:50	Mini Talk: Research and Publication Integrity from an Editor’s Perspective	Eic & Behrooz Astaneh
13:50–13:55	Q&A	Behrooz Astaneh
13:55–14:00	Closing Remarks	Behrooz Astaneh

 

Session Details:

Opening & Welcome: Introduction and Recap of COPE Publication Integrity Week

Session 1: Introduction to Publication Integrity: Responsibilities of Authors and Editorial Board Members

Key Discussion Points:

• Core Principles of Publication Ethics: Transparency, Fairness, and Accountability
• Common Ethical Issues for Authors: Authorship integrity, duplicate publication, and data reliability
• Editorial Responsibilities: Managing conflicts of interest, maintaining ethical peer review practices, and ensuring responsible use of AI tools

Session 2: Mini Talk -Research and Publication Integrity from an Editor’s Perspective

• The Editor-in-Chief shares insights and real-world experiences
• Discussion on building a “chain of trust” among authors, editors, and readers

Session 3: Q&A

• Address participants’ questions on publication ethics
• Author Tips & Tricks – a follow-up Q&A session based on previous training sessions
• Share COPE resources, journal policies, and pathways for ongoing ethics education

Session 4: Closing Remarks

• Integrity as the foundation of academic impact
• Introduction to publisher learning resources and promoting future training initiatives

 

https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2025 

 

We look forward to seeing you!