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Plagiarism in a published article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.2

COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do if you suspect plagiarism in a published article.

Key points

  • The instructions to authors should include a definition of plagiarism and state the journal’s policy on it.

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COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics — Plagiarism in a published article — English.
https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.2
©2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
https://publicationethics.org

 

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Version 1: 2006. Redesigned May 2021.

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  • 4 January 2022

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  • 24 July 2021

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  • 12 February 2021

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