JIPLP: COPE and coping with plagiarism

COPE and coping with plagiarism

COPE -- the Committee on Publishing Ethics -- is holding its next European Seminar in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 March 2014. The theme of this year's seminar is “European perspectives on publication ethics”. Editors, publishers, authors and all those interested in publication ethics will be attending; the full programme will be available shortly. The seminar will include invited talks, in addition to breakout workshop sessions in the afternoon with discussion of ethical cases.

JIPLP, a member of COPE, is firmly committed to the maintenance of a high standard of publishing ethics. This is no mere paper commitment: every year we receive a number of articles for publication that contain unattributed borrowings from the published works of others, so we are always vigilant in dealing with suspected plagiarism. It is astonishing that plagiarism is a problem even for a journal that deals with issues such as copyright infringement, and we should like to take this opportunity to remind prospective contributors that unattributed borrowings will not be tolerated.

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JIPLP is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to intellectual property law and practice. Published monthly, coverage includes the full range of substantive IP topics, practice-related matters such as litigation, enforcement, drafting and transactions, plus relevant aspects of related subjects such as competition and world trade law.

The journal is specifically designed for IP lawyers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys both in private practice and working in industry. It also aims to be an essential source of reference for academics specialising in IP, members of the judiciary, officials in IP registries and regulatory bodies, and institutional libraries. Subject-matter covered is chosen for its practical relevance and international interest.

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JIPLP is often approached by prospective authors who would like to write something, but who would appreciate guidance regarding subject-matter, style and so forth. Here are a few pointers:

* Ask yourself what is it that you'd like to read in the journal, since that is handy rule of thumb which probably reflects the interests of your colleagues and your competitors;

* IP law and practice is very much a 'here and now' activity for JIPLP subscribers. The history of a right may be inherently interesting, or even sometimes relevant to the resolution of a specific issue, but would you expect a reader to look for it in JIPLP?

* Recycled Masters' dissertations and university essays make poor articles and are often difficult to convert from a piece that is designed to display erudition and research ability into an article that addresses lawyers, businesses and decision-makers. It's usually easier to start afresh by working out who your readers are and what you want to tell them.

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COPE and coping with plagiarism

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