Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)2019-09-252019-09-252017-09-252011-03-11http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/166584The COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors is designed to provide a set of minimum standards to which all COPE members are expected to adhere. The Best Practice Guidelines are more aspirational and were developed in response to requests from editors for guidance about a wide range of increasingly complex ethical issues. While COPE expects all members to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Journal Editors (and will consider complaints against members who have not followed it), we realise that editors may not be able to implement all the Best Practice recommendations (which are therefore voluntary), but we hope that our suggestions will identify aspects of journal policy and practice that should be reviewed and discussed.engWith permission of the license/copyright holdercode of conductbest practiceeditorsintegritydutyresponsibilityGlobal ethicsEconomic ethicsLabour/professional ethicsPreprint