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1.0	INTRODUCTION
2.0	ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN PUBLISHING
	2.1	Editor Roles and Responsibilities 2.1.1   Editorial Freedom 2.1.2   Confidentiality 2.1.3   Conflicts of Interest 2.1.4   Conflict of Interest Disclosure 2.1.5   Editorial Board Participation 2.1.6   Timeliness of the Publication Process 2.1.7   Errata, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern 2.1.8   Addressing Authorship Disputes 2.1.9   Considering Appeals for Reconsideration of Rejected Manuscripts 2.1.10 Addressing Allegations or Findings of Misconduct 2.1.11 Resources and Case Studies
	2.2	Authorship and Author Responsibilities 2.2.1   Authorship and Contributorship Models 2.2.2   Authorship and Contributorship Criteria 2.2.3   Acknowledgments 2.2.4   Order of Authors 2.2.5   Changes to the Author Byline 2.2.6   Author Responsibilities 2.2.7   Resources and Case Studies
	2.3	Reviewer Roles and Responsibilities 2.3.1   Reviewer Selection 2.3.2   Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers 2.3.3   Examples of Reviewer Impropriety 2.3.4   Using Anonymous Reviewers: Critique of the Process 2.3.5   Resources and Case Studies
	2.4	Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities 2.4.1   Authorship/Contributorship 2.4.2   Process Control (Content, Direction, and Venue Choice) 2.4.3   Disclosure of Funding Sources and Sponsor Involvement 2.4.4   Access to and Provision of Data 2.4.5   Copyright 2.4.6   Sponsor Misconduct and/or Unethical Practices
	2.5	Relations Between Editors and Publishers, Sponsoring Societies, or Journal Owners 2.5.1   Resources and Case Studies
	2.6	Responsibilities to the Media 2.6.1   Resources and Case Studies
3.0	IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH MISCONDUCT AND GUIDELINES FOR ACTION
	3.1	Description of Research Misconduct 3.1.1   Mistreatment of Research Subjects 3.1.2   Falsification and Fabrication of Data 3.1.3   Piracy and Plagiarism 3.1.4   Resources and Case Studies
	3.2	International Models for Responding to Research Misconduct 3.2.1   National Bodies Responding to the Problem 3.2.2   Definition of Research Misconduct 3.2.3   The Investigation 3.2.4   Post-Investigation Issues
	3.3	Reporting Suspect Manuscripts 3.3.1   Who Might Notify a Journal about a Suspect Manuscript? 3.3.2   Whom Should a Journal Notify about a Suspect Manuscript?
	3.4	Digital Images and Misconduct 3.4.1   Guidelines for Handling Image Data 3.4.2   Enforcing the Guidelines 3.4.3   Procedure for Handling Guideline Violations 3.4.4   Additional Resources
	3.5	Correcting the Literature 3.5.1   Definitions 3.5.2   Published Guidelines 3.5.3   Corrections and Retractions Related to Misconduct 3.5.4   Processes 3.5.5   Editor's Checklist 3.5.6   Other Avenues for Correction and Clarification 3.5.7   Examples of Literature Corrections
	3.6	Handling Third-Party Inquiries About Scientific Misconduct 3.6.1   Media 3.6.2   Legal Counsel 3.6.3   Federal Agencies

CSE Editorial Policy Committee (2008-2009)

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