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Publishing Ethics Resource Kit(PERK)The Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) is an online resource tosupport journal editors in handling publishing ethics issues. It is asingle point of access for information and guidelines on publishingethics. PERK provides flowcharts to guide editors through processesrequired to deal with different forms of publishing ethics abuse.Furthermore, it includes form letters to adapt and use for varioussituations, PERK Q&A information(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/questions-and-answers) and much more. For more information on thisresource kit and how it works, please see Why PERK?(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/why-this-publishing-ethics-resource-kit) and How PERK works(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/how-this-publishing-ethics-resource-kit-works).

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More resources for editors are available from COPE(http://publicationethics.org/) (Committee on Publication Ethics),including an eLearning program on how to handle and preventmisconduct.

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Read more (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/about-cope) about Elsevier & COPE.

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Decision TreesGeneral guidelines (all decision trees)(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/general-guidelines-all-decision-trees)

On the Elsevier Publishing Campus(https://www.publishingcampus.elsevier.com/) in the Ethics inResearch & Publication(https://www.publishingcampus.elsevier.com/pages/��/ethics/Publishing-ethics.html) section young researchers are offered adviceon how to avoid misconduct and recommended reading aboutresearch and publication ethics. The program is a collaboration ofan independent panel of experts in research and publishing ethicsand Elsevier.

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Read more about Elsevier's policies(https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies)on: Article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/article-withdrawal), sharing articles(https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/sharing), patient consent(https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/patient-consent) and research data.(https://www.elsevier.com/about/company-information/policies/research-data)

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Read more about the guidance on possible 'Corrections to therecord (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/corrections-to-the-record)'.

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Authorship complaints(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/authorship-complaints)

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Plagiarism complaints(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/plagiarism-complaints)

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Multiple, duplicate, concurrent publication/Simultaneoussubmission (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/multiple,-duplicate,-concurrent-publicationsimultaneous-submission)

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Research results misappropriation(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/research-results-misappropriation)

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Allegations of research errors and fraud(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/allegations-of-research-errors-and-fraud)

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Research standards violations(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/research-standards-violations)

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Undisclosed conflicts of interest(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/undisclosed-conflicts-of-interest)

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Reviewer bias or competitive harmful acts by reviewers(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/reviewer-bias-or-competitive-harmful-acts-by-reviewers)

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Form lettersA. To author A�. To author regarding a published article(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-a�-to-author) A�. To author regarding suspected plagiarism in a submitted article(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-a�-to-author) A�. To author regarding an article retraction (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-a�-to-author)

B. To complainant re: Author(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-b-to-complainant-re-author)

C. To institution (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-c-to-institution)

D. To other journal (double publication)(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-d-to-other-journal-double-publication)

E. To funding agency (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-e-to-funding-agency)

F. To reviewer (https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-f-to-reviewer)

G. To complainant re: Reviewer(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-g-to-complainant-re-reviewer)

H. To reviewer's institution(https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/form-letter-h-to-reviewers-institution)

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