Concerns, Complaints, Allegations and Appeals

All concerns, complaints, or allegations of ethical misconduct or related should be directed to our our Committee on Publication Ethics at CPE@InterPore.org. Currently, this committee is composed of the following people, all of which are also members of our Editorial Board.

When such issues or complaints do arise, this Committee will work with the Editor-in-Chief as well as the Managing Editor of the Journal to conduct a preliminary analysis of the situation to determine if there is merit to the allegation. Should there be merit to the allegation, further analysis will be conducted and the corresponding author of the paper in question will be contacted via an official letter which will contain a summary of the allegation and request an explanation. Further analyses as needed will be conducted (i.e. forensic analysis of images, similarity checks). Depending on the nature of the allegation, it may also be necessary to contact the relevant institution, research body or employer.

We will refer to the policies, guidelines and flowcharts by COPE when researching allegations and determining the most appropriate corrective actions. When necessary, publication of a correction, retraction, or expression of concern will be published. Should the allegation concern a paper currently undergoing review, the review process will be put on hold until the issue has been resolved.

All items that are reported or discovered, will be investigated, regardless of when the paper was published.

Authors may appeal a decision by writing to our Publication Ethics Committee within 4 weeks of the original decision.