Vous trouverez sur le site du Council of Science Editors, en accès libre, 17 lettres types pour des rédacteurs de revues s'ils doivent écrire à des auteurs pour diverses mauvaises pratiques. Il y a aussi 6 lettres types pour des institutions. Ces lettres sont en anglais, mais elles sont utiles car les mauvaises pratiques existent en France, et parfois des comités de rédaction veulent agir (la plupart du temps les comités tendent à protéger leurs pairs, comme le font les institutions). Ces lettres ont été préparées avec les dirigeants de COPE (Committee on publication ethics).
Exemple d'une lettre lorsque des auteurs sont en conflit entre eux :
Dear [AUTHOR 1]:
[AUTHOR 2] has contacted the editorial office with concerns about the authorship of the manuscript. [AUTHOR 2] has informed us of the dispute between you regarding the authorship of the manuscript (see enclosed correspondence). It is our practice to encourage authors to resolve such disputes among themselves, and we hope that you and [AUTHOR 2] are able to do that.
Pending resolution of this matter, we are suspending consideration of your paper. If you are unable to resolve the authorship dispute, we will withdraw the manuscript from further consideration.
Please note that all authors must sign the required publication forms and any changes in authorship must be communicated to the editorial office in a letter signed by all authors.
If we are to reinstate consideration of your paper, we require an acceptable response that is agreed on by all authors by [DATE]. If the matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, it could lead to our contacting officials at your institution. Therefore, we recommend you give this matter your close and immediate attention.
Sincerely,
Voici les thèmes des lettres :
1. Manuscript Overlap (before publication)
2. Manuscript Overlap (after publication)
3. Figure Duplication
4. Request for Original Data
5. Request for a Revised Figure
6. Addition or Deletion of Author before Publication
7. Addition or Deletion of Author after Publication
8. Authorship Dispute
9. Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
10. Clinical Trial Not Registered
11. Request to Comply with RCT Reporting Guidelines
12. Incomplete Information about Human or Animal Research Protections
13. Reviewer Breach of Confidentiality
14. Manuscript on Hold Pending Further Investigation
15. Rejection of Manuscript after Journal Investigation
16. Response when Editor Remains Concerned after Author Responses
17. Response when Authors Have Responded Satisfactorily to Initial Concerns
To Other Journal re Duplicate Publication
Response to Allegation (General)
Request for Investigation by Author’s Institution
Request for Funding Agency Investigation
Response to Complaint about Reviewer
Request for Investigation by Reviewer’s Institution
