Introduction

The Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) is an online resource to support journal editors in handling publishing ethics issues. It is a single point of access for information and guidelines on publishing ethics. PERK provides flowcharts to guide editors through processes required to deal with different forms of publishing ethics abuse. Furthermore, it includes form letters to adapt and use for various situations, Q & A information and much more. For more information on this resource kit and how it works, please see Why PERK? and How PERK works.

There are also resources are available from COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), including an eLearning program on how to handle and prevent misconduct. Read more about Elsevier & COPE.