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Better Research Practices Rarely Stay with One Team. A clearer protocol, a shared dataset, a checklist someone actually uses: each one ripples out to the next collaborator, the next lab, the next field.
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Think. Check. Submit. Journals Checklist
ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers), AUP (Association of University Presses), COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), ISSN International Centre, LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries), OAPEN Foundation, OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association), STM (International Association of STM Publishers), UKSG
Helps researchers identify reliable journals for manuscript submission.
Entry updated Aug 2026
Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research), NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)
Sets out responsibilities for Canadian researchers and institutions, and the process for addressing breaches of agency policy.
Entry updated Aug 2026
Think. Check. Submit. Books & Chapters Checklist
ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers), AUP (Association of University Presses), COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), ISSN International Centre, LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries), OAPEN Foundation, OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association), STM (International Association of STM Publishers), UKSG
Helps researchers select trustworthy book publishers and avoid predatory ones.
Entry updated Aug 2026