Manipulation of the publication process is a relatively new form of misconduct affecting the publishing industry. This editorial describes what it is, why it is difficult for individual journal editors and publishers to handle and the background to the development of the new COPE guidelines on how to manage publication process manipulation.These new guidelines represent an important first step towards encouraging openness and collaboration between publishers to address this phenomenon.

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关于发布流程操纵的新COPE指南：为何如此重要

操纵出版过程是一种影响出版业的不当行为的相对较新的形式。这篇社论描述了这是什么，为什么每个期刊编辑和出版商都难以处理以及如何制定新的COPE准则以管理出版物流程操纵的背景，这些新准则代表了鼓励开放和创新的重要的第一步。出版商之间的合作以解决这一现象。