The importance of publishing ethics to be highlighted at university-wide seminar
2026-02-18
To give the university's researchers and doctoral students better conditions to be able to do just that, a university-wide seminar on publication ethics will be arranged on 25 February.
What is publishing ethics?
Jonas Gilbert, Library Director, explains, “Publication ethics encompasses the ethical principles and guidelines that govern responsible publishing and aims to maintain good research practice. This means, among other things, acting with honesty and openness, using correct references, being clear about authorship, ensuring a fair and objective review process, and distancing ourselves from frivolous or questionable journals and conferences.”
Why is good publishing ethics important? And who is responsible for ensuring that we maintain good ethics in research publications?
“The publishing world is complex and consists of many different actors. In order to maintain good quality and transparency in research, it is necessary that everyone, i.e. researchers, higher education institutions, publishers and funders, take responsibility in the publishing process and relate to publication ethics guidelines. By following good publishing ethics, such as being clear about authorship, methods, sources, use of (generative) AI, conflicts of interest, etc., you as a researcher can contribute to more open, reproducible and reliable research.”
Read more about the seminar
The seminar on 25 February will focus on central issues of publication ethics and is aimed at researchers and doctoral students and others with an interest in research and publishing at the University of Borås.
Date and time of the seminar: 25 February 10:00–12:00
Zoom Link: https://hb-se.zoom.us/j/67834608247
The seminar will be held in English and is being arranged by the University Library on behalf of the Research and Education Board. All employees at the university are welcome to participate. In order to achieve a common starting point for the discussions, the seminar will begin with a presentation by Stefan Eriksson, Associate Professor of Research Ethics, researcher at the Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics (CRB) at Uppsala University and active in publishing ethics issues for over ten years.
Date and time of the seminar: 25 February 10:00–12:00
Zoom Link: https://hb-se.zoom.us/j/67834608247
Read more about the university's resource on publishing ethics
Read a previous news article: Good research practice – a matter of course?
Solveig Klug