For Editors
Resources for Editors
Academic Journals Are a Lucrative Scam and Were Determined to Change That
The article discusses academic publishing issues, particularly the monopoly of publishers like Elsevier and Wiley that c...
Addressing Race and Racism in Editorial Policy
The introduction humorously references a segment by comedian Bill Maher to illustrate the unproven yet strongly held bel...
Are Peer Reviewers Encouraged to Use Reporting Guidelines? A Survey of 116 Health Research Journals
A survey of 116 health research journals found only 35% provided online instructions for peer reviewers, and less than h...
Engage more early-career scientists as peer reviewers
This article highlights the value of involving early-career scientists in peer reviews, particularly through group revie...
Ethics in Scientific Publishing: Avoiding Plagiarism and Ensuring Integrity
This article highlights the importance of ethics in scientific publishing, focusing on avoiding plagiarism, ensuring dat...
How Digital Publishing is Radically Changing the Landscape of Scientific Research
Digital publishing is revolutionizing scientific research by enabling faster dissemination, open access, and interdiscip...
How to Become Good at Peer Review: A Guide for Young Scientists
A guide for young scientists on conducting effective and ethical peer reviews, with tips on expertise, deadlines, bias, ...
If you can’t be kind in peer review, be neutral
This article emphasizes the importance of neutral, objective language in peer review. It advises reviewers to avoid emot...
Online Training in Manuscript Peer Review: A Systematic Review
A systematic review by Willis et al. identifies 20 online peer review training materials, covering writing reviews and c...
Peer Review
A 2019 Peer Review Survey by Sense about Science and Elsevier found increased satisfaction with peer review but concerns...
Re-evaluation of solutions to the problem of unprofessionalism in peer review
The paper found that 43% of peer-review comments contained unprofessional or unsubstantiated critiques, sparking discuss...
Reducing the Peer-Reviewers Burden
An editorial from Nature Chemical Biology emphasizes balancing peer review demand with quality. It suggests expanding th...
So Does the Public Finally Get Peer Review?
This article outlines a 10-year collaboration by Sense about Science to raise public awareness on the role of evidence i...
The Future of Scientific Publishing: 7 Trends to Watch in 2024
This article outlines key trends in scientific publishing for 2024, including the rise of open access, increased use of ...
The Golden Rule of Reviewing
This article discusses the importance of prompt peer review to expedite the publication process. Peer review operates as...
Becoming a Reviewer
This course is designed to help participants become effective peer reviewers for scientific or scholarly journals. It co...
Certified Peer Reviewer Course (Elsevier)
The Certified Peer Reviewer Course provides foundational training in peer review principles and practices, offering self...
Focus on Peer Review (Nature)
Focus on Peer Review is a free online course that teaches the fundamentals of effective peer review, covering responsibi...
Free Journal Editor Training Course: Guide to Author Management (Scholastica)
Scholasticas Guide to Author Management trains journal editors on author management, focusing on submissions, ethics, co...
Fundamentals of Peer Review (Elsevier)
Elseviers Navigating Peer Review series provides essential insights into peer review, explaining how participating sharp...
Introduction to the Certified Peer Reviewer Course
Elseviers Certified Peer Reviewer Course offers a comprehensive introduction to peer review, covering skills needed to a...
Master Peer Review (Peeref)
Peeref provides a reviewer certification process, helping reviewers advance their careers. Training courses and a forum ...
Online Free Courses and Guidelines to Learn the Art of Peer Review
A Neurology India letter discusses online peer review training options, highlighting courses for timely, constructive re...
Research Integrity
This course focuses on research integrity within academic publishing, covering ethical standards from study design to pu...
Scholarly Peer Review
This course offers comprehensive training on peer reviewing for scholarly journals, covering best practices for writing ...
Translating Critical Appraisal of a Manuscript into Meaningful Peer Review (COCHRANE)
The online course Translating Critical Appraisal of a Manuscript into Meaningful Peer Review aims to enhance peer review...
Asia-Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME)
The Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) is a nonprofit organization promoting medical journalism...
Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE)
The Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE), founded in 2010, is a network of professionals dedicated to improving the A...
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
ALPSP is the international trade association that supports and represents not-for-profit organizations that publish scho...
Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics
These guidelines provide an updated summary of best practices for research integrity and publishing ethics, supporting r...
Brief Instructions for Reviewers
The APAs instructions for reviewers emphasize confidentiality, constructive feedback, and journal-specific guidelines to...
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) is committed to educating and supporting editors, publishers, universities, resea...
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)
The Institute of Medicine defines healthcare quality as the extent to which services improve health outcomes, aligned wi...
COPE
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) is an international organization established to provide advice and guidance o...
COPEs Ethical Guidelines for Reviewers
The content outlines the ethical guidelines for peer reviewers provided by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). These...
Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE)
The Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE) is focused on improving the quality of scientific research journals in Asia....
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
The Council of Science Editors (CSE) is an international membership organization for editorial professionals publishing ...
DOI
A DOI, or Digital Object Identifier, is a unique and persistent code assigned to scholarly works, like articles, papers,...
EQUATOR
Established in 2008, the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) serves as a valuabl...
EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health r...
European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an international community of editors focused on improving the glo...
How to Conduct a Review
Elsevier provides a comprehensive guide on conducting peer reviews, covering topics such as evaluating a manuscripts rel...
ICMJE Recommendations
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) developed the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting,...
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM)
STM is a global organization representing academic publishers, promoting high standards in research communication. Its m...
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
ICMJE developed these recommendations to review best practices and ethical standards in the conduct and reporting of res...
International Publishers Association (IPA)
The International Publishers Association (IPA), based in Geneva, Switzerland, is the worls largest federation of nationa...
International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Register (ISRCTN)
The ISRCTN registry is an internationally recognized clinical trial registry that accepts all clinical research studies,...
Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) oversees Public Health Service (PHS) research integrity activities, excluding FDA...
Recommendation 4: Train and Mentor Reviewers
C4DISCs recommendation encourages reviewer training and mentoring, including co-reviewing and accessibility for marginal...
Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals
ICMJE developed these recommendations to review best practices and ethical standards in the conduct and reporting of res...
Resources for Journal Authors, Editors, and Reviewers (SAGE Publications)
SAGE Publications offers resources for authors, editors, and reviewers, with guidance on publishing, ethics, and promoti...
Sense about Science (SAS)
Sense about Science is an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence....
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978, focused on enhancing communicati...
Syllabus for Prospective and Newly Appointed Editors
This syllabus guides potential and newly appointed editors of peer-reviewed research journals. It outlines the editors k...
The Journal of Scholarly Publishing (JSP)
The Journal of Scholarly Publishing offers insights into scholarly publishing challenges, covering technology, funding, ...
WAME
The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), established in 1995, is a resource of peer-reviewed medical journals fr...
WAME Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications, Revised May 31, 2023
This revised statement updates the January 2023 recommendations on chatbots in scholarly publishing. These Recommendatio...
WAME Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals
This article summarizes a comprehensive publication ethics policy, covering key areas for contemporary science journals....
A Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Editorial Roles and Peer Review
The C4DISC toolkit aims to build diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in peer review, offering recomme...
Checklist for Statistical Assessment of Medical Papers: The CHAMP Statement
The CHAMP (Checklist for Statistical Assessment of Medical Papers) statement addresses statistical errors in medical pap...
Editors Resources & Tools
Springer Nature offers tools for editors, including diversity initiatives and a Reviewer Finder. Resources include case ...
Equitable Peer Review (Indiana University Bloomington)
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries offer an equitable peer review toolkit, including rubrics for reviewing article...
How to Review a Manuscript
The APA guide provides ten steps for peer reviewers, including constructive feedback and confidentiality, encouraging pa...
How to Survive Peer Review (The British Medical Journal)
BMJs How to Survive Peer Review serves as a practical guide to navigating peer review, offering actionable advice to bec...
How-to Guides (Emerald Publishing)
Emerald Publishing provides resources for reviewers, covering constructive feedback, ethical considerations, and impactf...
Learn How to Review a Manuscript
The APA offers resources for reviewing manuscripts, with interactive tutorials and videos for quantitative and qualitati...
Lippincott Journals: Editor Resources
Wolters Kluwer offers resources for Lippincott Journal editors on maximizing journal impact and maintaining research qua...
Making Journals the Home of Research Excellence
Taylor & Francis resources guide journal editors in recruitment, responsibilities, and digital publishing developments, ...
Research Review Guide (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
The University of Massachusetts Amhersts guide outlines peer reviews importance, including best practices, resources, an...
Resources for Editors of Scholarly Journals: Editing 101
The University of Kansas Libraries provide journal editors resources for managing journals, open access, and peer review...
Reviewing Journal Manuscripts, by Charon Pierson
This complimentary booklet from Wiley-Blackwell, written by Charon A. Pierson, offers guidance for nurses and healthcare...
Sample Peer Review Report
The reviewer provides an extensive critique of the manuscript Sensitivity of hyperspectral narrowband and multispectral ...
Supports for Editors
Queens University Librarys guide for journal editors includes editorial tasks, copyright management, and connections to ...
Tips from a Journal Editor: Being a Good Reviewer
R. Michael Alvarez provides valuable tips for being a good peer reviewer, emphasizing research quality, avoiding minor e...
WAME Manuscript Submission Checklist
The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) offers a Manuscript Submission Checklist as a template for medical journ...