#easeevents — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #easeevents, aggregated by home.social.
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Videos of our conference in Oslo last week on "Editing in the age of misinformation" are being added to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhE3Xc-nXX1avtbKdA6oSzT078_QL1lV&si=ADwa1nCLlUR_ThL5
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #Misinformation #SciComm #ScholComm #ScienceEditing #JournalEditing #YouTube
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"Journal editors do not need to worry about preventing misinformation from being spread"
A long-standing EASE tradition, the closing conference debate brings together Council members Are Brean and Haseeb Irfanullah for a provocative discussion on the role of editors in the age of misinformation. Chaired by Joan Marsh.
Hasseb swung an overwhelming majority against to a 47% vote in favour, winning the debate.
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"Journal editors do not need to worry about preventing misinformation from being spread"
A long-standing EASE tradition, the closing conference debate brings together Council members Are Brean and Haseeb Irfanullah for a provocative discussion on the role of editors in the age of misinformation. Chaired by Joan Marsh.
Hasseb swung an overwhelming majority against to a 47% vote in favour, winning the debate.
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Ashley Cooper chairs a panel on misconceptions around what manuscript editors do, and their responsibilities in helping to avoid misinformation.
Véronique Gebala, @Nature, values persuasive cover letters. Yateen Joshi says the key to acceptance is substance of the article - though that only comes when it is sent to reviewers. Journal may use other issues to screen out submissions.
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #JournalEditors #ScienceEditing #JournalEditing #Misinformation
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Shaharima Parvin of East West University in Bangladesh presents her experience as a librarian.
"Information wants to be free. It also wants to be expensive" - Stewart Brand, 1984
Trust is at risk, but open access helps promote scholarly communication - however, many senior researchers believe all OA is predatory. Many academics want to publish asap, don't know about indexing, and lack funds.
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #Librarians #ScholComm #PredatoryJournals #PredatoryPublishing #Bangladesh
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Think. Check. Submit. helps teach researchers and others to identify predatory and questionable journals. Sofie Wennström presents at our conference in Oslo on how the tips guide authors as an alternative to block lists, allow lists, and the uncritical use of journal metrics. They also help journals ensure they are being and presenting as trustworthy.
#PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryJournals #ThinkCheckSubmit #JournalPublishing #CriticalAppraisal #PublicationEthics #EASEevents #EASEoslo
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Joanna Ball of @DOAJ presents how the index is a gold standard for Open Access journals and is used as a trust marker by librarians, researchers, and other literature services.
#OpenAccess #JournalPublishing #PublicationEthics #AbstractingAndIndexing #AcademicJournals #AcademicPublishing #EASEevents #EASEoslo
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine affected their scholarly journals because the occupiers appropriated university journals based in those territories, says Iryna Izarova.
Working with the ISSN International Centre & the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, new rules for ISSNs in occupied & disputed territories were developed.
#ISSNs #EASEoslo #EASEevents #UkraineRussiaWar #EASEukraine #PublicationEthics #GeoPolitics #GlobalConflict #InternationalLaw #OccupiedTerritories #JournalPublishing -
Practical Tips for Editors: Identifying hallmarks of suspected Gen AI and suspected image manipulation by Dan Stuckey at our conference in Oslo.
#EASEevents #EASEoslo #ImageManipulation #ScientificFigures #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificMisconduct #EditingTips #GenAI #GenerativeAI #ChatBots #AItools #AIethics #AIwriting
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My panel this morning at the European Association of Science Editors (@EASE) conference in Oslo was on the use of new tech in research integrity checks, alongside Caroline Sutton in person and Kim Eggleton and Jane Alfred online.
Our conversation was great (if I say so myself), helped by the chairing by Brian Cody. I thought it would be interesting to see how others here would answer Brian's questions:
1. What are the top research integrity concerns for scholarly publishers, and how much are they discipline-specific?
2. Technical checks can be overwhelming for journals. How to manage manuscript checklists from a process perspective?
3. How do publishers considering new automation / tools decide what's necessary vs nice to have?
4. Case studies of implementing tools.
5. Many tools only apply to English publications. What tools should non-English journals know about?
6. How can publishers and editors get involved in tool development?
7. What is the potential for AI to improve research integrity checks vs human oversight?
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #AItools #Automation #EASEevents #EASEoslo #PaperMills #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm
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My panel this morning at the European Association of Science Editors (@EASE) conference in Oslo was on the use of new tech in research integrity checks, alongside Caroline Sutton in person and Kim Eggleton and Jane Alfred online.
Our conversation was great (if I say so myself), helped by the chairing by Brian Cody. I thought it would be interesting to see how others here would answer Brian's questions:
1. What are the top research integrity concerns for scholarly publishers, and how much are they discipline-specific?
2. Technical checks can be overwhelming for journals. How to manage manuscript checklists from a process perspective?
3. How do publishers considering new automation / tools decide what's necessary vs nice to have?
4. Case studies of implementing tools.
5. Many tools only apply to English publications. What tools should non-English journals know about?
6. How can publishers and editors get involved in tool development?
7. What is the potential for AI to improve research integrity checks vs human oversight?
#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #AItools #Automation #EASEevents #EASEoslo #PaperMills #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm
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Pressures and Solutions for Shoestring-Budget Journal Publishers: how do small, non-profit journal publishers maintain editorial quality amid tightening resources, rising competition, & misinformation & AI?
The panel explored how cultural and linguistic factors, particularly in small nation settings, complicate plagiarism detection & editorial consistency. Small communities improve trust but risk bias.
#EASEoslo #EASEevents #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicJournals #JournalEditing #PeerReview
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The 23rd Annual General Meeting of EASE in Oslo is opened by Cem Uzun, giving thanks to our council, committees, chapters, special interest groups, and 600+ members. 🇳🇴
#Conference2025 #EASEoslo #EASEevents #JournalEditing #ScienceEditing #Norway -
Save the date: our new one-day online Autumn Symposium on Al and digital tools in scholarly publishing is on Tuesday 26 November.
Experts in the publishing industry will present innovations in the use of Al and digital tools for authors, researchers, manuscript editors, journal editors, and reviewers.
Registration will open soon, with discounts for EASE members and large groups.
https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/autumn-symposium/
#AItools #LLMs #EASEevents #Conference2024 #JournalEditing #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm
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AI as a sustainable writing and translation aid in scholarly publishing: Tues 17 Sept, 2pm (UK time). Susanna Fiorini, OPERAS scientific coordinator and a translator and consultant in translation technology, will give guidance on Al-based writing and translation technologies for academic publishers, editors, authors, and translators. Register:
https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-member-webinar-ai-as-a-sustainable-writing-and-translation-aid-in-scholarly-publishing/
EASE members free, £25 non-members.
#EASEevents #Alwriting #AITools #Translation
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Our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee webinar will share initiatives from The Lancet journals.
Ana Heredia will chair, with speakers Zoë Mullan & Diana Samuel from The Lancet group talking about the development of policies, the importance of EDI from a scientific & social perspective, & ideas for an effective strategy.
Sept 10, 3-4 pm BST. Registration is free & open to all: https://ease.org.uk/event/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-in-publishing-initiatives-from-the-lancet-group/
#EASEevents #EquityDiversityInclusion #EDI #TheLancet #ScholarlyPublishing #JournalEditing -
The Fundamentals of Alt Text: catch up on the EASE Indian chapter webinar.
Visalakshy Loganathan, a member of the EASE India leadership team, presented this webinar that delved into Alt Text - a vital component of digital accessibility.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=qqWO38TSeYigj8RG&v=QycA1MXzjD8
#AltText #EASEevents #VisalakshyLoganathan #Accessibility #AccessibilityTip #DEIA #FreeWebinar
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Although the #COVID pandemic has accelerated research and highlighted the benefits stemming from publicly-funded basic research, it has also revealed structural issues within #ResearchCulture globally.
Our October webinar on the lasting effects of the pandemic on research cultures is with Gemma Derrick, Associate Professor (Research Policy & Culture) at the University of Bristol, Tues 17 Oct, 1pm UK time.
https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-webinar-covid-19-shocks-on-the-research-enterprise-and-culture/
#EASEevents #PandemicResponse #ResearchPolicy #AcademicMastodon
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Ask yourself what are your journal's core values and how you support them, suggests James Butcher of Journalology at @EASE #EASEEvents #JournalEditing #scholarlypublishing
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RT @pippasmart Language problems won’t automatically lead to desk reject, unless inappropriate or not understandable (“gibberish”) but new editors are more likely to use this as a reason for rejection, so training needed! #EASEevents
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Should editors set similarity thresholds? George Vousden cautions against this, because the number "can mean anything". A long article can have the whole introduction plagiarised, but a low overall similarity index.
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Different #PeerReview models are accepted by different communities, notes Joe Krumpfer. It needs to be tailored to each field.
Ilana Kolodkin thinks double anonymisation is a great idea, but it's hard for authors because you need to detach it from your previous work.
p.s. @bahar notes to use "double anonymisation" vs "double blind" terminology.
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Are structured #PeerReview forms useful?
Guidelines online are often not read, agree Joe Krumpfer and George Vousden. However, George says he wants every review to discuss methods and so structured questions are helpful.
Ilana Kolodkin finds structured forms really annoying, because she has carefully prepared a coherent review and needs to break it up.
George notes you shouldn't use scales for "impact": prose is better to guide editors, if they use that criterion.
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We shouldn't assume peer reviewers haven't seen a submission before, says Ilana Kolodkin. They usually have submitted and revised a couple of times already.
Joe Krumpfer notes that a reviewer saying "I reviewed this before and recommended rejection" is unhelpful, because the journal criteria may be different.
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What's a good #PeerReview for an author? Ilana Kolodkin says short, positive reviews aren't given as much weight as long, negative reviews, which can be unfortunate. She prefers careful review over speed, even as an author.
George Vousden says reviewer training is variable and to avoid a focus on language you need clear guidelines. Reports should be constructive and guide the authors. If they're positive, the reviewer should outline how the article is suitable.
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EASE Webinar: Competing interests in health and medical journal publishing
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10am (UK time)Mabel Chew, Senior Editor at The Lancet, Sydney, Australia unpacks what competing interests are and discusses evidence on COIs in relation to health and medical journals.
https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-webinar-competing-interests-in-health-and-medical-journal-publishing/
#EuropeanAssociationOfScienceEditors #EASEevents #EASEeditors #COI #ConflictsOfInterest #JournalPublishing #MedicalJournals #HealthResearch #Webinar #CompetingInterests #TheLancet #COIs
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EASE Webinar: Competing interests in health and medical journal publishing
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10am (UK time)Mabel Chew, Senior Editor at The Lancet, Sydney, Australia unpacks what competing interests are and discusses evidence on COIs in relation to health and medical journals.
https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-webinar-competing-interests-in-health-and-medical-journal-publishing/
#EuropeanAssociationOfScienceEditors #EASEevents #EASEeditors #COI #ConflictsOfInterest #JournalPublishing #MedicalJournals #HealthResearch #Webinar #CompetingInterests #TheLancet #COIs