#journalediting — Public Fediverse posts

. @alexh talked about letters rejecting #PeerReview requests for specific publishers, e.g., here on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexholcombe_declining-another-review-request-from-an-share-7426356814121689088-N0Kz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD0JHkBcK9LoDUuScfOpFwbt_UMALGWLV8

@priyasilverstein discussed the role of editors in #OpenScience, and offered the example of the guide for #SocialScience journal editors on easing into #OpenScience
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41073-023-00141-5
#JEDI #JournalEditing #AcademicPublishing #NightshiftEditor

"For more than a century, scientific journals have been the pipes through which knowledge of the natural world flows into our culture. Now they’re being clogged with AI slop."

- Ross Andersen at The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/ai-slop-science-publishing/685704/

#TheAtlanticMagazine #RossAndersen #AIslop #AIethics #AIresearch #SciComm #JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #ScienceEditing #ScientificMisconduct #ScienceFraud #AIinAcademia #AcademiaIA

Here's a blog post by @serhii & @Maryna_Nazarovets that I commissioned, lightly edited, and made a figure for, on how university journals can avoid having too narrow networks.

https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/04/editorial-endogamy-and-endogeny-challenges-on-the-path-to-doaj/

#JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #PublicationEthics #InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPresses #UniversityJournals #Endogamy #Endogeny #Nepotism

Wake up, babe, new COPE guidelines just dropped!

Version 3 of the Retraction guidelines and brand new Expression of Concern guidelines are out now. I co-authored the long-awaited EoC guidelines and v.2 of the Retraction guidelines.

https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/expressions-concern
https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/retraction-guidelines

#CommitteeOnPublicationEthics #Retractions #ExpressionsOfConcern #PublicationEthics #JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #ScholComm

Academic Stewart Manley proposes a system that "allows a researcher to submit to multiple journals at the same time—increasing the chances of getting speedier initial journal interest and allowing researchers to choose between interested journals—but then avoids overlapping review by requiring the researcher to give the right to proceed to peer review (and eventual publication) to only one journal."

I think it could work if there was a cap on the number of simultaneous submissions, editors have a fixed timescale of a certain number of weeks in which to bid for the paper to be submitted to them, and when an author selects a journal for peer review any comments from the other editors would be seen by that journal, to avoid them ignoring important critiques.

https://academic.oup.com/rev/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/reseval/rvaf027/8185625 (£)

#PeerReview #PublicationEthics #SimultaneousSubmission #JournalEditing #ScienceMastodon

Publishing shouldn't be a Kafka novel! Editorial offices need to sort themselves out. One problem is outsourcing to companies that use undertrained staff working from inflexible scripts.

#JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #EditorialOffices #EditorialScreening #AcademicPublishing #Kafkaesque

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

"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.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/18th-ease-conference-scientific-programme/18th-ease-conference-session-12/

#Misinformation #EASEevents #EASEoslo #JournalEditing

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.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/18th-ease-conference-scientific-programme/18th-ease-conference-session-10/

#EASEevents #EASEoslo #JournalEditors #ScienceEditing #JournalEditing #Misinformation

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

"A toxicology-focused journal is stepping in after the decision by Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), which is published by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), to pause the acceptance of new manuscripts after receiving a letter from the US Department of Justice.”

https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/NIH-publication-halts-manuscript-acceptanceToxScisteps/103/web/2025/05

#NIH #JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #ScholComm #EnvironmentalHealth #USgov

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

Coming soon: EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors. Part I begins online Wed 19 March, Part II in the Autumn.

Part I:
19/3: Journal structure & management, Duncan Nicholas
26/3: #PublicationEthics, Joan Marsh
2/4: #PeerReview processes, Serge Horbach
9/4: Journal visibility, promotion, indexing, Are Brean

£80 for EASE members
£160 for non-members
(low-income country discount)

Register:
https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/training/ease-editorial-school-for-journal-editors/

#JournalEditing #ScienceEditing #Training #AcademicJournals #AcademicMastodon

It was great to see so many EASE members at our Awards ceremony last week, where we celebrated those who have made the largest contributions to the growth and success of EASE over the past year. 📈🏆

The recording is now on our YouTube channel, so you can catch up if you missed it. 📽️

Watch the ceremony now and read about the winners: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNzzN-01ls

#EASEawards #ScienceEditing #JournalEditing #AmEditing #Winners #YouTube #ResearchAwards #AcademicCommunity

EASE Update - Issue 3
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ease-update-issue-3-easeeditors-c6aie

We chat about Bluesky, poster presentations - and invite YOU to submit one to our Oslo Conference - take a look at some of the recent community action across the Association, highlight the latest publications from European Science Editing including a new Structured Peer Review Checklist, and more.

#EASEupdate #JournalPublishing #ResearchPublishing
#JournalEditing #ScienceEditing #PeerReview #Conference2025 #PosterPresentations

In this Correspondence article in European Science Editing, Joshua Wang discusses how retractions do not just correct the scientific record, but serve as crucial datapoints that inform meta-research and research education.

Read it in the journal now: https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2024.e140235

#Retractions #MetaResearch #EuropeanScienceEditing #JournalEditing #PublicationEthics

@bahar and Mario Malički have just published their structured peer review checklist in European Science Editing. lt helps researchers to ensure they provide thorough and constructive feedback for each section of a manuscript they review. They also suggest how journal editors and publishers can leverage the checklist throughout their peer review process.

https://ese.arphahub.com/article/137675/

#PeerReview #JournalEditing #EuropeanScienceEditing #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyPublishing #Checklists #Elsevier

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#PeerReview #JournalEditing #AcademicMemes #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #Editing

In this new Correspondence article in European Science Editing, Joshua Wang discusses how retractions do not just correct the scientific record, but serve as crucial datapoints that inform meta-research and research education.

Read it in the journal now:
https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2024.e140235

#Retractions #MetaResearch #EuropeanScienceEditing #JournalEditing #PublicationEthics

Should journal articles name the handling editor?

James Butcher argues: "We are now at a point where editors, at the very least, need to be named on published papers, especially on high volume journals ... We need editors to take public ownership of the papers that they accept for publication." https://ck.journalology.com/posts/journalology-97-red-vs-green

#PublicationEthics #Transparency #Responsibility #JournalEditing #JournalPublication #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity

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

It's not too late to submit your feedback on the draft of our Peer Review Committee's Recommendations on Use of Al in Scholarly Communication! 🤖🎓📢

Responses are voluntary and may be submitted anonymously until Monday, 15th September. ⌛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9dVTje9YZ0HQJzsPYaMUzfct08Oq9f4o6tm78cE9N-3N1bQ/viewform?pli=1

#AItools #LLMs #PublicationEthics #ChatBots #GenerativeAI #PeerReview #JournalPublication #ScholComm #JournalEditing #ResearchPapers #ResearchWriting

Final presentation for the PUBMET conference Summer School today:

Ukrainian editors on challenges to academic publishing during war, starting with Yuliia Hartman of Access to Justice in Eastern Europe and the @EASE Ukrainian Regional Chapter. 🇺🇦

See this editorial:
https://ajee-journal.com/issue-3-of-2023-and-the-journal-s-policy-on-neutrality-and-non-discrimination-in-editorial-work

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#Geopolitics #PublicationEthics #JournalEditing #PUBMET2024 #ScienceForUkraine #AcademicsForUkraine #Neutrality #UkrainianScience #HijackedJournals

PUBMET @pubmet conference 2024 Summer School in Zadar, Croatia starts with Rea Roje in our Research Integrity session; Rea's a newly-fledged freelance research integrity consultant like me. It's the 1st Summer School and the 11th conference. @ksenijab is moderating. 🇭🇷
https://pubmet2024.unizd.hr/summer-school-page/
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#ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics #JournalEditing #ResponsibleConductOfResearch #QuestionableResearchPractice #ResponsibleResearchPractice #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #UniversityOfZadar #PUBMET2024

EASE Update, the new bi-monthly newsletter from the European Association of Science Editors, is out now on LinkedIn and our new mailing list.

Each issue will highlight a few activities from EASE, our members, and our wider circle, sharing new developments, helpful details, and insights to support every Editorial role in the research publishing cycle.

Like and subscribe!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ease-update-issue-1-easeeditors-jeqge

#AcademicPublishing #JournalEditing #ScienceEditing #LinkedIn #ScholComm #JournalPublication

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
#ScholarlyPublishing #JournalEditing #Translators

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

"A key publishing committee of the UN Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) has developed tips for practical actions by publishers, editors, researchers and students to help turn the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] into reality."

University World News reports on the HESI SDG Publishers Compact, which we support.
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.php?story=2024073016080291

See the tips at https://www.sdgcompactfellows.org/top-action-tips-revised

#Sustainability #SDGs #AcademicPublishing #JournalEditing #AcademicMastodon #HigherEd

We're launching a new mailing list, EASE Update, for anyone to subscribe to: https://ease.org.uk/mailing-list-sign-up/

If you're involved in research publishing or academic journals then we'll have news for you, including a regular bi-monthly newsletter; the first will be published in September through the email list and on LinkedIn.

Sign up to hear about the latest events, initiatives, and resources, even if you're not an EASE member.

#AcademicJournals #AcademicMastodon #AcademicPublishing #JournalEditing