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Title: High-Quality Peer Review: Why and How for Authors and Reviewers, from the Editors of ANESTHESIOLOGY
The Editors of ANESTHESIOLOGY organized this session to inform reviewers how to prepare a review that will help identify the best clinical and basic science for publication.
Title: How To Become A Scientific Journal Editor - Interview With An Editor In Nature Research
Do you enjoy reading and writing about science? In this video you will learn how to do your favourite thing for a living.
Title: Editing: Things they don't tell you about what journal editors want
Pippa Smart, independent publishing and research communications consultant and Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Learned Publishing, provides some insights into the ‘black box’ of editorial decision-making and how authors can improve their chances of article acceptance.
Title: Captivating Careers: A conversation with Jennifer Hunter
Prof. Jennifer Hunter was the first woman to become Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia and Chair of the European Society of Anaesthesiology Scientific Programme Committee. Prof. Hunter discusses the highlights of her career in Anaesthesiology, along with her inspirations, motivations, and much more.
Title: Editing as a Scientific Career (Podcast)
Does becoming an editor mean you are leaving research? Can you ever go back to academia? And why should you "follow the cookies"?
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Becoming a Scholarly Journal Editor: Practical Advice for Editors and Tips for Authors by
Along with the infamous "Reviewer 2," journal editors are a leading cause of angst among scholars. When editors are bad at their jobs, careers are damaged, reputations of journals suffer, and the overall scholarship within a field is weakened. Yet, despite their importance to the practice of academia, most editors do not receive any formal training on the editing process. Even well-published authors face a steep learning curve when navigating all of the moving parts of a scholarly journal and providing quality feedback to authors. This book is intended to be a guide for scholarly journal editors. It walks current and prospective editors through the various steps of the editing process, including establishing an editorial vision, creating editorial teams/boards, interpreting reviewers' comments and writing decision letters, and publicizing published articles and improving journal metrics. A secondary goal of the book is to provide authors with a peek inside the process of journal editing. By better understanding the decisions that editors make, authors can make more informed choices about which journals they shouletter understanding the decisions that editors make, authors can make more informed choices about which journals they should submit their work, as well as improve their chances for publication. etter understanding the decisions that editors make, authors can make more informed choices about which journals they shouletter understanding the decisions that editors make, authors can make more informed choices about which journals they should submit their work, as well as improve their chances for publication.
Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals: Guidelines for Good Practice by
This comprehensive yet concise book provides a thorough and complete guide to every aspect of managing the peer review process for scientific journals. Until now, little information has been readily available on how this important facet of the journal publishing process should be conducted properly. Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals fills this gap and provides clear guidance on all aspects of peer review, from manuscript submission to final decision. Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals is an essential reference for science journal editors, editorial office staff and publishers. It is an invaluable handbook for the set-up of new Editorial Offices, as well as a useful reference for well-established journals which may need guidance on a particular situation, or may want to review their current practices.
Scientific Peer Review: Guidelines for Informative Peer Review by
J. Matthias Starck comprehensively guides the reader in this essential through all steps of writing an expert review for a scientific journal. It is built on a succinct analysis how science works, how science is communicated and how science is published. It provides a critical guide how to write good, informative and fair peer reviews. The author presents a critical discussion of different peer review procedures and their alternatives, explains ethical guidelines as well as the dark sides of scientific publishing. So this essential helps the reader to perform better in the existing system and to contribute to its further development and improvement.
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