Updated Editorial Guidance for Quality and Reliability of Research Output.
10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e247
- Author:
Armen Yuri GASPARYAN
1
;
Marlen YESSIRKEPOV
;
Alexander A VORONOV
;
Anna M KOROLEVA
;
George D KITAS
Author Information
1. Departments of Rheumatology and Research and Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of the University of Birmingham, UK), Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, UK. a.gasparyan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Editorial Policies;
Periodicals as Topic;
Information Storage and Retrieval;
Quality Control;
Authorship;
Science Writing;
Publishing
- MeSH:
Authorship;
Editorial Policies;
Ethics;
Information Storage and Retrieval;
Joints;
Medical Writing;
Periodicals as Topic;
Publications;
Quality Control;
Research Report;
Social Control, Formal
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018;33(35):e247-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Over the past few years, updated editorial policy statements of several associations have provided a platform for improving the quality of scientific research and publishing. The updates have particularly pointed to the need for following research reporting standards, authorship and contributorship regulations, implementing digital tools for the identification and crediting academic contributors, and moving towards optimal ethical open-access models. This article overviews some of the recent editorial policy statements of global editorial associations and reflects on the role of the regional counterparts in advancing scholarly publishing. One of the globally promoted documents is the Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Its latest versions contain statements on proper research reporting, reviewing, editing, and publishing. Points on ethical target journals and ‘predatory’ sources are also available. This year, in a move to update its editorial policy, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) released the Core Practices, comprehensively reflecting on the major issues in publication ethics. Updated joint statements of medical writers associations are also available to implement transparent policy on contributorship in sponsor-supported research projects and related reports. Several suggestions are put forward to improve global editorial statements on online profiling, crediting, and referencing. It is also highlighted that knowledge and implementation of updated editorial guidance is essential for editors' good standing.
