Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement

Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement

Abstract Background Scientific editors are responsible for deciding which articles to publish in their journals. However, we have not found documentation of their required knowledge, skills, and characteristics, or the existence of any formal core competencies for this role. Methods We describe the...

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Main Authors: David Moher, James Galipeau, Sabina Alam, Virginia Barbour, Kidist Bartolomeos, Patricia Baskin, Sally Bell-Syer, Kelly D. Cobey, Leighton Chan, Jocalyn Clark, Jonathan Deeks, Annette Flanagin, Paul Garner, Anne-Marie Glenny, Trish Groves, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Farrokh Habibzadeh, Stefanie Jewell-Thomas, Diane Kelsall, José Florencio Lapeña, Harriet MacLehose, Ana Marusic, Joanne E. McKenzie, Jay Shah, Larissa Shamseer, Sharon Straus, Peter Tugwell, Elizabeth Wager, Margaret Winker, Getu Zhaori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Core competencies
Scientific editor
Biomedical journal
Delphi
Expert consensus
Editor role
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0

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