WAME eLearning Program Sections, Authors, and References: I. The Medical Journal Editor

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1. The Medical Journal Editor: Overview

Margaret A. Winker, MD; Trustee and Past President, WAME

  • Roles and responsibilities of the medical journal editor, what professionalism means for the medical journal editor, essential resources and best practices for journals

References

1. Responsibilities of Editors. WAME Syllabus for Prospective and Newly Appointed Editors. WAME. https://wame.org/syllabus-for-prospective-and-newly-appointed-editors . Accessed July 19, 2023.

2. WAME Professionalism Code of Conduct, WAME, May 12, 2016. http://wame.org/wame-professionalism-code-of-conduct Accessed September 11, 2022.

3. Moher, D., Galipeau, J., Alam, S. et al. Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement. BMC Med 15, 167 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0

4. Editorial Policy Committee, Council of Science Editors. CSE’s White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications. Wheat Ridge, CO (2018). https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/resource-library/editorial-policies/publication-ethics/ Accessed October 8, 2022.

5. COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, WAME. Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, Version 4.0. September 13, 2022. https://wame.org/principles-of-transparency-and-best-practice-in-scholarly-publishing Accessed September 13, 2022.

6. Joint Statement of Principles. Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC). https://c4disc.org/joint-statement-of-principles/ Accessed July 19, 2023.

7. WCAG 2 Overview. Web Accessibility Initiative. W3C. https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ Accessed July 19, 2023.

8. Hunter SI, Dawson J, Rogers A, Poser N. Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Building Support. Scholarly Kitchen. March 2, 2023. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/03/02/guest-post-advancing-accessibility-in-scholarly-publishing-building-support/ Accessed July 19, 2023.

9. Diversity and inclusivity. COPE. https://publicationethics.org/resources/discussion-documents/diversity-and-inclusivity Accessed July 19, 2023.

10. Seminar 2021: Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion to shape the future of publication ethics. COPE. https://publicationethics.org/resources/seminars-and-webinars/dei-in-practice-panel Accessed July 19, 2023.

11. Guidelines: EditorIal board participation. COPE. https://publicationethics.org/sites/default/files/editorial-board-participation-cope-guideline.pdf Accessed July 19, 2023.

12. Bias in peer review. COPE. https://publicationethics.org/resources/forum-discussions/bias-peer-review Accessed July 19, 2023.

13. Toolkits for Equity. Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC). https://c4disc.org/toolkits-for-equity/ Accessed July 19, 2023.

14. Laine C, Winker MA. Identifying Predatory or Pseudo-Journals, WAME, February 18, 2017. http://www.wame.org/identifying-predatory-or-pseudo-journals Accessed November 15, 2023.

2. Editor Relations and Editorial Independence

Christine Laine, MD, MPH; Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine; Past President, WAME

  • What is meant by “editorial independence”; defining the editor's reporting relationship

References

1. The Relationship Between Journal Editors-in-Chief and Owners, WAME. July 25, 2009. https://wame.org/editorial-independence Accessed January 21, 2024.

2. 2.5.2 Publication Oversight Committees. 2.5 Relations between Editors and Publishers, Sponsoring Societies, or Journal Owners. Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications. Oct 2022. Council of Science Editors. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/2-5-relations-between-editors-and-publishers--sponsoring-societies--or-journal-owners Accessed January 21, 2024.

3. What to Know Before Accepting an Editor-in-Chief Position

Margaret A. Winker, MD; Trustee and Past President, WAME

  • Responsibilities, requirements, and questions to consider before accepting an editor-in-chief position

References

1. Utiger R, WAME Education Committee. Syllabus for Prospective and Newly Appointed Editors. WAME: 2001. https://wame.org/syllabus-for-prospective-and-newly-appointed-editors Accessed January 21, 2024.

2. 2. 2.1 Editor Roles and Responsibilities. Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications. Oct 2022. Council of Science Editors. https://cse.memberclicks.net/2-1-editor-roles-and-responsibilities/ Accessed January 21, 2024.

4. The Imperative for Medical Journal Editors to Stay Current

George D. Lundberg, MD; Editor in Chief, Cancer Commons; Editor at Large, Medscape; Executive Adviser, Cureus; Clinical Professor of Pathology, Northwestern; President and Chair, The Lundberg Institute (USA)

  • Why medical journal editors need to continually learn; resources and organizations to help them

References (plus additional inline linked sources)

1. Silberg WM, Lundberg GD, Musacchio RA. Assessing, Controlling, and Assuring the Quality of Medical Information on the Internet: Caveant Lector et Viewor—Let the Reader and Viewer Beware. JAMA.1997;277(15):1244–1245. doi: 10.1001/jama.1997.03540390074039

2. Lundberg GD. Gaslighting the Medical Literature. Medscape; March 24, 2017. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/877134 Accessed January 22, 2024.

3. Laine C, Winker MA. Identifying Predatory or Pseudo-Journals. World Association of Medical Editors. February 15, 2017. https://www.wame.org/identifying-predatory-or-pseudo-journals Accessed January 22, 2024.

4. Lundberg GD. WAME vs Predatory Publishing. Medscape; July 25, 2017. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/882832 Accessed January 22, 2024.