Resources

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) developed the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (ICMJE Recommendations). These recommendations include a range of topics, including ethical guidelines for authorship, conflicts of interest, and patient protection. They also provide instructions for authors on manuscript preparation and submission. For editors, the ICMJE Recommendations outline established best practices for conducting peer review and handling submissions with confidentiality, timeliness, and sound editorial decision-making.

Link: https://www.icmje.org/journals-following-the-icmje-recommendations/

A 2019 Peer Review Survey by Sense about Science and Elsevier found increased satisfaction with peer review but concerns about quality with growing outputs. It calls for better training, transparent communication, and balancing technology with human judgment in peer review.

Link: https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/?activityType=peer-review

The C4DISC toolkit aims to build diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in peer review, offering recommendations for inclusive practices and fair scholarly communication.

Link: https://c4disc.pubpub.org/toolkit-editors-and-publishers

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) developed the “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals” (ICMJE Recommendations). These recommendations include a range of topics, including ethical guidelines for authorship, conflicts of interest, and patient protection. They also provide instructions for authors on manuscript preparation and submission. For editors, the ICMJE Recommendations outline established best practices for conducting peer review and handling submissions with confidentiality, timeliness, and sound editorial decision-making.

Link: https://www.icmje.org/journals-following-the-icmje-recommendations/

A 2019 Peer Review Survey by Sense about Science and Elsevier found increased satisfaction with peer review but concerns about quality with growing outputs. It calls for better training, transparent communication, and balancing technology with human judgment in peer review.

Link: https://senseaboutscience.org/activities/?activityType=peer-review

The C4DISC toolkit aims to build diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in peer review, offering recommendations for inclusive practices and fair scholarly communication.

Link: https://c4disc.pubpub.org/toolkit-editors-and-publishers