BMC Medicine (Sep 2017)
Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement
- 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
Affiliations
- David Moher
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- James Galipeau
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Centre for Practice-Changing Research (CPCR), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
- Sabina Alam
- F1000 Platforms, Middlesex House
- Virginia Barbour
- Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, Division of Research and Commercialisation and Library, Division of Technology, Information and Library Services, QUT
- Kidist Bartolomeos
- Department of Strategy, Policy and Information, World Health Organization
- Patricia Baskin
- American Academy of Neurology
- Sally Bell-Syer
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York
- Kelly D. Cobey
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Leighton Chan
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Jocalyn Clark
- The Lancet
- Jonathan Deeks
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham
- Annette Flanagin
- JAMA and The JAMA Network
- Paul Garner
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Anne-Marie Glenny
- Division of Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester
- Trish Groves
- BMJ Open
- Kurinchi Gurusamy
- University College London
- Farrokh Habibzadeh
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Stefanie Jewell-Thomas
- Elsevier
- Diane Kelsall
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- José Florencio Lapeña
- World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
- Harriet MacLehose
- Cochrane Editorial Unit
- Ana Marusic
- University of Split School of Medicine, Cochrane Croatia Editor, Journal of Global Health
- Joanne E. McKenzie
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
- Jay Shah
- School of Medicine, Patan Hospital
- Larissa Shamseer
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Sharon Straus
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Peter Tugwell
- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Elizabeth Wager
- Sideview
- Margaret Winker
- World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
- Getu Zhaori
- Chinese Medical Journal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
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 development of a minimum set of core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals. Results The 14 key core competencies are divided into three major areas, and each competency has a list of associated elements or descriptions of more specific knowledge, skills, and characteristics that contribute to its fulfillment. Conclusions We believe that these core competencies are a baseline of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed to perform competently the duties of a scientific editor at a biomedical journal.
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