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A problematic obituary
…in the obituary, nor had the deceased’s brother, who had written and submitted the obituary, advised the editors of this. The proceedings had, however, received extensive media coverage. The deceased had had a 40 year, otherwise distinguished, career as a consultant psychiatrist. Members of the editorial committee had differing opinions about what should be done. - Publish the obituary unchanged:… - Case
Lack of ethics committee approval?
An editor received a paper and requested details of ethical approval from the authors. The authors replied that they had approached the ethics committee about carrying out a more extensive study than the one submitted, for which ethical approval was denied or possibly thought unnecessary - the authors’ English isn’t clear in their responses. Before the start of the more extensive study, the… - Case
Controversy regarding ownership of a device
…suggested that they had. We invited the authors to respond, asking them to address this and other criticisms. The revised paper was then evaluated inhouse and by the academic editor, who commented that the authors still claimed development of the device in the revised paper, citing their US patent. However, the academic editor had previously published work suggesting that his team had developed a similar… - Flowcharts
What to consider when asked to peer review a manuscript
…of AI in reviewing Consider the review model and evaluation criteria If the reviewer has a good idea of who the authors are they should consider potential conflicts of interest Consider whether you have the necessary time and expertise to complete the review Sharing reviews is a possible mentoring opportunity but must be done with the permission of the… - Translated resources
Proceso de revisión por pares comprometido en artículos publicados: caso
…Compromised peer review system in published papers Related resources Guias eticas para revisores pares List of delegates
…Baldwin International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Aubrey Blumsohn Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Jane Borthwick Lancet Janet Boullin Oxford University Press Julie Brice Medical Education Margaret Corbett British Journal of…- Case
An unethical ethics committee?
…is awaiting a reply. The editor also wrote to two of the trust chief executives and the research and development director of the third, from whom he is awaiting responses. Curiously, the research and development director is a former editor of the journal in question.… - Case
Confidentiality breach by an associate editor
The editorial team was unanimous in their decisions to stop collaboration with the associate editor and, regretfully, the collaboration stopped. The confidentiality issue was discussed with incoming associate editors during an annual associate editor course but this experience convinced the editors to emphasise the issue even more.… - News
Upcoming CrossRef webinars
…4:00 pm (London)Moderator: Rachael LammeyRegistration Introduction to CrossCheck In this webinar you will learn about the innovative plagiarism screening service and… - Translated resources
El autor solicita que ciertos expertos no participen en el proceso editorial: caso
…editorial de la revista: «Nos reservamos el derecho de enviar los manuscritos a los revisores de nuestra elección». Basado en el caso 16-08 Author requests for certain experts not to be included in the editorial process Related resources