Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement

BMC Medicine

Correspondence

Patricia Baskin¹  Leighton Chan²  Trish Groves³  Diane Kelsall⁴  Larissa Shamseer⁵  David Moher⁵  Kelly D. Cobey⁶  James Galipeau⁷  Getu Zhaori⁸  Harriet MacLehose⁹  Paul Garner^1,10  Sally Bell-Syer^1,11  Sharon Straus^1,12  Kidist Bartolomeos^1,13  Anne-Marie Glenny^1,14  Stefanie Jewell-Thomas^1,15  Sabina Alam^1,16  Jonathan Deeks^1,17  Annette Flanagin^1,18  Virginia Barbour^1,19  Peter Tugwell^2,20  Jay Shah^2,21  Joanne E. McKenzie^2,22  Farrokh Habibzadeh^2,23  Elizabeth Wager^2,24  Jocalyn Clark^2,25  Kurinchi Gurusamy^2,26  Ana Marusic^2,27  Margaret Winker^2,28  José Florencio Lapeña^2,29 

[1] American Academy of Neurology, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;Council of Science Editors, Denver, Colorado, USA;American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Reston, Virginia, USA;BMJ Open, London, UK;Canadian Medical Association Journal, Ottawa, Canada;Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Box 201B, 501 Smyth Rd, Room L1248, K1H 8L6, Ottawa, ON, Canada;School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Box 201B, 501 Smyth Rd, Room L1248, K1H 8L6, Ottawa, ON, Canada;School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK;Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Centre for Practice-Changing Research (CPCR), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Ottawa, Canada;Chinese Medical Journal, Beijing, China;Cochrane Editorial Unit, London, UK;Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK;Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK;Cochrane Central Executive, London, UK;Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Department of Strategy, Policy and Information, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland;Division of Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;Elsevier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;F1000 Platforms, Middlesex House, 34-42 Cleveland Street, W1T 4LB, London, UK;Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;JAMA and The JAMA Network, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, Division of Research and Commercialisation and Library, Division of Technology, Information and Library Services, QUT, Brisbane, Australia;School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada;School of Medicine, Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal;Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal;Nepal Association of Medical Editors, Kathmandu, Nepal;School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;R&D Headquarters, Petroleum Industry Health Organization, Shiraz, Iran;World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Chicago, Illinois, USA;Sideview, Princes Risborough, UK;TRIBE Doctoral School, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia;The Lancet, London, UK;University College London, London, UK;University of Split School of Medicine, Cochrane Croatia Editor, Journal of Global Health, Split, Croatia;European Association of Science Editors;World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Chicago, Illinois, USA;World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Chicago, Illinois, USA;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine — Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines;Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE), Quezon City, Philippines;Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME), Manila, Philippines;

关键词: Core competencies;    Scientific editor;    Biomedical journal;    Delphi;    Expert consensus;    Editor role;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0

 received in 2017-03-23, accepted in 2017-08-09,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundScientific 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.MethodsWe describe the development of a minimum set of core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionsWe 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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