A scoping review of competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals
This review aims to determine what is known on the competency requirements for scientific editors of biomedical journals
Abstract
Biomedical journals are the main route for disseminating the results of health-related research. Despite this, their editors operate largely without formal training or certification. To our knowledge, no body of literature systematically identifying core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals exists. Therefore, the authors aimed to conduct a scoping review to determine what is known on the competency requirements for scientific editors of biomedical journals.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Citation
James Galipeau, Virginia Barbour, Patricia Baskin, Sally Bell-Syer, Kelly Cobey, Miranda Cumpston, Jon Deeks, Paul Garner, Harriet MacLehose, Larissa Shamseer, Sharon Straus, Peter Tugwell, Elizabeth Wager, Margaret Winker, and David Moher. A scoping review of competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals. BMC Medicine 2016; 14:16. doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0561-2
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