Peer review and manuscript management in scientific journals : guidelines for good practice

著者

• Hames, Irene

書誌事項

Peer review and manuscript management in scientific journals : guidelines for good practice

by Irene Hames

Blackwell, 2007

• : pbk.

注記

Co-published with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Inclues bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This comprehensive yet concise book provides a thorough and complete guide to every aspect of managing the peer review process for scientific journals. Until now, little information has been readily available on how this important facet of the journal publishing process should be conducted properly. Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals fills this gap and provides clear guidance on all aspects of peer review, from manuscript submission to final decision. Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals is an essential reference for science journal editors, editorial office staff and publishers. It is an invaluable handbook for the set-up of new Editorial Offices, as well as a useful reference for well-established journals which may need guidance on a particular situation, or may want to review their current practices. Although intended primarily for journals in science, much of its content will be relevant to other scholarly areas. ?This wonderful work by Dr. Hames can be used as a textbook in courses for both experienced and novice editors, and I trust that it is what Dr. Hames intended when she prepared this beautiful book. Every scientific editor should read it.? Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professionals, 2008 This book is co-published with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) (www.alpsp.org) ALPSP members are entitled to a 30% discount on this book.

目次

Foreword by Robert Campbell and Sally Morris ix Preface xi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 What should peer review do? 2 What does peer review assume? 4 What is this book trying to achieve? 4 Chapter 2: The peer-review process - how to get going 9 The basic process 9 The people involved in running the peer-review process 10 Office organization 11 Choice of system and procedures 14 Record keeping 16 Systems available 20 Chapter 3: Manuscript submission and initial checks on completeness and suitability 25 Submission guidance to authors 26 Journal scope and editorial policy 26 Manuscript presentation 28 Manuscript submission 31 Checking and logging of submitted manuscripts 32 Transfer to editor 34 Initial assessment of suitability and rejection without external review 36 Manuscripts with language problems 38 Chapter 4: The full review process 41 Identifying and selecting appropriate reviewers 43 Reviewer information 44 How to go about identifying and selecting reviewers 48 Finding reviewers 53 To invite or not? 53 Inviting reviewers 54 Responses to invitations to review 56 Getting the manuscript and associated material to the reviewers 60 Information reviewers will require 61 Associated material needed by reviewers 63 Monitoring review progress 66 Reminding and chasing reviewers 67 Problems during review 70 Reviewers not returning reviews 71 Receiving and checking of returned reviews 73 Checking of reviews 74 The ethics of amending reviewer reports for authors 77 The 'ideal' report 78 Back-to-back manuscripts 82 Dealing with enquiries on manuscript status 84 Chapter 5: The decision-making process for reviewed manuscripts 87 The organizational structure for decision making 87 The decision-making process 89 Divided opinions from reviewers 91 The decisions that can be made 94 Checks to be made before communicating decisions to authors 99 Communicating the decision to the authors 102 Rebuttals and appeals from authors 103 Dealing with revisions 104 Dealing with resubmissions 107 Problems with resubmissions 109 Acceptance 110 Decision making to consistent standards and the problem of availability of space 112 Special considerations in decision making: dual-use research and the possible misuse of information 114 Chapter 6: Moving to online submission and review 119 How do you choose an online system? 120 How to prepare to move to online working 122 Evaluation of current workflow and responsibilities 123 Specification design for the journal 125 Questions and text options on the site 125 Preparation of editorial correspondence for the online site 126 Health and safety issues 127 Training and support 128 Data transfer 130 The launch and transition period 130 What to expect after going live online 132 Impact on submission numbers 132 Impact on the quality of submissions 132 Impact on geographical origin of submissions 132 Impact on reviewing and administration times 133 Problems that may be encountered and how to deal with them 133 Online systems are never closed 133 Users will grumble 133 Users needing extra support 133 Editors not using the online system properly 134 The need to work 'offline' occasionally 134 Users not using the online system to communicate or not mounting all relevant information 134 Responses from reviewers 135 Reviews submitted for the wrong manuscript or comments in the wrong place, and editors submitting the wrong documents or working on the wrong manuscript screen 135 Other editors or people not associated with a manuscript needing to see material 135 Submissions from the editor-in-chief 136 Reviewers requesting hard copy and/or refusing to work online 136 Users adding other people's email addresses to their own accounts 137 A final note 137 Chapter 7: Reviewers - a precious resource 139 Thanks and feedback to reviewers 139 Reviewer training 140 Ways to recompense reviewers 142 How to develop and maintain reviewer loyalty 143 Recognition of peer review as an accredited professional activity 144 Chapter 8: The obligations and responsibilities of the people involved in peer review 147 Authors - their obligations and responsibilities 148 To act honestly 148 To choose the most appropriate journal 149 To make sure manuscripts are well presented, contain nothing inappropriate and are submitted correctly 149 To deal appropriately with all authorship issues 151 Editors - their obligations and responsibilities 158 General responsibilities 158 Responsibilities to authors 159 Responsibilities to reviewers 160 Responsibilities to readers 161 Reviewers - their obligations and responsibilities 162 Editorial office staff - their obligations and responsibilities 164 Conflicts of interest - what they are and how to deal with them 164 What are conflicts of interest? 164 How should conflicts of interest be handled? 167 Moral dilemmas 169 Political or human rights issues 169 Authors accused of criminal offences 170 Refusals by publishers to publish articles 170 Inability to complete review of a manuscript 170 Chapter 9: Misconduct in scientific research and publishing - what it is and how to deal with it 173 What types of misconduct can occur? 174 Author misconduct 174 Reviewer misconduct 182 Editor misconduct 183 How should cases of alleged or suspected misconduct be handled? 184 Where can you turn for help? 187 The publisher 188 Professional bodies 188 Scholarly publishing organizations 188 The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) 188 The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) 189 International Committees for Scientific Misconduct 189 Funding agencies 190 What sanctions can be imposed as a penalty for misconduct? 190 Authors found guilty of misconduct 190 Reviewers found guilty of misconduct 192 Editors found guilty of misconduct 192 Correcting the literature 192 Notification of an error 193 Expression of concern 194 Retraction of an article 194 Removal of an article 196 Replacement of an article 196 Dubious or fraudulent data remaining in the literature 197 The future 197 Appendices Appendix I The Golden Rules and the Peer-Review Good Practice Checklist 201 Appendix II Examples of checklists, forms, guidance for reviewers and editorial letters 213 Appendix III Useful websites 269 Appendix IV Alternative models of peer review 275 Index 283

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA81829122
• ISBN:
  • 9781405131599
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Malden
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 293 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm