Moher, D;
Galipeau, J;
Alam, S;
Barbour, V;
Bartolomeos, K;
Baskin, P;
Bell-Syer, S;
... Zhaori, G; + view all
(2017)
Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement.
BMC Medicine
, 15
, Article 167. 10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0927-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author(s). 2017 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
| Keywords: | Core competencies, Scientific editor, Biomedical journal, Delphi, Expert consensus, Editor role |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1576376 |
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