Publishing aspect and Ethics The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is important to declare:
Editors should consider retracting a publication if:
Notices of retraction should:
Authors' relationships
Reviewer relationships
The peer-review process
Complaints
Encouraging debate
Encouraging academic integrity
Protecting individual data
Pursuing misconduct
Ensuring the integrity of the academic record
Peer-review - Peer-review is defined as obtaining advice on individual manuscripts from reviewers’ expert in the field Peer-review is critical because it - Improves the quality of the published paper - Ensures previous work is acknowledged - Determines the importance of findings - Detects plagiarism and fraud - Plays a central role in academic career development The principles of peer review - Judgments should be objective - Reviewers should have no conflict of interest - Reviewed articles should be treated confidentially prior to their publication - It is a well understood concept - Without it there is no control in scientific communication - Journal editors evaluate and reject certain articles prior to external peer review: a good reviewer? - Provides a thorough and comprehensive report - Submits the report on time - Provides well-founded comments for authors - Gives constructive criticism - Demonstrates objectivity - Provides a clear recommendation to the editor Types of peer review
In this type of peer review the author does not know who the reviewers are. This is the most common form of peer review among science journals. Pros
Cons
Double blind review In this type of peer review the reviewers don't know the identity of authors, and vice versa. This is the most common form of peer review amongst social science and humanities journals. Pros
Cons
Open peer review The identity of the author and the reviewers are known by all participants. There is a growing minority of journals using this form of peer review but popularity among reviewers is yet to be proven. Some journals may also publish the reviews together with final articles, and so readers see both the identity of the reviewers and their comments. This is only the case, however, with accepted articles. Pros
Cons
Transparent peer review With transparent peer review, peer reviewers’ reports, authors’ responses, and editors’ decision letters are published alongside the accepted articles. This process is still fully compatible with journals using single- or double- blind review during the review process. Authors are given the option to opt-out of transparent peer review during submission. Collaborative review This covers a broad variety of approaches in which a team of people work together to undertake the review. One format is to have two or more reviewers work together to review the paper, discuss their opinions and submit a unified report. Another approach is to have one or more reviewers collaborate with the author to improve the paper, until it reaches a publishable standard. Pros
Cons
Post publication review With this type of peer review, the option for appraisal and revision of a paper continues - or occurs - after publication. This may take the form of a comments page or discussion forum alongside the published paper. Crucially, post publication peer review does not exclude other forms of peer review and is usually in addition to, rather than instead of, pre-publication review. Pros
Cons
Duties of EditorsThe editor of the journal is responsible for:
Duties of ReviewersDuties of AuthorsAdvertising policy
Advertising complaints policy Please send any complaints about advertising to: asj@nursing.aun.edu.eg Direct Marketing Policy
Note: By implementing this Direct Marketing Policy, Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal aims to maintain ethical standards, respect the privacy of individuals, and provide valuable and relevant information to recipients while upholding the principles of COPE.
|