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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 1d

EASE is a signatory to the UN SDG Publishers Compact.

Towards Goal 4: Quality Education, we provide free access to a range of materials and events of benefit to academics of all experiences, and all involved in the publishing industry.

Browse our website to see what could help you

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 1d

The final presentation from Matt Spick, will cover the recent development of mass-produced science, facilitated by open data sets and AI writing tools.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 1d

The second, from Mathias Wullum Nielsen, will describe the Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology (GIST), which aim to build on the successful SAGER guidelines.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 1d

In 'Reducing risk when publishing academic articles about suicide', Lorna Fraser discusses practices for research on suicide based on media guidelines: a necessary development now that open access means anyone can read academic articles about suicide and self harm.

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Reducing risk when publishing academic articles about suicide

WHO estimates that over 720 000 people die by suicide each year worldwide.1 A well recognised form of suicide prevention is to reduce people's access to the means of suicide, including by restricting ...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 1d

Our October webinar features three presentations that address different aspects of good reporting practice:

media guidelines for sensitive topics, Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology (GIST), and tackling mass-produced science

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Good reporting practice: suicide, intersectionality and the challenges of mass-produced science - EASE

This webinar will feature three presentations that address the dual roles of journal editors; to prevent the publication of poor quality research, and to ensure that the good quality research we publi...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 6d

On the EASE Digest today, we look at a new page of the Wiley website which responds to many FAQs and details their AI resources in the peer review process.

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#EASEdigest #AIinPeerReview

Wiley's AI resources for the peer review process - EASE

Wiley detail their AI and digital tech resources in the peer review process that provide support for authors and journal editors.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 8d

Starting tomorrow, 1st October, Part 2 of our rolling 8-module training package.

Suitable for anyone involved in the academic oversight, management or planning of journals, and benefit all levels of experiences.

There's still time to register - see our website for info

ease.org.uk/ease-events/...

EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors - EASE

EASE journal editor training courses are aimed at helping anyone managing journals to make their titles more visible, impactful, and full of engaging material.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 13d

From our Oslo poster exhibition, the Runner Up in the Scholarly Publishing Process & Innovation category describes a toolkit to help faculty prepare and submit scholarly work to peer-reviewed journals, boosting the credibility and reach of nursing research.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 14d

Not sarcasm, unfiltered rants are welcome (when they’re constructive and good faith like this one!)

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 14d

A very thorough thread commenting on this article and the issues is raises

Overly.Honest.Editor @editoratlarge.bsky.social · 14d

Spick & Richardson offer advice to editors on how to avoid formulaic research #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificPublishing #PeerReview While I admire enthusiasm this is, forgive my cynicism, preaching to editors #OverlyCynicalEditor 1/

European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 15d

In this new ESE Viewpoint, @reeserichardson.bsky.social and Matt Spick help editors identify mass-produced research to reject them at the point of submission, reducing the burden on peer review, and the amount of poor-quality noise introduced to the published literature.

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 14d

thank you for your very thorough comments!

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 15d

In this new ESE Viewpoint, @reeserichardson.bsky.social and Matt Spick help editors identify mass-produced research to reject them at the point of submission, reducing the burden on peer review, and the amount of poor-quality noise introduced to the published literature.

doi.org/10.3897/ese....

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 19d

For @peerreviewweek.bsky.social we share this poster presentation from the EASE Peer Review Committee, detailing their Guides and Infographics available from our PR Toolkit, Publications and Resources.

See it in hi-res + more info on @scienceopen.bsky.social

doi.org/10.14293/EAS...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 19d

Part II of the EASE Editorial School for Journal Editors begins in October.

No need to take Part I first, you can start here with four modules to help your journals enhance their publishing strategy, visibility, impact, and editorial processes

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 19d

In this new Editage video for @peerreviewweek.bsky.social, our Vice President, Iva Grabaric Andonovski shares her thoughts on whether AI can replace human peer reviewers.

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#PeeReviewWeek #PRW25

How AI is Redefining the Future of Peer Review | Iva Grabarić Andonovski

YouTube video by Editage

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 21d

A new @peerreviewweek.bsky.social short on the Editage YT channel, from EASE Vice-President Iva Grabaric Andonovski, answering the question 'Should AI Tools Used During Peer Review be Disclosed'?

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#PeerReviewWeek #PRW2025

Should AI Tools Used During Peer Review be Disclosed | Iva Grabarić Andonovski

YouTube video by Editage

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 23d

Touching on trials, reporting guidelines, and journal publishing/ editing - this @easeeditors.bsky.social webinar on 30.09. sounds very promising:
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#NightshiftEditor #AcademicPublishing #RCTs

EASE Germany Webinar: Clinical trial transparency, from registration to results reporting - EASE

This webinar will provide an overview of practices key to trial transparency, such as registration, results reporting, and data sharing. We will discuss current standards and regulations and provide a...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 26d

Day Two of the 12th PUBMET conference is streaming live in YouTube now

Many of our colleagues from EASE Croatia are there, hosting the sessions in the latest developments in Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science

www.youtube.com/live/wk5_3Fj...

#pubmet #openscience

PUBMET Day 2

YouTube video by PUBMET

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 27d

Join us next week, 16th September for a session discussing ethics sleuthing and image integrity in the age of generative AI with forensic meta-scientist René Aquarius and Council member Phill Jones.

ease.org.uk/event/ease-w...

#EASEevents #ImageIntegrity

EASE webinar: Image integrity in the age of generative AI - EASE

In this webinar, attendees will learn about the importance of image integrity to safeguarding the scholarly record. There will be an overview of some of the many approaches and techniques that current...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 27d

our pleasure. enjoying the book very much so far. hope we have sent a few more readers your way!

European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 28d

New on the EASE Digest, a recent paper from the JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine, detailing the launch of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advocacy Team and their strategy to promote transparency and inclusive publishing practices.

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#EASEdigest #DEI

Diversity, equity, and inclusion editorial positions among high-impact biomedical journals - EASE

The Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) launched its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advocacy Team to strengthen equitable representation in medical publishing amid growing so...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · 29d

On the EASE Digest, we highlight the new book from @samuelmoore.org tackling the infrastructures and integrity of the open access research publishing landscape.

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#EASEdigest #OpenAccess

Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons - EASE

Publishing Beyond the Market argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures for schol...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · Sep 8

Peer Review Week is approaching!

We have two events during the week;

Monday 15th - Peer Review Across Borders and Technologies: Localizing the EASE Toolkit in the AI Era

and this session with Phill, on Thursday 18th - From red flags to real fixes: Can AI help clean up scientific publishing?

Phill Jones @phillbjones.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm looking forward to speaking a this panel on whether AI can help 'clean up' scientific publishing. There's a lot of talk about AI and about research integrity, so let's talk about the intersection of the two.
Hosted by
@easeeditors.bsky.social and @editageinsights.bsky.social
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Live Panel Discussion: From red flags to real fixes: Can AI help clean up scientific publishing?   - EASE

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are delighted to welcome forensic meta-scientist @deadneanderthals.bsky.social to the EASE webinar series, joining our Council member @phillbjones.bsky.social for a session discussing ethics sleuthing and image integrity in the age of generative AI

ease.org.uk/event/ease-w...

EASE webinar: Image integrity in the age of generative AI - EASE

In this webinar, attendees will learn about the importance of image integrity to safeguarding the scholarly record. There will be an overview of some of the many approaches and techniques that current...

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European Association of Science Editors @easeeditors.bsky.social · Sep 4

More details have been added to our special Regional Chapter session for @peerreviewweek.bsky.social

Speakers from EASE chapters will showcase resources from the Toolkit, how they support responsible, context-sensitive peer review across disciplines, languages, and regions.

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