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EuropeanNovember 2011; 37(4) 99 ScienceEuropean Science Editing Editing Vol 37(4) NovemberVol 33(2) 2011 Editorial 102 Armen Yuri Gasparyan: Combining science editors’ and May 2007 clinicians’ efforts to advance writing and editing skills ISSN 0258-3127 I Viewpoints 104 Mirjam J Curno, Shirin Heidari: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: encouraging gender analyses in scholarly publications Editing around the world 106 Scientific publishing in a small country: an Estonian perspective (Jüri Engelbrecht) 108 Scientific editing in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a personal journey (Izet Masic) 109 Scientific medical journals in Turkey: current state and goals (Sezer Uysal, Canan Coker) Reports of meetings 111 Hot topics in medical journalism: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences hosts another successful seminar (Mahboobeh Yadollahie ) 112 Summer School of Scientific Communication: where research is one and not polarised into science or humanities (Ana Marušić) 114 Science as a public enterprise (Iain Chalmers) Regular features 115 EASE-Forum Digest, June to September 2011 (Elise Langdon-Neuner, compiler) 118 News Notes (John Hilton) 120 The Editor’s Bookshelf (Anna Maria Rossi, compiler) 123 EASE business 124 Forthcoming meetings, courses, and BELS examinations www.ease.org.uk European Science Editing 100 November 2011; 37(4) November 2011; 37(4) 101 European Science Editing Publications Committee 2009–2012 Chief editor From the Editors’ Desks Armen Yuri Gasparyan [email protected] President’s message will be posted on the website. Which Deputy editor First, as you will see on p123, we are brings me to what might be our REUTERS/ Jose Manuel Ribeiro Stuart Handysides [email protected] sad to lose Margaret Cooter as our most exciting news: we are going Production editor Production Editor. Margaret has to rebuild the website, at last. The Lynne Rowland done sterling work putting together current site has become increasingly [email protected] issues of ESE but feels the time has cumbersome to use recently, such Secretary Mary Hodgson come to enjoy her retirement from that Silvia is unable to post certain [email protected] editing, which includes handing on information. We will invest in a the baton that is our Journal. We are new site that should be much easier European Science Editing Original research very pleased that Lynne Rowland has to keep updated and enable us to Stuart Handysides agreed to act as Production Editor; communicate more efficiently with [email protected] however, Lynne is not an editor and our members and editors around Essays in editing is doing this purely as a “job”. If any the world. We are also going to Armen Yuri Gasparyan member of EASE would be interested install a new database for managing [email protected] in taking on this position in the the membership which will enable Editing around the world Dario Sambunjak future, we would welcome enquiries. us to manage registration for the [email protected] Please contact the Secretary. Tallinn Congress ourselves: for the Viewpoints, Correspondence We also thank Diana Epstein for her past two Congresses we have used Armen Yuri Gasparyan work as Advertising Manager for the external organizers which has added [email protected] past 12 months. This role will now be substantially to the costs. Mare- Book reviews Moira Johnson managed by the Secretary. It is very Anne Laane is using FRENS to help [email protected] hard to find advertisers in this current with some local issues in Tallinn, but Reports of meetings climate, and we are most grateful otherwise the Programme Committee Sharon Davies; [email protected] to Aries and ScholarOne for their and the Secretary are covering EASE-Forum digest continued support of the Journal. everything, which will help to keep Elise Langdon-Neuner [email protected] The build-up to Tallinn continues. the conference affordable. Please WHEN YOUR SYSTEM This site I like You will find the Final Circular show the Circular to your friends and Silvia Maina; [email protected] enclosed with this issue. The encourage them to attend. Pdf copies News notes parallel sessions are all developing are available from the Secretary, or ADVANCES YOUR BUSINESS Lionel Browne; [email protected] well: speakers are mentioned in the encourage colleagues to visit the John Hilton; [email protected] Editor’s bookshelf Circular and abstracts of their talks website. Anna Maria Rossi (coordinator) INSTEAD OF MANAGES [email protected] EASE Council 2009–2012 Production assistance Penny Hubbard President: Joan Marsh, Wiley-Blackwell, UK; [email protected] YOUR PROCESS, [email protected] Vice-Presidents: Alison Clayson, France; Reme Melero, Spain Books (Science Editors’ Handbook) Members: Eva Baranyiová, Czech Republic; Mare-Anne Laane, Estonia; Petter Oscarson; [email protected] Ana Marušić, Croatia; Petter Oscarson, Sweden; Edward Towpik, Poland; YOU HAVE A PARTNERSHIP. Website Silvia Maina; [email protected] Sylwia Ufnalska, Poland; Armen Yuri Gasparyan, UK (ex officio) ScholarOne has unique insight into your challenges, objectives, and needs. Our EASE Council Past-President: Arjan K S Polderman, The Netherlands years of working for scholarly publishers and societies big and small, and the Joan Marsh (ex officio) Treasurer and Company Secretary: Roderick Hunt, UK understanding Thomson Reuters has of the entire scholarly research community, give us an insight into your world that other companies simply do not have. Because Contributions should be sent to the Chief Secretary: Mary Hodgson; West Trethellan, Trethellan Water, Lanner, Redruth, Editor or the appropriate section editor. we’ve done the work and know the industry, we can help you determine the best way See the Instructions to Authors on EASE’s Cornwall, TR16 6BP; +44 (0)1209 860450; [email protected] to grow your journal and meet the next set of challenges. website (www.ease.org.uk). EASE website: www.ease.org.uk That’s how we empower publishers and societies to make smarter decisions, faster. The journal is published in February, May, August, and November, free to paid-up European Science Editing is indexed in SCOPUS, SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR), members of EASE and available on To learn more, visit www.scholarone.com. SCIRUS, CAB International, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, NewJour, Genamics JournalSeek, annual subscription of £65 to libraries and other non-members. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Electronic Journals Library (EZB), J-Gate, ZETOC, The British Disclaimer: The views expressed Library, The Library of Congress, Cornell University Library, The John Rylands Library of the by contributors are their own. The University of Manchester, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research (GFMER), Association does not necessarily endorse Academic Index,VINITI of RAS, GeoRef, Google, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, NLM the claims of advertisers. Catalog, NLM LocatorPlus, EBSCO, ProQuest: LISA, HINARI, WorldCat, and RIN ISSN 0258-3127 To advertise in this journal, or on the EASE website, please contact Printed by Qwerty Ltd, The Markham Centre, Theale RG7 4PE ©EASE 2011 EASE Secretary Mary Hodgson (+44 (0)1209 860450; [email protected] SCHOLARONE® European Science Editing 102 November 2011; 37(4) November 2011; 37(4) 103 European Science Editing journals in rheumatology, and to discuss the prospects References Editorial for research and science editing in rheumatology. Despite 1 Marusić A, Marusić M. Teaching students how to read and write his numerous commitments, presentations, meetings science: a mandatory course on scientific research and communication with specialists and shortage of time, Prof. Tore K. Kvien in medicine. Academic Medicine 2003;78(12):1235–1239. Combining science editors’ and clinicians’ efforts to advance writing and editing skills kindly responded to my request discuss editorial policy and 2 Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Blackmore H, Kitas GD. Writing a narrative workflow in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. He was very biomedical review: considerations for authors, peer reviewers, and Science writing and editing is evolving as a unique scientific attend several workshops on editing and biomedical proud of having distinguished European and American editors. Rheumatology International 2011; Jul 29 [Epub ahead of discipline, and there are currently a few positive examples congresses, where the basics of writing, editing, and peer- rheumatologists in the editorial board of the journal. print]. doi: 10.1007/s00296-011-1999-3 of how teaching research methodology and reporting reviewing were on top of the agenda. Interestingly, the Members of the editorial board are selected to represent 3 Vaux DL. Errors in the science literature: avoidance and correction. at the undergraduate level can improve prospects of important trend in arranging meetings for biomedical almost all branches of current rheumatology, common European Science Editing 2010;36(1):6–7. future researchers’ performance.1 Skilled journal editors, specialists, at least based on personal experience, is to and rare rheumatic diseases; most editors are involved 4 Seo J-W. Medical journal editors’ association in the Western Pacific particularly those from the small professional communities, incorporate topics on writing in the programmes of highly in large multicentre randomized trials and frequently region. European Science Editing 2010;36(4):102–104. are in a position to share experience with contributors to
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