Mass walkout from top gender journal over new editors
While critics decry ‘attack on academic freedom and integrity’, publisher says new blood prevents journal from becoming ‘insular’
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Journal defends firing editor for ‘detrimental’ Palestine post
Michael Eisen removed as editor-in-chief of eLife after sharing article from satirical news website
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Nature journal launches large-scale effort to replicate papers
Partnership with Institute for Replication will support reproduction and replication attempts tied to papers published from 2023 onwards
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Concern over high self-publication rates among journal editors
Some editors publish most of their papers in their own titles, study finds
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Journal on the move loses editor
Concerns for the future of reference journal Keesing's Record of World Events will be intensified by confirmation this week that the monthly's editor of 11 years, Roger East, is leaving. The journal...
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Mass resignations from diamond journal over £2,500 author fees
Row at Journal of International Students spotlights challenges faced by periodicals that are free to publish in and read, and rely on volunteer labour
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Science journals overturn ban on ChatGPT-authored papers
Prestigious publishing group will allow authors to incorporate AI-written text and figures into papers if technology use is acknowledged and explained
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‘Glaring lack of diversity’ among public health journal editors
Female scholars grossly under-represented on editorial boards of public health and environmental science publications, says Cambridge-led study
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Paper claiming ‘world’s oldest pyramid’ retracted over ‘error’
Editors express concern over dating of soil samples ‘not associated with manmade features’, but authors attack ‘unjust retraction of groundbreaking research’
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How should journal editors address accusations of racism?
Two leading social scientists accused of producing racist scholarship say journals should rethink how they deal with such explosive allegations
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‘Case for Colonialism’ professor hired by New College of Florida
Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ‘presidential scholar’ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis
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Universities must embrace, not hinder, student journalism
Nurturing investigative skills will make for a better democracy – even if it embarasses campus administrators in the process, says Harvey Graff
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Protest resignations over journal editor's sacking
Medical Hypotheses loses half of editorial board; publisher seeks successors. Hannah Fearn reports
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Elsevier journal board follows through on mass resignation threat
Editorial board of Design Studies quits alongside long-standing editor-in-chief, who blamed publisher’s ‘deeply exploitative’ approach to running the title
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How to be a great journal editor: advice from eight top academic editors
Editing an academic journal is a vital and rewarding task, but also time-consuming and often frustrating. Current and former editors advise would-be gatekeepers on why you'll need the skills of a...