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European Science Editing indexed in Web of Science6 June 2025We are delighted to announce that EASE journal European Science Editing has been accepted into the Web of Science Emerging Source Citation index.
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Peer Review Week – new website launch2 May 2025We’re excited to launch a new website to provide a wealth of information about PRW. Explore upcoming events, contribute your activities, and stay connected with the evolving conversation around peer review.
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WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants15 April 2025EASE endorses the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki - ethical principles for medical research involving human participants. The latest amendment was made by the WMA General Assembly in Helsinki, Finland in October 2024.
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The Future of Academic Publishing: Flexible and Scalable Solutions11 April 2025Guest post from our Conference Premier Sponsors JAMS, on their approach to supporting small independent journals.
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The curious case of co-pilot and editing8 April 2025Artificial intelligence has certainly caused a stir in the world of language editing and translating, but can AI help someone write good academic English? A client of mine recently approached me with a task that would involve delving into this issue, and I was more than willing to do a bit of research into it!
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PubMet2025 abstract deadline4 April 2025PUBMET conference have extended the abstract submission deadline for the 2025 events to 15 April.
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A step towards feasible payments for reviewers?1 April 2025A pilot study testing the feasibility of rapid, high-quality, fee-based peer review.
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Shirin Heidari recognised for her work on gender equity in health research24 March 2025Our congratulations to Shirin Heidari on the recognition of her work in a recent Lancet Perspectives Profile article
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The EASE Awards 2024 Winners3 March 2025The EASE Awards for 2024 were announced at an online event on Wednesday, 12 February 2025.
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Linking citation and retraction data reveals the demographics of scientific retractions among highly cited authors24 February 2025Retractions in scientific publishing are complex, often driven by misconduct or emerging issues like papermills, but they can also result from non-ethical reasons or responsible authors correcting honest errors.
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Discrepancies in reported results between trial registries and journal articles for AI clinical research24 February 2025The study researches publications and clinical trial registries, including Dimensions.ai, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the EU Clinical Trials Registry, focusing on the application of AI in healthcare.
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Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study24 February 2025The study evaluates the readability and jargon levels of Plain Language Summaries (PLSs) in NIHR National Journals Library reports. Authors find that most are too complex for general audiences: none had readability scores in line with the average reading age of the UK population.
