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The intentional search for meaning: developing technical editing skills26 November 2020In a new article published in our EASE journal European Science Editing, Tom Lang goes beyond subject-specific traditions to describe four techniques proven to be effective in training technical editors in any branch of science; The intentional search for meaning: developing technical editing skills The paper includes 12 evidence-based ‘edits’ that improve comprehension, a novel […]
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EASE Council Post: Sylwia Ufnalska on our campaign “Help scientists save time”30 October 2020Our latest EASE Council post in our blog series sees our Author Guidelines Editor, Sylwia Ufnalska discussing the development and application of our new Quick Check Submission Table, and several other initiatives and proposals journals might adopt to make the submission process a more efficient experience, and to help scientists save time for research. (note: […]
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Science Communication Webinar – 4th November27 October 2020ESE Digest reviewed Science Communication in our August edition (see p.13), and on 4th November, a webinar will be held to accompany it, with the book authors offering in-person insights and expanding on the themes presented. We are delighted to invite you, on behalf of the organisers, to attend the webinar. This book provides a […]
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EASE Council Post: Rachael Lammey on the Research Nexus2 October 2020In our latest edition in our Council Posts series, Rachael Lammey, Community Outreach Manager at Crossref, packs a whole lot of information and insights about metadata and communication standards into one post! I was given a wide brief to decide on the topic of my EASE blog, so I thought I’d write one that tries […]
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‘The past, the present and the future of preprints’30 September 2020Join us for a panel discussion on ‘The past, the present and the future of preprints’ Monday, October 19, 2020 10am New York | 3pm London | 4pm Berlin | 7:30pm Mumbai Preprints allow faster and broader dissemination of research and bring opportunities for new peer review models, but there are also asymmetries in their use, with some research […]
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EASE Gender Policy Committee Update, 2020 with Joan Marsh28 September 2020Dr Joan Marsh, Co-Chair of EASE Gender Policy Committee (GPC), EASE Past-President, and Deputy Editor of The Lancet Psychiatry gives an introduction to the EASE GPC, and their flagship resource, the Sex and Gender Reporting Guidelines. Joan also gives details on recent activities of the GPC, including new projects in expanding the SAGER Guidelines to […]
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PRW2020 EASE Croatian Regional Chapter webinar23 September 2020For Peer Review Week, we are pleased to be presenting a special event for EASE members, today, Wednesday 23rd September at 16:00 Central European Time, hosted by our Croatian Regional Chapter and the Croatian Association for Scientific Communication (CROASC). Join us in a discussion how open peer review can contribute to the trust in peer […]
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PEERE International Conference 202018 September 2020 The second edition of the PEERE International Conference is ready and this time it will be an online, free open event. From the 29th of September to the 1st of October, don’t miss the largest virtual meeting on Peer Review. The topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to: […]
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EASE at PubMet this week!14 September 2020 The annual PubMet conference is nearly here, with the two-day event starting this Wednesday, 16th September, at 10am Central European Time. Sessions across the two days of the event will discuss multi-faceted approaches to scholarly communication, scholarly publishing and assessment from the perspective of those working closely within open access, OA-focussed projects, and those […]
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SENSE Jubilee 2020 workshops8 September 2020Our friends and sister-organisation SENSE has just finalised and announced its forthcoming programme of workshops (in the form of interactive Zoom meetings) for September to December 2020, to continue the success of their Summer conference, supporting members with a socially distanced training and community events. They have scheduled a wide variety of topics and an […]
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In Memorium: Foppe van Mil (1950-2020)2 September 2020Obituary Foppe van Mil (1950-2020)Written by Arjan Polderman On 18 July 2020, two days after his 70th birthday, EASE member Foppe van Mil died of cancer, at his home in Zuidlaren, Netherlands. Jan Willem Foppe van Mil was born on 16 July 1950. He obtained a pharmacy degree at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) in December […]
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An overview of EASE Digest with Editor Lynn Rowland27 August 2020Here is Lynne Rowland, Editor of EASE Digest, with an introduction to our exclusive member magazine. The Digest re-launched in February 2020 as the printed version of our member benefits to go alongside our flagship publication, European Science Editing. In this video Lynne discusses the goals and recent content of the publication, and details of […]
