Introduction to the 2nd edition of the EASE Science Editors’ Handbook
About the Editors
Introduction to the 2002 edition
Section 1: Editing
1.1: Copy-editing scientific papers (Maeve O’Connor, Margaret Cooter, Sylwia B. Ufnalska)
1.2: Editing texts by non-native speakers of English (Joy Burrough-Boenisch)
1.3: Increasing your editing efficiency by using macros (Paul Beverley)
1.4: Using units and quantities correctly (Arjan K.S. Polderman)
1.5: Numerals (John W. Glen, Arie A. Manten)
1.6: Layout and principles of lists (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
1.7: Symbols for physical quantities (Göran I. Ågren)
1.8: References (Elisabeth Heseltine)
1.9: Editing and design of tables (Yateendra Joshi)
1.10: Editing graphs (Naomi B. Robbins)
1.11: Last but not least – the index (Ann Kingdom)
1.12: Career and personal development for editors (Pippa Smart, Tim Albert)
Section 2: Nomenclature and terminology
2.1: Nomenclature and typography in chemistry and pharmacy (Arjan K.S. Polderman)
2.2: Anatomical nomenclature (Jenny Gretton)
2.3: Bacteriological nomenclature (Mercè Piqueras, Ricardo Guerrero)
2.4: Virus nomenclature (Jens H. Kuhn)
2.5: Best practice in the use of the scientific names of animals (David G. Notton, Ellinor Michel, Natalie Dale-Skey, Svetlana Nikolaeva, Steven Tracey)
2.6: Scientific names of algae, fungi, and plants (David L. Hawksworth)
2.7: Mineralogical nomenclature (Andrew M. Clark)
2.8: Nomenclature of igneous rocks (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
2.9: Nomenclature of sedimentary rocks (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
2.10: Nomenclature of metamorphic rocks (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
2.11: Stratigraphic nomenclature (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
Section 3: Policies and processes
3.1: Facing the void: editorial policies (Elise Langdon-Neuner)
3.2: Today’s hot topics in editorial policy ( Elise Langdon-Neuner)
3.3: Establishing a new journal (Matko Marušić, Ana Marušić, Ruth King)
3.4: Editorial boards (Irene Hames)
3.5: Organizing the editorial board and office (Matko Marušić, Ana Marušić)
3.6: Scientific authorship (Ana Marušić, Matko Marušić)
3.7: Instructions to authors (Elisabeth Heseltine)
3.8: Editorial processing of manuscripts and proofs (Pamela Lepkowski, Mark E. Schweitzer)
3.9: Book reviews (James Hartley)
Section 4: Peer review
4.1: Peer review at the beginning of the 21st century (Irene Hames)
4.2: Working with peer reviewers (Nikki Lazenby, Ashlie Carlson)
4.3: Peer review reports as a tool for improving a journal (Michael Willis, Elizabeth Blalock)
4.4: Peer review systems (Elizabeth Wager)
4.5: The changing face of peer review (Irene Hames)
Section 5: Ethics
5.1: Dealing with fraud (Elizabeth Wager)
5.2: Images in figures: quality control and managing illegitimate image manipulation (David L. Vaux)
5.3: Conflicts of interest in biomedical publications (Hervé Maisonneuve, Marc A. Rodwin)
5.4: Editors and commercial companies (Elizabeth Wager)
5.5: Plagiarism (Karen Shashok)
5.6: Reporting guidelines: a tool to increase completeness, transparency, and value of health research published in your journal (Iveta Simera)
5.7: Basic statistical reporting for articles published in clinical medical journals: the Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature, or SAMPL guidelines (Thomas A. Lang, Douglas G. Altmanv)
Section 6: Publishing and promoting
6.1: Requirements and preferences for the first page of journal articles (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
6.2: Requirements and preferences for individual issues and entire volumes of printed journals (A.J. (Tom) van Loon)
6.3: Design: print and web (Manuella Walker)
6.4: Grey literature: challenges and responsibilities for authors and editors (Paola De Castro, Sandra Salinetti)
6.5: CrossRef DOIs and reference linking (Patricia Feeney)
6.6: Open access journals – it’s not all about free (Pippa Smart)
6.7: Legal issues: copyright, plagiarism, and other concerns (Pippa Smart)
6.8: Multidisciplinary bibliographic databases (Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Lilit Ayvazyan, George D. Kitas)
6.9: Bibliometrics for journal editors – an overview (Jenny Neophytou)
6.10: Promotion of journals, especially small scholarly journals (Ana Marušić, Matko Marušić)
6.11: Maximizing research visibility, impact, and citation: tips for editors and authors (Emma R. Norman)
6.12: Using social and traditional media to promote awareness of your publications (Sharon Mathelus, Jennifer Beal)