Videos of our conference in Oslo last week on "Editing in the age of misinformation" are being added to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhE3Xc-nXX1avtbKdA6oSzT078_QL1lV&si=ADwa1nCLlUR_ThL5
"Journal editors do not need to worry about preventing misinformation from being spread"
A long-standing EASE tradition, the closing conference debate brings together Council members Are Brean and Haseeb Irfanullah for a provocative discussion on the role of editors in the age of misinformation. Chaired by Joan Marsh.
Hasseb swung an overwhelming majority against to a 47% vote in favour, winning the debate.
Ashley Cooper chairs a panel on misconceptions around what manuscript editors do, and their responsibilities in helping to avoid misinformation.
Véronique Gebala, @Nature, values persuasive cover letters. Yateen Joshi says the key to acceptance is substance of the article - though that only comes when it is sent to reviewers. Journal may use other issues to screen out submissions.
Joanna Ball of @DOAJ presents how the index is a gold standard for Open Access journals and is used as a trust marker by librarians, researchers, and other literature services.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine affected their scholarly journals because the occupiers appropriated university journals based in those territories, says Iryna Izarova.
Working with the ISSN International Centre & the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, new rules for ISSNs in occupied & disputed territories were developed.
#ISSNs #EASEoslo #EASEevents #UkraineRussiaWar #EASEukraine #PublicationEthics #GeoPolitics #GlobalConflict #InternationalLaw #OccupiedTerritories #JournalPublishing
Keynote on author identity from @alicemeadows this morning on the final day at our conference in Oslo.
The recent STM Association report on trusted identity recommends institutionally verified identity and using ORCID trust markers:
https://stm-assoc.org/new-stm-report-trusted-identity-in-academic-publishing/
Practical Tips for Editors: Identifying hallmarks of suspected Gen AI and suspected image manipulation by Dan Stuckey at our conference in Oslo.
Intercepting Misconduct - Practical Tips for Editors is chaired by Jason Roberts, with Paula Saikkonen, Dan Stuckey, and Ines Steffens.
Our final session today brings together experts sharing practical, low-cost ways to detect and prevent research misconduct - especially valuable for editors at smaller journals.
My panel this morning at the European Association of Science Editors (@EASE) conference in Oslo was on the use of new tech in research integrity checks, alongside Caroline Sutton in person and Kim Eggleton and Jane Alfred online.
Our conversation was great (if I say so myself), helped by the chairing by Brian Cody. I thought it would be interesting to see how others here would answer Brian's questions:
1. What are the top research integrity concerns for scholarly publishers, and how much are they discipline-specific?
2. Technical checks can be overwhelming for journals. How to manage manuscript checklists from a process perspective?
3. How do publishers considering new automation / tools decide what's necessary vs nice to have?
4. Case studies of implementing tools.
5. Many tools only apply to English publications. What tools should non-English journals know about?
6. How can publishers and editors get involved in tool development?
7. What is the potential for AI to improve research integrity checks vs human oversight?
Camilla Stoltenberg, CEO of the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), recounts her experience of pandemics (incl. SARS and COVID) and the importance of ensuring independence, transparency, and accuracy of public health information. There needs to be room for open disagreement to build trust, especially in uncertain times. Scientific advisors should be allowed to state their opinions.
https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/18th-ease-conference-scientific-programme/18th-ease-conference-session-1/
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of EASE in Oslo is opened by Cem Uzun, giving thanks to our council, committees, chapters, special interest groups, and 600+ members. 
#Conference2025 #EASEoslo #EASEevents #JournalEditing #ScienceEditing #Norway
The EASE Scientific Poster Competition 2025 is open! 
Submit in three categories, with a prize 
for the best poster in each:
- Scientific
- Scholarly Publishing Process and Innovation
- Community Engagement and Collaboration
PLUS a prize for the best Norwegian power, as our conference is in Oslo.
Posters will be displayed at the venue during our conference and will be online from 1 May.
https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/
#EASEevents #EASEoslo25
#PosterPresentations #ScholarlyPublishing #SciComm
Registration is open for our online Autumn Symposium 
on Tues 26 November:
Al & digital tools in scholarly publishing 
See more: https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/autumn-symposium/
Register here: https://ease.org.uk/autumn-symposium-sponsors-2024/autumn-symposium-booking-form/
EASE & Sister Society members (CIEP/ISMTE/MET/NEaT/SENSE): £90 
Non-members: £180
Those working in LMICs may apply for a free sponsored place. 
#AItools #DigitalPublishing #JournalPublication #AcademicPublishing #OnlineConference #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #DigitalTools #EASEevents
Save the date: our new one-day online Autumn Symposium on Al and digital tools in scholarly publishing is on Tuesday 26 November.
Experts in the publishing industry will present innovations in the use of Al and digital tools for authors, researchers, manuscript editors, journal editors, and reviewers.
Registration will open soon, with discounts for EASE members and large groups.
Fairness and transparency in #PeerReview: @bahar recounts trial of peer review Nobel Prize winner with and without anonymisation, showing obvious bias: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2205779119
Misha Teplitsky says implementing double anonymous peer review is onerous, so how about voluntary anonymisation? What if those who benefit from named review don't anonymise? Nature journals saw low uptake, mainly Indian and Chinese authors: https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-018-0049-z
