Preferential publication of editorial board members in medical specialty journals

Preferential publication of editorial board members in medical specialty journals.

BACKGROUND Publication bias and discrimination are increasingly recognised in medicine. A survey was conducted to determine if medical journals were more likely to publish research reports from members of their own than a rival journal's editorial board. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of all research reports published in 2006 in the four competing medical journals within five me...

Publication rates of editorial board members in oral health journals.

The aim of this study was to measure the publication rate of editorial board members in their board journals and to evaluate associated variables. We evaluated the ten highest-ranked journals according to the 5-year impact factor under 'Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine' subject category for 2010, 2011, and 2012. All original research papers with at least one member of the editorial board as a...

New editorial board members

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New editorial board members

New editorial board members

As JCB approaches its 60th anniversary, we believe that one of the secrets to our longevity and success has been our commitment to regularly assess and refresh our editorial board. This ensures that our board members bring to the journal the expertise and commitment required to provide the cell biology community with the fair and expeditious review process they deserve. We would like to take th...