Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement

Background  Scientific editors are responsible for deciding which articles to publish in their journals. However, we have not found documentation of their required knowledge, skills, and characteristics, or the existence of any formal core competencies for this role.  Methods  We describe the development of a minimum set of core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals.  Results  The 14 key core competencies are divided into three major areas, and each competency has a list of associated elements or descriptions of more specific knowledge, skills, and characteristics that contribute to its fulfillment.  Conclusions  We believe that these core competencies are a baseline of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed to perform competently the duties of a scientific editor at a biomedical journal.Additional co-authors: Kurinchi Gurusamy, Farrokh Habibzadeh, Stefanie Jewell-Thomas, Diane Kelsall, José Florencio LapeñaJr, Harriet MacLehose, Ana Marusic, Joanne E. McKenzie, Jay Shah, Larissa Shamseer, Sharon Straus, Peter Tugwell, Elizabeth Wager, Margaret Winker and Getu Zhaor

8. Reporting financial conflicts of interest and relationships between investigators and research sponsors

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Normas para los sitios de información médica y de salud en Internet. Principios que rigen los sitios web de la AMA

The American Medical Association(AMA) has developed a guide to develop and locate the contents in a Web site, for the acquisition and the positioning of the publicity and the sponsorship, to assure the rights the visitors and patients to the privacy and the confidentiality and to provide effective and safe means of electronic commerce

Core Competencies for Scientific Editors of Biomedical Journals: Consensus Statement

Background: Scientific editors are responsible for deciding which articles to publish in their journals. However, we have not found documentation of their required knowledge, skills, and characteristics, nor the existence of any formal core competencies for this role. Methods: We describe the development of a minimum set of core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals. Results: The 14 key core competencies are divided into three major areas and each competency has a list of associated elements or descriptions of more specific knowledge, skills, and characteristics that contribute to its fulfilment. Conclusion: We believe that these core competencies are a baseline of the knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed to perform competently the duties of a scientific editor at a biomedical journal