Better evidence | BMJ impact report 2022
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Strengthening ethics within the publishing community BMJ’s research integrity and publication ethics team have a broad remit, including advising on major errors and scientific misconduct affecting the work that we publish. This involves developing policies to improve the integrity of our content, voicing those policies, providing training for editors and influencing publication ethics beyond BMJ at conferences, and participating in publishing committees. The team makes regular contributions to guidelines and discussion documents created by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) . 25 We are also co-authors on official COPE guidance for editors and publishers addressing manipulation of the publication process. We also recently took part in developing disclaimers and guidance on how to deal with historically offensive content. In 2021, we were pleased that BMJ’s visual summary on categories of harmful content featured in the COPE Webinar 26 on issues around historical offensive content; its damage and how to mitigate it.
BMJ’s research integrity team developed a visual summary illustrating the cycle of injustice. It complements the guide for editors, which gives practical strategies to advance equity, diversity and inclusion. It was recently adopted as a formal part of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications e-learning course curriculum and supplementary guide for ACS journal editors on practical strategies to advance equity, diversity and inclusion. 27
I am reaching out because, we have continuously come back to your page on ‘Five things you should do as a journal editor to support social justice’ – particularly the graphic on the cycle of injustice. This visual is quite impactful and will aid in our efforts for editors to understand how their journal strategies and decisions affect the broader research ecosystem.” Shaina Lange, Manager, Publishing Integrity Office Global Editorial Operations, Journals Publishing Group, American Chemical Society
Safeguarding the integrity of science In May 2022, BMJ collaborated with over 15 leading publishers by becoming an official participating member of the STM Integrity Hub , a potentially powerful platform being built to detect integrity issues in manuscripts submitted for publication to scholarly journals. Representatives from BMJ are part of the collaboration group looking at Image Manipulation Detection, and play a key role on the Governance board for the project.
There is a limit to what any publisher can achieve alone in the fight against unreliable or counterfeit science. It is essential that we work together to uphold the integrity of the scientific record. The STM Integrity Hub is a promising step in the right direction.” Simone Ragavooloo , Research Integrity Manager, BMJ
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