CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Through this White Paper and other activities, the Editorial Policy Committee aims to open dialogue about ethical publishing practices, inform those involved in the editorial process, and foster informed decision-making by editors. We intend to work with other professional organizations to shape the scientific journal environment so that the integrity of our publications is upheld. With the understanding that what may be appropriate for one discipline or organization may not be so for another, the White Paper intends to inform and guide rather than direct. Because there is more published information available from the biomedical community on some of the topics in this paper, more references or examples in those areas are given. However, our intention is to provide information that is useful to all the sciences. To provide useful and practical support to journal editors, your input is needed to further develop this living document by pointing out areas that need to be expanded or updated. We will build on the work of this White Paper through the continued work of the Committee and your contributions. Please send comments and suggestions to CSE@CouncilScienceEditors.org and include "Editorial Policy Committee" in the subject line.

(Authorship: Diane Scott-Lichter took the lead in writing this section of the white paper on behalf of the CSE Policy Committee. Members of the Policy Committee and the CSE Board of Directors reviewed and commented on it. This section was formally approved by the CSE Board of Directors on September 13, 2006.)

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