JOINGuest Editors / Issue Validation and Audit
As highlighted in the recent joint announcement from STM and COPE on strengthening the integrity of guest-edited collections, STM has developed a detailed ‘how-to’ guide focused on practical audit procedures. This guide, created by STM’s Research Integrity Committee with input from across the publishing community, complements COPE’s formal guidance by offering step-by-step advice for validating guest editors and auditing special issues at key stages of the editorial process. The resource is designed to help publishers implement effective safeguards and mitigate risks.
* While STM aims to make this guidance accessible to all editors and publishers, there is concern that its details could be misused by bad actors to bypass the quality and integrity measures of journals. Therefore, this resource is only accessible to logged-in STM members. Please contact Leila@stm-assoc.org should your organization be interested in sharing this document with its members.