Editor Resources
Editors receive practical resources to support ethical, timely, and consistent decisions.
Templates and guidance improve transparency across manuscript handling.
Resource Overview
Editor resources support consistent, ethical, and efficient decision making.
Templates and checklists help align review outcomes across diverse study designs.
Decision Support
Templates for clear and consistent letters
Ethics Guidance
Conflict of interest and consent checklists
Reporting Standards
Guidance by study design
Resources
- Reviewer selection guidance and expertise matching
- Decision letter templates for major outcomes
- Ethics and conflict of interest checklists
- Reporting guideline references by study design
Support
The editorial office provides workflow support, reviewer reminders, and assistance with complex ethics cases.
Senior editors can advise on disputes, appeals, or potential misconduct investigations.
Training and Updates
Periodic updates cover changes in reporting guidelines, data sharing expectations, and reviewer best practices.
Escalation Guidance
Editors should escalate potential misconduct, authorship disputes, or data integrity concerns to the editorial office.
Workflow Tools
Templates are available for reviewer invitations, reminders, and decision summaries.
Standardized tools reduce delays and support transparent communication.
Ethics Templates
Templates are available to document ethics approvals, consent statements, and conflict disclosures during initial screening.
- Ethics approval verification checklist
- Conflict disclosure review template
- Data availability statement checklist
Reviewer Engagement
Guidance is available for recognizing reviewer contributions and managing reviewer fatigue.
Thoughtful engagement helps maintain a reliable reviewer pool.
Reviewer Quality Support
Guidance is available for evaluating reviewer performance, managing delays, and addressing conflicting reviews.
Editors can request additional methodological input when needed.
Communication Guidance
Standardized language is available for decision letters and reviewer reminders to keep communication consistent and respectful.
Consistent messaging improves author experience and review efficiency.
Clear guidance reduces misunderstandings and delays.
Reliable resources help maintain review quality.
Consistent tools support efficient decisions.
Resources support timely reviews.
Access to tools improves consistency across decisions.
Templates reduce administrative effort for editors.
Resources improve reviewer coordination.
Resources support quality control.
Continuous Improvement
Editors receive feedback on decision timelines and review outcomes to support consistent performance.
The editorial office can provide additional training or support when workflows become complex.
Ongoing improvement helps maintain timely, high quality decisions.
Connect With the Editorial Office
We can provide policy guidance and additional resources.
