International Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Editor Resources
Essential tools, guidelines, and support materials for IJSTD editorial board members.
Manuscript Evaluation Resources
Structured evaluation frameworks guide consistent, comprehensive manuscript assessment. Editors should consider scientific validity, methodological rigor, data presentation clarity, ethical compliance, appropriate statistical analysis, balanced results interpretation, and overall contribution to STI knowledge when evaluating submissions. Review checklists ensure comprehensive evaluation covering all essential quality dimensions.
Evaluation Criteria Guide
Detailed criteria for assessing research quality across different manuscript types including original research, reviews, case reports, and brief communications. Specific guidance for each article format ensures appropriate expectations.
Statistical Review Guidance
Resources supporting evaluation of statistical methods and analyses including common issues to identify, questions to raise, and resources for complex statistical approaches in STI research.
Ethics Compliance Checklist
Verification checklist for research ethics requirements including human subjects approval, informed consent, clinical trial registration, animal research guidelines, and data sharing compliance.
Decision Letter Templates
Sample decision letter formats for acceptance, revision requests, and rejection providing consistent communication structure while allowing personalized feedback for specific manuscripts.
Publication Ethics Resources
IJSTD follows Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines and ICMJE recommendations. Editors should familiarize themselves with these standards and consult provided resources when ethical questions arise. Guidance covers authorship disputes, plagiarism detection, duplicate publication, fabrication and falsification concerns, conflict of interest management, and post-publication corrections procedures.
When ethical concerns arise during manuscript evaluation, editors should consult the Editor-in-Chief before proceeding. Documented procedures exist for handling suspected misconduct including author notification, institutional communication, and appropriate resolution steps protecting publication integrity.
COPE Resources: Committee on Publication Ethics provides comprehensive case guidance, flowcharts for handling common ethical issues, and discussion forums for complex situations. Editors are encouraged to consult these resources when questions arise.
Editorial Support: The editorial office provides assistance with reviewer identification, manuscript tracking, and procedural questions. Editors may contact editorial support for any assistance needed during manuscript handling.
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