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There is evidence that national scientific journals are important for local communities despite their limited audience due to national languages and topics, like in pedagogy. However, it is not easy to assess the level of scientific rigour of local journals, as most do not have available scientometric data and are often published in minority languages. We hypothesize that a possible manifestation of a latent trait of inner authenticity of the scientific journal (meaning the journal is accepted by a community interested in developing the field which conducts internationally accepted research) could be H‐index of the editorial board members. To test this approach, we evaluated H‐index and gender of editorial board members (n = 490) from 17 Czech and Slovak national science‐oriented scientific pedagogical journals which were not indexed or indexed in Erih+ or Scopus, and compared this with the five lowest‐rated journals from the same field indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The H‐index of editorial board members was somewhat higher in indexed journals with those from WoS showing higher scores, and the number of board members with no discernable H‐index was far greater in non‐indexed journals. Editorial boards of journals indexed in WoS were mostly male, compared to a dominance of women on boards of non‐indexed journals. Acknowledging the limited sample, it appears that the H‐index of editorial board members may be a way to value national scientific journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background While progress is evident in gender and ethnic representation in the workplace, this disparity remains prevalent in academic positions. Objectives We examined gender and Asian ethnic representation in editorial boards of cardiology journals. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using publicly available data on Cardiology and Cardiovascular medicine journals in the first quartile of the 2020 Scimago Journal & Country Rank indicator. The proportions of female and Asian editorial board members, associate editors and editors-in-chief were assessed. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on the journal's geographical origin, subspecialty and demographic of the editor-in-chief. Results Seventy-six cardiology journals, involving 8915 editorial board members, were included. Only 19.6% of editorial board members were female, 20.8% Asians and 4.0% Asian females. There were less female representation amongst editors-in-chief (9.9%) compared to associate editors (22.3%). European (18.1%) and North American-based journals (21.1%) had higher female representation compared to Asian-based journals (8.7%). There was lower Asian representation in European (18.1%) and North American-based journals (19.9%) compared to Asian-based journals (72.3%). Females were underrepresented in interventional (14.5%) journals, while Asians were underrepresented in general cardiology (18.3%) and heart failure (18.3%) journals. Journals led by female editors-in-chief had significantly higher female representation compared to male-led ones, while journals with Asian editors-in-chief had greater Asian representation compared to non-Asian led ones. Conclusion This study highlights the female and Asian ethnic underrepresentation in academic roles in cardiology journal editorial boards. Further analysis is needed for other ethnicities, while the community pushes towards gender-balanced and ethnic diversity across editorial boards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the academic world, despite their corrective nature, there is still a negative stigma attached to retractions, even more so if they are based on ethical infractions. Editors-in-chief and editors are role models in academic and scholarly communities. Thus, if they have multiple retractions or a record of academic misconduct, this viewpoint argues that they should not serve on journals' editorial boards. The exception is where such individuals have displayed a clear path of scholarly reform. Policy and guidance is needed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key pointsThe British Ecological Society (BES) is a thriving Learned Society with a successful journals portfolio, which is currently published with a commercial partner, Wiley.Our journals operate independently and are unique but work together to form a strong portfolio by sharing ideas and best practice.We attribute our success to being embedded in, and led by, the ecological community, which works closely with a professional team of experienced in‐house editorial staff.These close interactions between our membership and editorial boards and in‐house staff allow us to innovate and adapt to change; we describe three projects that illustrate this.Collaboration with those outside of the BES is an important part of our ethos, and we describe the benefits we have gained through working with others.As part of our strategy, we are keen to embrace a more open and transparent future while continuing to provide publishing opportunities for a global audience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professor Kristin Wustholz answers questions on her scientific career, scientific developments she is excited about and directions the spectroscopy and photochemistry communities should focus on, as well as her experience of being an Editorial Board Member for Communications Chemistry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bryant draws on her own professional experience with contract work to reveal how contract-based employment strategies in museums can affect core museological thinking and practices, such as the very idea of care. With this Open Edition, I Museum International i has aimed to give a voice to the museum community and highlight the diversity of issues, themes and actors shaping the international museum landscape today. Indeed, in several countries we can observe a trend in which museum work is being gradually replaced by contract or freelance positions, and in which new kinds of professionals evolve around the museum but also carry out other professional endeavours as part of their practice. [Extracted from the article]