HANDBOOK for Journal Editors : translation from English

Key topics covered

• Editorial and production: Managing the peer-review process, setting editorial policies, and handling manuscripts.
• Journal management: Financial management, marketing, sales, and copyright issues.
• Quality and standards: Assessing a journal's efficiency, sustainability, and quality against international criteria.
• Ethics: Navigating ethical considerations in scholarly publishing.
• Practical tools: Checklists, sample documents, and other resources for day-to-day use. 

How handbooks assist editors

• Provide a framework: They offer a structured approach to running a journal, ensuring all critical areas are covered.
• Improve quality: They help editors implement best practices, which can lead to higher journal quality and credibility.
• Offer practical solutions: They include practical advice and tools to help solve problems and support good decisions.
• Guide strategic decisions: They can help with strategic planning, such as building an editorial board and considering the future of publishing.