Journal Editors Research Articles

Rare interstitial lung diseases: a narrative review.

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) encompass over 200 entities. Among them, fibrosing lung diseases, have recently generated special interest due to the emerging therapies for their management. However, it is important to deepen our knowledge of other less prevalent ILD, since many of them are associated with a poor prognosis. This narrative review aims to provide a practical and up-to-date description of some poorly recognized ILD. It covers rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and their histologic patterns, genetic disorders with interstitial lung involvement (Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome), and ILD associated with benign proliferation of pulmonary lymphoid tissue, namely follicular bronchiolitis and granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease. Electronic searches of PubMed and Google Scholar using specific keywords were conducted. Articles underwent screening for relevance, covering review articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, case series, prospective studies, society guidelines, editorials in peer-reviewed journals; scientific books on the subject. The data included was limited to English and Spanish publications. Despite the low prevalence of these diseases, the increased recognition of radiological patterns, pathological features, and diagnostic procedures, have permitted their better characterization. This review highlights epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, natural history, and treatment. Lesser-studied ILD represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and can be frequently misdiagnosed. Also, due to the lack of randomized controlled trials, there are no well-established therapeutic options. Further studies or registries are needed to improve accurate diagnosis and management.

Preface

2024 3rd International Conference on Advances in Modern Physics Sciences and Engineering Technology (PSET 2024) was held in Wuhan, China during June 29-30, 2024. The PSET 2024 is organized by National Institute of High Mathematics (INdAM), Italy; Complex Engineering Systems (OA Journal Editorial Office) and technically supported by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; University of Victoria, Canada; Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Rongzhi Sciences and Technology Center, China. The conference program included keynote, oral, and poster presentations from scientists working in similar areas, aiming to establish platforms for collaborative research projects and to explore potential opportunities for international cooperation in the fields of Modern Physics Sciences and Engineering Technology. This year, we received an overwhelming response from the scientific community, with a total of 57 paper submissions. Each submission underwent a rigorous peer-review process, ensuring that only the highest quality research was selected. After careful consideration and evaluation by our esteemed review panel, 21 papers were accepted for presentation at the conference. The selected papers represent a diverse range of topics, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of modern physics and engineering technology. From quantum state implementation based on topological insulators to cutting-edge advancements in engineering applications, the research presented here pushes the boundaries of current knowledge and opens new avenues for future exploration. We hope that the proceedings of PSET 2024 will inspire and stimulate further research and collaboration among scientists, engineers, and researchers worldwide. We want to thank all the authors who have contributed to this volume, as well as the Publication Editor, Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, Keynote Speakers, Sponsors, and all the conference participants for their support of PSET 2024. We sincerely hope to see you again next year at PSET. Publication Editor Dr. Beddiaf ZAIDI University of Batna 1, Algeria List of Committee Members are available in this Pdf.

Journal Editorial Board Membership: An Enduring Connection in a Peripatetic Career in Global Health.

Journal Editorial Board Membership: An Enduring Connection in a Peripatetic Career in Global Health.

Evaluating a Comprehensive Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Insights from Nepal and Developing Nations

The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing (C4DISC) has published a focused toolkit to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in scientific publications and help editors and publishers create a more inclusive and equitable publishing environment. The online toolkit has several sections. Among the recommendations are developing an inclusive culture and mission, collecting and reporting demographic data of authors, reviewers and editors using inclusive terminology, recruiting broadly and internationally for the positions of journal editors, board members and reviewers, train and mentor peer reviewers, and fostering equity in peer review. Many recommendations can be easily adopted by developing country journals while some others may be more challenging. The toolkit is a good initiative to promote diversity, equity, inclusivity and accessibility in academic publishing.

Journal Front Cover (Volume 4 Issue 3) and Editorial Board (Inside Front Cover)

Journal Front Cover (Volume 4 Issue 3) and Editorial Board (Inside Front Cover)

Fifty Years of Academic Activity in Teaching, Research, and Service

The main purposes of this paper are to (i) Report my experiences teaching Ph.D. students, MBA students, Masters students, and undergraduate students; (ii) Report my achievements and experience in research from 1973 to 2023; (iii) Report my experience of serving as the Ph.D. director of UIUC from 1978 to 1988 and chairperson of Rutgers Business School from 1988 to 1996; (iv) Report my achievements in textbook writing, editing, work on the Encyclopedia of Finance, and handbook writing; and (v) Report my experience of journal editing and conference organizing. From these experiences, I will provide some suggestions in regard to teaching, research, and service in the area of finance.

Perception of Alfred Doblin’s personality and work in the USSR in the 1930s

The article examines the critical articles devoted to the publication of Alfred Döblin’s novels in the USSR in the 1930s, as well as the material of letters sent to the author by the editors of the International Literature journal and the Foreign Commission of the Union of Soviet Writers. The main aspects of the criticism of the novels presented in the articles are analyzed: the expressive mode of presentation, the fragmentary nature of the descriptions, the absence of a clear political position of the author, the reflection in the texts of the decline of capitalist society and the struggle of the proletariat. The material of the letters shows the interest of the Soviet society and authorities in the work of Alfred Döblin, in his personality, creative method and political position. For the first time, the material of the letters is being introduced into the scientific circulation, which helps to complete the understanding of the attitude to the author’s work and personality in the 1930s in the USSR.

RETRACTION: "Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) RMST in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Expression analysis and biological roles research".

L. Wang, D. Liu, X. Wu, Y. Zeng, L. Li, Y. Hou, W. Li, Z. Liu, "Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) RMST in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Expression analysis and biological roles research," Journal of Cellular Physiology 233, no. 10 (2018): 6603-6612), https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.26311. The above article, published online on 7 December 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal's Editor in Chief, Alexander Hutchison; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns related to the data presented in the article. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found. Furthermore, duplications affecting Figure 3b and Figure 5a have been detected. Accordingly, the conclusions of this article are considered invalid by the editors.

RETRACTION: "Melatonin attenuates TNF-α-mediated hepatocytes damage via inhibiting mitochondrial stress and activating the Akt-Sirt3 signaling pathway".

J. Song, C. Lu, W. Zhao, X. Shao, "Melatonin attenuates TNF-α-mediated hepatocytes damage via inhibiting mitochondrial stress and activating the Akt-Sirt3 signaling pathway," Journal of Cellular Physiology 234, no. 11 (2019): 20969-20979, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.28701. The above article, published online on 25 April 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal's Editor in Chief, Alexander Hutchison; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns related to the data presented in the article. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found. Additionally, several image elements of the experimental data were published elsewhere in a different scientific context. The authors stated that the data has been partially generated by a third-party company. Accordingly, the conclusions of this article are considered invalid.

UPAYA PENGENALAN EDITORIAL DAN PENULISAN JURNAL ILMIAH PADA TENAGA PENDIDIK DI SMP NEGERI 2 KAMPAR KIRI HILIR KABUPATEN KAMPAR

Abstract: Partner situation analysis, teachers become professional educators, especially for those who have received teacher certification. Teachers are required to write scientific articles published in scientific journals so that their work can be read by various groups in need. Partner problems, teachers are still not familiar with scientific editors in the context of publishing scientific manuscripts, there is still a lack of teacher knowledge about how to submit scientific manuscripts to scientific journal editorials to be published in scientific journals. Submitting scientific manuscripts is the first step for teachers in order to publish their scientific work during teaching. So far, teachers still do not understand what scientific journals are and also how to submit scientific manuscripts to editors so that they can be published in scientific journals. The target output to be achieved in this activity is a form of change in the knowledge and ability of teachers as educators to submit scientific manuscripts to editors to be able to publish their scientific manuscripts to scientific journals. The solution provided in this activity is to provide training on submitting scientific manuscripts to editorial to be published in scientific journals. Based on the results of the service that was carried out on December 15, 2016, information was obtained that there was a change in teacher knowledge about what scientific journal publishers are, the usefulness of publishers, submitting manuscripts to publishers and how strategies for writing articles so that they can be published in scientific journals.

Two-fractionated stereotactic magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy for patients with prostate cancer (SMART PRO trial): protocol for a confirmatory clinical trial

IntroductionIn an MRI-guided linear accelerator (MR-LINAC) system, the planned doses for organs at risk and for tumours are assessed by MR imaging and re-contouring at every treatment. This allows treatment...

Knowledge and practices of plagiarism among journal editors of Nepal

BackgroundThis study was conducted to assess the knowledge and ongoing practices of plagiarism among the journal editors of Nepal.MethodsThis web-based questionnaire analytical cross-sectional was conducted among journal editors working across various journals in Nepal. All journal editors from NepJOL-indexed journals in Nepal who provided e-consent were included in the study using a convenience sampling technique.A final set of questionnaires was prepared using Google Forms, including six knowledge questions, three practice questions (with subsets) for authors, and four (with subsets) for editors. These were distributed to journal editors in Nepal via email, Facebook Messenger, Viber, and WhatsApp. Reminders were sent weekly, up to three times.Data analysis was done in R software. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for the demographic variables, correct responses regarding knowledge, and practices related to plagiarism. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare mean knowledge with demographic variables. For all tests, statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.ResultsA total of 147 participants completed the survey.The mean age of the participants was found to be 43.61 ± 8.91 years. Nearly all participants were aware of plagiarism, and most had heard of both Turnitin and iThenticate. Slightly more than three-fourths correctly identified that citation and referencing can avoid plagiarism. The overall mean knowledge score was 5.32 ± 0.99, with no significant differences across demographic variables.As authors, 4% admitted to copying sections of others' work without acknowledgment and reusing their own published work without proper citations. Just over one-fifth did not use plagiarism detection software when writing research articles. Fewer than half reported that their journals used authentic plagiarism detection software.Four-fifths of them suspected plagiarism in the manuscripts assigned through their journal. Three out of every five participants reported the plagiarism used in the manuscript to the respective authors. Nearly all participants believe every journal must have plagiarism-detection software.ConclusionsAlthough journal editors' knowledge and practices regarding plagiarism appear to be high, they are still not satisfactory. It is strongly recommended to use authentic plagiarism detection software by the journals and editors should be adequately trained and update their knowledge about it.

EDITORIAL Nuestra experiencia con Crossref

Our experience with CrossrefThe DOI or digital object identifier gives scientific publications a specific number used to locate them on the Internet. Crossref is the largest DOI registration agency and provides editors of scientific journals with a monthly record of the number of times an individual has visited the DOI of a work published in the Journal. This visit can measure the impact of the work as a reference for your research, to strengthen your professional knowledge, or to learn about a topic more solidly than that provided by social networks, which are full of information without a scientifically proven basis. This Editorial expresses my experience with Crossref regarding the frequency and number of visits the works published in the Journal identified with DOI have received from 2022 and 2023. In 2022, there were 11,121 visits (926/month), which rose to 13,008 visits in 2023 (1,084/month). The most frequently cited works, identified by Crossref as “top ten,” represented between 20 and 30% of the total, with a frequency of visits of 12 to 165 times. However, 70-80% received at least one visit. The most visited works were Reviews, with the majority (24/162) realized in Venezuela and in Spanish. However, works from other Latin American countries such as Mexico and Peru, in addition to Spain and Asian countries, also received visits within the “top ten”. This leads us to conclude that the Journal has more Spanish-speaking readers, even though the proportion of works in Spanish is lower than those in English. We believe that the inclusion of the DOI in the works can be effective not only to serve as an identifier for the article and to be cited in the bibliography of the publications but also so that any individual can locate a topic firsthand and thus update, transmit knowledge or apply public policies in health or education.

Summary of the C4DISC Toolkit: A Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building DEIA in Editorial Roles and Peer Review

Summary of the C4DISC Toolkit: A Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building DEIA in Editorial Roles and Peer Review

Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat

ABSTRACT The changing landscape of data management and privacy have far-reaching implications for psychotherapy research regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and data de-identification in scientific publications. This paper reports on discussions among international psychotherapy journal editors regarding ethical guidelines governing publishing qualitative case study research. A range of psychotherapy journals have been examined and it notable that there is a variegated approach to consent and data-identification, and there are contested ethical standpoints when it comes to publishing research. These contestations are presented and six key areas for debate are set out, i) explicit informed consent, ii) prospective and retrospective consent, iii) data de-identification and bricolage, iv) withdrawing consent, v) education and training, and vi) inconsentable circumstances. These are set out as base for further discussion towards the development of a Psychotherapy Publishing Ethics Concordat (PEC).

Mentorship program to elevate journal quality and rankings in Indonesia: a case study

This article explores the best practices of mentorship programs in all journals at Universitas Airlangga. The university has established a journal mentoring team, as mandated by the rector’s regulation, which is responsible for guiding journals through preparation, submission, management, policy, and overall quality improvement. A case study was conducted to explore the mentoring mechanisms at Universitas Airlangga. Mentors were selected from among experienced editors at the university, each with a distinguished background in managing their own journals. The mentorship program successfully led to the indexing of 14 journals in Scopus, one in Web of Science (WoS), 85 in the Science and Technology Index (SINTA), and 60 in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The strategies used can be shared with other universities to assist their journal editors. The mentorship program at Universitas Airlangga has significantly improved the quality and international visibility of its academic journals. This is evidenced by the successful indexing of numerous journals in prestigious databases including Scopus, WoS, SINTA, and DOAJ. The structured mentoring, clear targets, and comprehensive institutional support were instrumental in achieving these results. This model serves as a scalable best practice for other universities seeking to improve their journal quality and global standing.

The Detection of ChatGPT’s Textual Crumb Trails is an Unsustainable Solution to Imperfect Detection Methods

Abstract A recent disruptive innovation to scientific publishing is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a large language model. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and COPE, and COPE member journals or publishers, set limitations to ChatGPT’s involvement in academic writing, requesting authors to declare its use. Those guidelines are practically useless because they ignore two fundamentals: first, academics who cheat to achieve success will not declare the use of ChatGPT; second, they fail to explicitly assign the responsibility of detection to editors, journals, and publishers. Using two primers, i.e., residual text that may reflect traces of ChatGPT’s output but that authors may have forgotten to remove from their articles, this commentary draws readers’ attention to 46 open-access examples sourced from PubPeer. Even though editors should be obliged to investigate such cases, a primer-based detection of ChatGPT’s textual crumb trails is only a temporary measure and not a sustainable solution because it relies on the detection of carelessness.

Evaluating industry payments to editorial board members of otolaryngology journals

ObjectiveTo evaluate the extent of payments from medical device and pharmaceutical companies to editorial board members of leading otolaryngology journals. MethodsEditorial board members of the top 10 otolaryngology journals from Google Scholar rankings were identified in this cross-sectional study.Payments between 2017 and 2022 were identified via the Open Payments Database from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. All payment data was adjusted for inflation in 2022 US dollars. Descriptive analyses were performed and journal websites were evaluated for individual editor disclosures. ResultsOut of 581 board members, 306 (53 %) received industry payments between 2017 and 2022, median journal percentage 55 % (interquartile range: 26.5 %–73.5 %). A sum of $45.8 million was paid out between 2017 and 2022, comprising $32.0 million in associated research funding, $1.2 million in research payments, $1.4 million in ownership and investment interests, and $11.2 million in general payments. The largest general payments were made out for “services other than consulting and speaking” ($3.9 million), “consulting” ($3.8 million), “travel and lodging” ($0.99 million), “education” ($0.87 million), “royalty or license” ($0.56 million), and “food and beverage” ($0.55 million). Individual editor disclosures were only available for International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology (9 % of all included editors). ConclusionsIndustry payments to editors of otolaryngology journals are not uncommon. We highlight the need for improved reporting of individual editor disclosures for transparency to journal readers and for minimizing biased editorial decisions.

Irrational numbers of journal editors and of editorial positions: a threat to society

Irrational numbers of journal editors and of editorial positions: a threat to society

Early diagnosis of esophageal cancer: How to put “early detection” into effect?

This editorial comments on the article by Qu et al in a recent edition of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology , focusing on the importance of early diagnosis in managing esophageal cancer and strategies for achieving “early detection”. The five-year age-standardized net survival for esophageal cancer patients falls short of expectations. Early detection and accurate diagnosis are critical strategies for improving the treatment outcomes of esophageal cancer. While advancements in endoscopic technology have been significant, there seems to be an excessive emphasis on the latest high-end endoscopic devices and various endoscopic resection techniques. Therefore, it is imperative to redirect focus towards proactive early detection strategies for esophageal cancer, investigate the most cost-effective screening methods suitable for different regions, and persistently explore practical solutions to improve the five-year survival rate of patients with esophageal cancer.