Elsevier Policy Change for Sponsored Publications
July 8, 2009
Short honk: According to CBC News, “Publisher Elsevier to Revise Journal Sponsorship Rules” here. The CBC said”:
“Elsevier will review practices related to all article reprint, compilation or custom publications and set out guidelines on content, permission, use of imprint and repackaging to ensure that such publications are not confused with Elsevier’s core peer-reviewed journals and that the sponsorship of any publication is clearly disclosed,” the company said in a statement on Thursday. The company expects to complete its review and issue new guidelines by June 30. An internal review showed a series of publications produced in Australia between 2000 and 2005 used the words “Journal of” in their name but lacked proper disclosure of sponsors, were not, in fact, journals and should not have been titled as such, the company said.
A shift in advertorials and their attendant revenue is underway. No word about the impact of those researchers who were unaware of the difference between peer review and sponsored publications. A somewhat spicey commentary is here.
Stephen Arnold, June 8, 2009
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