Educational Materials for Editorial Board
This page provides a collection of educational slides and materials that are useful for editorial boards
Educational Materials for Editorial Boards
A library of training slides and guides collected from Brieflands workshops and editorial practice — how major indexes select journals, how to run peer review in NeoScriber, and the practical skills an editorial office uses every day. All materials are free to download.
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Indexing and databases
How the major indexing services select and evaluate journals.
| Title | Download |
|---|---|
| How to index in DOAJ? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in Scopus? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in Medline? | |
| How to index in EBSCO? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in WHO-EMRO? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in Index Copernicus? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in Magiran? | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in J-Gate? | PDF PowerPoint |
| Directory of Research Journal Indexing (DRJI) | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to index in SID? | |
| How to be included in ProQuest products? | PDF PowerPoint |
| Indexing sources: MDLinx & NTK Institute websites | PDF PowerPoint |
| How to become a partner publisher in HINARI? | PDF PowerPoint |
| Impact Factor | |
| How to abstract/index by CAS? | file currently unavailable |
Ethics and scholarly writing
| Title | Download |
|---|---|
| Publication ethics: basic requirement for Scopus coverage | PDF PowerPoint |
| Different styles in medical writing (Lecturer: Sima Abbasi, June 2011) | Slides |
| AMA Manual of Style | secured link for editorial board members |
| Writing a formal letter in English | |
| EndNote: educational series (Lecturers: Siavash Miri & H Alaei, 2011) | file currently unavailable |
| Plagiarism | file currently unavailable |
Editorial workflow in NeoScriber
| Title | Download |
|---|---|
| Invite an associate editor (Editor-in-Chief) | |
| Invite reviewers (associate editors) | |
| Review an article | |
| Submit a revised manuscript in NeoScriber | |
| Complete an edited article (for external authors) | PowerPoint |
| Using a standard format in editing a proof | |
| Reply to English editor comments by authors | Guide page |
Practical tools
A note on dates. Some of these materials are historical training slides from Brieflands workshops. Indexing criteria change — DOAJ, Scopus, and NLM all revise their selection processes — so always check the index's own current guidelines before applying. For an up-to-date readiness assessment, see our scientometric services.