{"id":37731,"date":"2025-07-04T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?post_type=document&p=37731"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:14:09","slug":"guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"

As highlighted in the\u00a0recent joint announcement<\/a> from STM and COPE on strengthening the integrity of guest-edited collections, STM has developed a detailed \u2018how-to\u2019 guide focused on practical audit procedures.<\/b>\u00a0This guide, created by STM\u2019s Research Integrity Committee with input from across the publishing community, complements COPE\u2019s formal guidance by offering step-by-step advice for validating guest editors and auditing special issues at key stages of the editorial process.\u00a0The resource is designed to help publishers implement effective safeguards and mitigate risks.<\/b><\/p>\n

* While STM aims to make this guidance accessible to all editors and publishers, there is concern that its details could be misused by bad actors to bypass the quality and integrity measures of journals. Therefore, this resource is only accessible to logged-in STM members<\/strong>. Please contact<\/i>\u00a0Leila@stm-assoc.org<\/i>\u00a0should your organization be interested in sharing this document with its members.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[83,65],"portfolio":[],"document-type":[],"class_list":["post-37731","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","category-guidance-recommendations","category-research-integrity-strategic-area"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBest Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As highlighted in the\u00a0recent joint announcement from STM and COPE on strengthening the integrity of guest-edited collections, STM has developed a detailed \u2018how-to\u2019 guide focused on practical audit procedures.\u00a0This guide, created by STM\u2019s Research Integrity Committee with input from across the publishing community, complements COPE\u2019s formal guidance by offering step-by-step advice for validating guest editors...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"STM Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T16:14:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report-232x300.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@stmassoc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/\",\"name\":\"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report-232x300.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-04T12:57:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T16:14:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03231042\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03231042\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report.png\",\"width\":1545,\"height\":2000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/\",\"name\":\"STM Association\",\"description\":\"International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"STM Association\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10052158\/stm-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10052158\/stm-logo.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":188,\"caption\":\"STM Association\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/stmassoc\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-association-of-stm-publishers\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association","og_description":"As highlighted in the\u00a0recent joint announcement from STM and COPE on strengthening the integrity of guest-edited collections, STM has developed a detailed \u2018how-to\u2019 guide focused on practical audit procedures.\u00a0This guide, created by STM\u2019s Research Integrity Committee with input from across the publishing community, complements COPE\u2019s formal guidance by offering step-by-step advice for validating guest editors...","og_url":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/","og_site_name":"STM Association","article_modified_time":"2025-08-29T16:14:09+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report-232x300.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@stmassoc","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/","url":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/","name":"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit - STM Association","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report-232x300.png","datePublished":"2025-07-04T12:57:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-29T16:14:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03231042\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03231042\/STM-Guest-Edited-Issues-Report.png","width":1545,"height":2000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/document\/guest-editors-issue-validation-and-audit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Best Practices for Guest Editors \/ Issue Validation and Audit"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/","name":"STM Association","description":"International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#organization","name":"STM Association","url":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10052158\/stm-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10052158\/stm-logo.png","width":400,"height":188,"caption":"STM Association"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/stmassoc","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-association-of-stm-publishers\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/37731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37731"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio?post=37731"},{"taxonomy":"document-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-type?post=37731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}