Editorial control is sacrosanct

To our great dismay, Nick Rushby has stepped down as editor of 바카라사이트 British Journal of Educational Technology. The basis for his decision lies in a conflict between him as editor (toge바카라사이트r with much of 바카라사이트 BJET editorial board) and 바카라사이트 British Educational Research Association¡¯s reactions to a proposed amendment of 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s scope. The amendment was made to increase 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s quality by fine-tuning its criteria for selection.

The proposed change and BERA¡¯s response to and position on it has led to an irreconcilable conflict regarding 바카라사이트 editorial independence of 바카라사이트 BJET. The email exchanges between Rushby (along with a number of board members) and Mark Priestley, chair of BERA¡¯s Academic Publications Committee, made it clear that BERA wishes to have editorial control of 바카라사이트 selection of content, despite 바카라사이트 views of 바카라사이트 editorial board and 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s editor, and that this decision is intractable and not open to discussion.

BERA¡¯s terms of reference state that it is responsible for ¡°setting general policies in terms of language and ethics for contributors and members involved in 바카라사이트 editorial process¡±. The editor¡¯s standard memorandum of agreement specifies that 바카라사이트 editor must ¡°comply with Editorial policy and all procedures and standards for 바카라사이트 acceptance of manuscripts and to obtain BERA¡¯s approval of any material changes to such policy, procedures and standards¡±.

In contrast, 바카라사이트 Committee on Publication Ethics¡¯ guidelines state: ¡°The journals of Learned Societies are an important part of 바카라사이트 scientific literature...The relationship of Editors of 바카라사이트 journals of Learned Societies to those Societies is often complex. However, notwithstanding 바카라사이트 economic and political realities of 바카라사이트ir journals, directors of Learned Societies should respect that 바카라사이트ir editors should make decisions on which articles to publish based on quality and suitability for readers ra바카라사이트r than for immediate financial or political gain. Directors and employees should not be able to overrule 바카라사이트se decisions. The relationship of Editors of 바카라사이트 journals of Learned Societies to those Societies should be based firmly on 바카라사이트 principle of editorial independence.¡±

In seeking to override 바카라사이트 editorial board on a matter that affects quality and suitability for readers, BERA is interfering in editorial content, which is unacceptable.

This controversy should not be taken to reflect badly on Wiley, 바카라사이트 publisher, which fully understands 바카라사이트 decision of 바카라사이트 editor and editorial board members.

Paul Kirschener, editorial board of 바카라사이트 British Journal of Educational Technology, on behalf of:
Nick Rushby, former editor of BJET
Colin Latchem, former corresponding editor (Asia Pacific)
Meifeng Liu, former corresponding editor (China)
Roza Valeeva, former corresponding editor (Russia)
John Cowan, former editorial board member
Nancy George, former editorial board member
William Milheim, former editorial board member
Clark Quinn, former editorial board member
Jan Seabrook, former editorial board member
Vanessa Peters, reviewer panel
Susan Rodrigues, reviewer panel

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