Council of Science Editors

The Council of Science Editors (CSE) is a nonprofit professional membership organization. CSE's mission is to serve editorial professionals in the sciences by creating a supportive network for career development, providing educational opportunities, and developing resources for identifying and implementing high-quality editorial practices. In 2008, the CSE Board of Directors adopted the following slogan: “CSE: Education, Ethics, and Evidence for Editors (E4).”

A volunteer Board of Directors leads the Council, with the assistance of several Committees. CSE is managed by Resource Center for Associations located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

History

Formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors (CBE), in 1999 the organization voted to change its name to Council of Science Editors. The change became effective on January 1, 2000.

The CBE was established in 1957 by the National Science Foundation and the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

Membership

The membership of CSE comprises editorial professionals who are U.S.-based and international. These professionals are associated with scientific journals and range from editorial assistants to managing editors to editors-in-chief.

International and U.S. dues are the same. A discounted rate is available for students. Inquiries about joining the Council may be directed to [e-mail]. Additional information may also be found on CSE’s Membership page.

CSE’s annual meeting is held in the spring. This two-and-a-half day meeting features three keynote speakers and over 20 educational sessions. Members or other interested parties may also choose to attend one of the Council’s Short Courses on the day before the meeting officially begins. Short courses include journal editorship, publication management, manuscript editing, and journal metrics. Recent meeting venues have included Atlanta, Vancouver, and Pittsburgh.

CSE Policies and Endorsements

The CSE is a valuable resource for guidance on ethics and practice in scientific publishing.

• CSE Editorial Policy Statements

• CSE's White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications
• CSE Recommendations for Group-Author Articles in Scientific Journals and Bibliometric Databases
• Who's the Author? Problems with Biomedical Authorship, and Some Possible Solutions

• Retreat and Task Force Papers

• Task Force on Science Journals, Poverty, and Human Development
• Guidance for Journals on Conflict of Interest
• Authorship Task Force

• Other Statements Supported by CSE

• ICMJE's Statement on Clinical Trial Registration
• WAME Policy Statement on Geopolitical Intrusion on Editorial Decisions

Publications

CSE publishes an influential style guide for scientific papers, the 7th edition of which was published in June 2006 (Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers; ISBN 0-9779665-0-X; 680 pages, 130 tables, 13 figures). An earlier edition was titled Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (6th edition published in 1994 under ISBN 0-521-47154-0).

See also

• AuthorAID
• Association of American Publishers
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Institute of Biological Sciences
• Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
• American Medical Writers Association
• Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
• Committee on Publication Ethics
• European Association of Science Editors
• National Association of Science Writers
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
• World Association of Medical Editors

External links

• CSE Homepage