In response to the new cases of Ebola reported in Congo, the magazine 'Memories of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute' expanded its system of accelerated publication of scientific articles to include research related to the virus. Created during the international public health emergency linked to the Zika virus, the 'Fast track' of the journal allows the dissemination of studies within a period of 24 hours after submission. “The current Ebola situation does not constitute an international emergency, but due to its severity and rapid spread, the disease poses a risk to public health. Sharing data and research results is fundamental for science to be able to respond more quickly to this threat”, says the editor-in-chief of the journal, Claude Pirmez, adding that the journal has already incorporated articles dedicated to chikunguya and fever yellow to the 'Fast Track' system.
In 2016, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) was one of the signatories of the 'Declaration on Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies', which was joined by leading academic journals, NGOs, funders and research institutes. The call for entities to adopt the same posture of sharing data in the face of Ebola was recently carried out by the Wellcome Trust Foundation. Among other measures, the international funding institution suggested that “journals make all content relevant to the Ebola outbreak free to access, and ensure that any data or pre-print shared prior to submission of a research article will not prevent its publication. in these journals” [Click here to learn more].
Publication through the 'Fast Track' system takes place after evaluation by an editor of the 'Memoirs' magazine. Articles considered relevant are indexed, receiving a preliminary Digital Object Indicator (DOI) record. They are then posted on the journal's website, in the 'Fast Track' section. To guide readers, it is indicated that peer review is ongoing. Upon completion of the review, studies accepted for publication are included in a regular issue of the journal, mentioning the open data period in the 'Fast Track' system. In case of rejection, access to the manuscript is withdrawn and a warning that the manuscript was not accepted is shown in the section. In this case, the authors are free to submit the study to another journal.
Last year, the accelerated publication system had already been expanded to include research on yellow fever and chikungunya, in addition to studies related to the Zika virus. Founded in 1909, 'Memories of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute' is the journal with the highest impact factor in Latin America. One of the oldest scientific publications in the region, the journal has all of its content available online with double gratuity, both for access and for publication.
In response to the new cases of Ebola reported in Congo, the magazine 'Memories of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute' expanded its system of accelerated publication of scientific articles to include research related to the virus. Created during the international public health emergency linked to the Zika virus, the 'Fast track' of the journal allows the dissemination of studies within a period of 24 hours after submission. “The current Ebola situation does not constitute an international emergency, but due to its severity and rapid spread, the disease poses a risk to public health. Sharing data and research results is fundamental for science to be able to respond more quickly to this threat”, says the editor-in-chief of the journal, Claude Pirmez, adding that the journal has already incorporated articles dedicated to chikunguya and fever yellow to the 'Fast Track' system.
In 2016, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) was one of the signatories of the 'Declaration on Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies', which was joined by leading academic journals, NGOs, funders and research institutes. The call for entities to adopt the same posture of sharing data in the face of Ebola was recently carried out by the Wellcome Trust Foundation. Among other measures, the international funding institution suggested that “journals make all content relevant to the Ebola outbreak free to access, and ensure that any data or pre-print shared prior to submission of a research article will not prevent its publication. in these journals” [Click here to learn more].
Publication through the 'Fast Track' system takes place after evaluation by an editor of the 'Memoirs' magazine. Articles considered relevant are indexed, receiving a preliminary Digital Object Indicator (DOI) record. They are then posted on the journal's website, in the 'Fast Track' section. To guide readers, it is indicated that peer review is ongoing. Upon completion of the review, studies accepted for publication are included in a regular issue of the journal, mentioning the open data period in the 'Fast Track' system. In case of rejection, access to the manuscript is withdrawn and a warning that the manuscript was not accepted is shown in the section. In this case, the authors are free to submit the study to another journal.
Last year, the accelerated publication system had already been expanded to include research on yellow fever and chikungunya, in addition to studies related to the Zika virus. Founded in 1909, 'Memories of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute' is the journal with the highest impact factor in Latin America. One of the oldest scientific publications in the region, the journal has all of its content available online with double gratuity, both for access and for publication.
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