A vision for a journal covering all aspects of nicotine in society based on open science, curiosity and organised scepticism
I saw the advert for the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Tobacco Control.
I must apply!
What follows is my application for the position in pre-print form. Following helpful comments and critical reviews, I will finalise and submit by the deadline of 31 January 2023.
Okay, cards on the table: I am not a researcher at all, let alone a respected researcher. Nor do I have experience in journal editing, demonstrable or otherwise. In general, I don’t hold academic publishing in particularly high esteem, and I despair at the quality of much of the published tobacco control research. I think these shortcomings are better seen as strengths, not limitations.
I do, however, have the requisite strong vision that would advance the journal’s reputation, profile and mission to publish engaging and informed content. My application to be Editor-in-Chief is based on the vision set out below.
Clive Bates – The Counterfactual – 2023-01-13.
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