Who reviews the reviewers?
The problem of fake peer reviewers is affecting the whole of academic journal publishing and we are among the ranks of publishers hit by this type of fraud.… Read more »
Jigisha Patel
Jigisha earned her first degree in Medicine and her PhD on postprandial physiology from Queen Mary, University of London. As well as spending several years in hospital clinical practice and a year at the National Institutes of Health for her PhD, Jigisha has taught on the Professional Development course for medical students at University College London Medical School and human biology at the Open University.
Jigisha joined BioMed Central in 2007 and had editorial responsibility for over 30 medical journals in the BMC Series. Jigisha leads the Research Integrity Group, with overall responsibility for BioMed Central’s strategy, standards and expertise in publication ethics and in high-quality, rigorous peer review.
Jigisha joined BioMed Central in 2007 and had editorial responsibility for over 30 medical journals in the BMC Series. Jigisha leads the Research Integrity Group, with overall responsibility for BioMed Central’s strategy, standards and expertise in publication ethics and in high-quality, rigorous peer review.
Latest posts by Jigisha Patel (see all)
- Do peer review models affect junior doctors’ trust in journals? - 4th July 2017
- Sharing peer review experiences and knowledge - 6th November 2015
- Quiz: How much of a specialist in peer review are you? - 6th November 2015
Publish or perish – are women disadvantaged by current measures of scientific ‘success’?
87% of the most highly cited articles are authored by fewer than 1% of scientists. That is the finding of a recent study by John Ioannidis and colleagues… Read more »
Research in the UK: A week of contrasts
Last Monday I started the week admiring the beautiful and impressive 900 year old Westminster Hall, with its medieval timber roof, at the Palace of Westminster… Read more »
BMC Surgery proves to be a popular source of material for Medscape’s Continuing Medical Education Program
The advantages of open access publishing for educational purposes are demonstrated by the success of BMC Surgery as a source of articles for Medscape’s free… Read more »