Matías-Guiu J, García-Ramos R
Neurologia. 2010 Jul-Aug;25(6):339-42.
Various cases of editors of leading journals resigning has led to a debate on the question of editorial independence, understood as the unconditional freedom of editors to approve the contents of their journals.
An analysis is made of cases in which editorial independence has been questioned, as well as the position those who resolutely defend it against those who consider that it must be limited by the institutions of which they are their organs of expression.
Editors of scientific publications not only have to be judges of the articles they receive, but they must also be judged by their decisions, and editorial independence cannot be a refuge for personal stances. By independence it must be understood as the meticulousness in accepting manuscripts and the application of transparent criteria.
顶尖期刊编辑辞职的各种案例引发了一场关于编辑独立性问题的辩论，编辑独立性被理解为编辑无条件自由地批准其期刊内容。
对编辑独立性受到质疑的案例进行分析，以及坚决捍卫编辑独立性的人相对于认为编辑独立性必须受到他们作为表达机构的机构限制的人的立场。
科学出版物的编辑不仅必须是所收到文章的评判者，而且他们的决定也必须接受评判，编辑独立性不能成为个人立场的庇护所。必须将其独立性理解为在接受稿件时的严谨性以及透明标准的应用。
