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 Volume 10, Issue 10— November 2017  

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Cabells Scholarly Analytics: Tools for Empowered Decision-Making
By Michael Bisaccio @CabellsPublish

Article title: "Cabells Scholarly Analytics: Tools for Empowered Decision-Making"
Author: Michael Bisaccio
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 2
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.1

Cabells has expanded its services to include both a Journal Whitelist and a Journal Blacklist. Michael Bisaccio explains these resources and more.

When a Cupcake Isn’t Just a Cupcake: Identifying Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators in Scholarly Publishing
By Phaedra Cress, Phill Jones, and Mark Johnston

Article title: "When a Cupcake Isn’t Just a Cupcake: Identifying Qualitative and Quantitative
Indicators in Scholarly Publishing"
Authors: Phaedra Cress, Phill Jones, and Mark Johnston
Publication date:  November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 4
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.2

Project Cupcake is a new initiative that will provide frameworks for robust qualitative and quantitative journal-level indicators that illustrate how well publishers serve authors and the scientific community.

Peers in Review: Society for Editors and Proofreaders
by Hazel Reid   

Article title: "Peers in Review: Society for Editors and Proofreaders"
Author: Hazel Reid
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 6
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.3

Hazel Reid introduces the Society for Editors and Proofreaders.

Why Reinvent the Twist?
By Alice M. Landwehr

Article title: "Why Reinvent the Twist?"
Author: Alice M. Landwehr
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 8
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.4

Do you use stock phrases in your communications? And are you taking movement breaks? Alice Landwehr explains why you should do both.

Three Keys to Performing an Operational Audit at Your Journal
By Danielle Padula

Article title: "Three Keys to Performing an Operational Audit at Your Journal"
Author: Danielle Padula
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 10
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.5

Operational audits are holistic analyses of journal performance. Danielle Padula of Scholastica explains the steps to auditing your journal.

Strengthening the Reviewer Database by Improving User Profiles
By Meaghan Kelly

Article title: "Strengthening the Reviewer Database by Improving User Profiles"
Author: Meaghan Kelly
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 12
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.6

Is your reviewer database a bloated mess? Meaghan Kelly presents some tips for cleaning it up.

Don’t People Know About Linkage? Toll-Free Links Should
Be a Win for Everybody
By Todd Reitzel

Article title: "Don’t People Know About Linkage? Toll-Free Links Should Be a Win for Everybody"
Author: Todd Reitzel
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 15
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.7

Toll-free links are a longstanding--and underutilized--tool of cooperation between authors and publishers.

Recap on CSE’s Peer Review Week Webinar:
Tools of the Trade for Transparency:
How Journals Can Increase Transparency in the Peer-Review Process
By Carolyn deCourt and Brit Stamey

Article title: "Recap on CSE’s Peer Review Week Webinar: Tools of the Trade for Transparency: How Journals Can Increase Transparency in the Peer-Review Process"
Authors: Carolyn deCourt and Brit Stamey
Publication date: November 1, 2017
Volume 10, Issue 10, page 18
Article DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18243/eon/2017.10.10.8

This year’s Peer Review Week focused on transparency in peer-review. The Council of Science Editors hosted a webinar with presentations from four professionals who increased transparency in their own journals and societies.