Directed acyclic graphs are used to illustrate and assess the hypothesised causal mechanisms in health and social research. This article provides a guide for clinical researchers on how to use directed acyclic graphs, @tfeend bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Peer reviews of peer reviews: A randomized controlled trial and other experiments buff.ly/GN5g95w

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Social media (#X/#Twitter) is a powerful tool to boost the visibility and academic impact of #medicaljournals. Calling all #MedicalJournals of #Pakistan, tag your official handle or retweet if you are active here. Let’s connect, share, and collaborate! #MedEd #MedJournalsPK

Combatting the Paper Mill Phenomenon: Connecting Editors with Automated Fraud Detection - Aries Systems Corporation buff.ly/QV83oVB

NEW PAPER: Updated SPIRIT-2025 for reporting protocols of randomised trials is now available in the The BMJ JAMA The Lancet Nature Medicine PLOS Medicine —> bmj.com/content/389/bm… #openscience #transparency #medX #statsX #epiX

The #EBM and #GRADE breakthrough continues. This week in the #BMJ the second in a series of 7 papers describing Core GRADE, the complete package of essentials for applying GRADE. This week choosing the target of certainty rating and addressing #imprecision.

The new #PeerReviewWeek website is now live! peerreviewweek.net We’re excited to welcome you to the new home of #PRW, redesigned with the global research community in mind. Explore upcoming events and stay connected with the evolving conversation around peer review.

pulsepakistan.com/23-candidates-… Candidates enrolled in CME Batch-7 and CMJE Batch-3 photographed along with Vice Chancellor of University of health Sciences #lahore Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore after the inaugural session held on April 23, 2025.

This is the final week to vote to determine the theme for #PeerReviewWeek 2025! bit.ly/4iWz4ga Poll closes May 31 - vote now! ▪️Future Proofing Peer Review ▪️Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era ▪️Mentorship in Peer Review ▪️Communication & Collaboration in Peer Review

Great news for Pakistani medical academia! Multiple 🇵🇰 #medicaljournals secured an #ImpactFactor in newly released 2024 #JournalCitationReports (#JCR) by Clarivate #Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences – IF 1.7 (Q2) #JPMA – IF 0.8 #JCPSP – IF 0.8 Khyber Medical University Journal – IF 0.2

Excellent session by Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Chief editor #Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, on Journals policies during Certificate course on Editing by Corteach. Paid tribute to legends editors. #JournalPolicy #MedicalEditors

Journal of #Pakistan Medical Association is the 1st medical #journal of Pakistan (started in 1950), currently led by Fatema Jawad as #chiefeditor, Indexed with #Medline, Web of Science & Elsevier | Scopus (A snapshot of my collection of Pakistani Medical Journals) Happy #DiamondJubilee

The journal was founded by the late Dr. Sarwar Jehan Zuberi, a legendary figure from #Pakistan, globally respected for her contributions to medical science. Her passing was honored with tributes in both The Lancet & The BMJ. A legacy that lives on. thelancet.com/article/S0140-…

Have a look here: bit.ly/477JbMK, where the Lancet – World Conf Research Integrity Committee on Research Integrity is announced! This Commission will take a multifactor and multistakeholder approach to work towards solutions that promote the quality and credibility of research. 👇👇👇

💥New: Nature’s decision to publish positive peer review reports only gives half the picture #PeerReview #ScholComm #OpenScience blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

Just wrapped up an engaging session on #Indexation of #medicaljournals with the 7th batch of Certificate in #MedicalEditing at University of Health Sciences Lahore. Covered #WOS, #Scopus, #MEDLINE, #PubMed, #DOAJ, critical tools for visibility & credibility in #MedEd publishing. PAME-Pakistan Association of Medical Editors

One-day #workshop on Basics of #PeerReview is held at Federal Medical College #Islamabad in collaboration with #Pakistan Association of Medical Editors. #PeerReviewMatters (Rethinking #PeerReview in the #AI Era)

Medical Journal Editors Pakistan Association of Medical Editors #PAME

Can a ‘radical’ peer review method shake up the system? #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #WCRI2026 #WCRI researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-austra…