Editorial Board
Founding Editor-in-Chief
Professor Kerina Jones
Swansea University, UK
Deputy Editor
Professor Kim McGrail
University of British Columbia, Canada
IPDLN Section Editors
Responsible for all abstracts submitted to the bi-annual IPDLN Conferences and published in IJPDS
Dr Emma Gordon
Economic & Social Research Council and Administrative Data Research UK, UK
Professor Chris Dibben
Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research and Administrative Data Research UK, UK
Editors
Dr Marcos Barreto
Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Peter Christen
Australian National University, Australia
Associate Professor Claudia Coeli
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professor Mark Elliot
University of Manchester, UK
Dr Liz Ford
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK
Professor William Ghali
University of Calgary, Canada
Professor Alan Katz
University of Manitoba, Canada
Professor Milton Kotelchuck
Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Nathan Lea
University College London, UK
Professor Sallie Pearson
University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor David Preen
University of Western Australia, Australia
Professor Rainer Schnell
University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Professor Michael Schull
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada
Dr Merran Smith
Population Health Research Network, Australia
Dr Mark J Taylor
Melbourne Law School, Australia
Professor Henrik Toft Sørensen
Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Role
The role of the IJPDS Editorial Board is to:
- Advise on journal scope and direction
- Advise on journal policy to ensure the fair, ethical and timely processing of submissions
- Promote high quality in journal outputs
- Identify topics for commissioned manuscripts
- Write editorials and other contributions
- Identify suitable peer reviewers
- Carry out peer review of submitted manuscripts
- Screen submissions in their areas of expertise to ensure suitability
- Advise on dealing with author complaints if they arise
- Act as ambassadors for the journal
- Promote the journal to their own institutions and contacts
- Some members of the Board take on the role of manuscript editor on a regular or occasional basis
Membership
The Board consists of at least 10 members including the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor. Membership is designed to be indicative of the breadth of disciplines in scope for contributions to the IJPDS. At least one member will be drawn from the leadership of the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN), which inspired the creation of this journal. This will include the Director(s) who will also sub-edit a regular section for topics of particular interest to the network.
Members will serve for an initial term of three years, which can thereafter be renewed. Membership is on a voluntary basis. Nominations for membership can be made by the existing Board, by members of the IPDLN, and by contributors to the IJPDS. Nominations will be received and considered by the Editorial Board and will be confirmed by consensus.
Members are responsible for: declaring any potential conflicts of interest before reviewing submitted manuscripts; complying with relevant privacy legislation with respect to personal details made available to them as a member of the Editorial Board; and, abiding by any stated or implied confidentiality connected with submissions or that attaches to the work of the Editorial Board during and after term of membership.
Meetings
The Editorial Board meets electronically and as required to fulfil the terms of reference.
Terms of reference review
The terms of reference will be reviewed annually with the next review due in March 2022.