Biorisk Management Case Study: American Society for Microbiology Journals
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Journals are a collection of 16 influential microbiology publications, including the Journal of Virology, that screens submitted manuscripts for potential “dual-use” biosafety and biosafety concerns. ASM Journals uses multiple parallel mechanisms for flagging potential concerns in manuscripts, and relies on extensive in-house expertise for its ultimate evaluations:
• Manuscripts are automatically screened for keywords and phrases of concern, including the presence of agents on the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Select Agents and Toxins List (SATL).
• Manuscripts are also manually reviewed using a set of questions to evaluate their dual-use potential.
• If flagged, manuscripts are further reviewed by the editor-in-chief, and potentially also by a committee that contains current and former members of the United States National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB).
• ASM Journals has never rejected or redacted a manuscript over dual-use concerns, but has published manuscripts with accompanying editorials.
Description
| Publication date | February 28, 2023; February 2023 |
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Creators/Contributors
| Author | Gordon, Ben | |
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| Author | Casini, Arturo | |
| Author | Hoffmann, Connor |
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-5092
(unverified)
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| Author | Greene, Daniel |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2576-8588
(unverified)
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| Research team head | Palmer, Megan |
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-2325
(unverified)
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| Research team head | Evans, Samuel |
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8547-3314
(unverified)
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Subjects
| Subject | Risk management |
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| Genre | Other |
| Genre | Case study |
Bibliographic information
| Related item | |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.25740/wb258gg9708 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/wb258gg9708 |
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Preferred citation
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- Gordon, B., Casini, A., Hoffmann, C., and Greene, D. (2023). Biorisk Management Case Study: American Society for Microbiology Journals. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/wb258gg9708. https://doi.org/10.25740/wb258gg9708.
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