IJED support for eating disorders research in the time of COVID-19 |
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Authors: | Ruth S Weissman PhD Kelly L Klump PhD Tracey Wade PhD Jennifer J Thomas PhD Guido Frank MD Glenn Waller DPhil |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA;3. Discipline of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia;4. Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;5. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA;6. Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |
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Abstract: | This editorial reports on an anonymous survey question posed to eating disorders researchers about changes the International Journal of Eating Disorders (IJED) should implement to support the eating disorders research community affected by COVID-19. The editorial accompanies an IJED article that details responses to the larger survey focusing more broadly on COVID-19-related research disruptions. Survey invitations were sent to editorial board members of eating disorders journals, members of eating disorder scientific organizations (e.g., Eating Disorders Research Society), and individuals who provided at least three IJED reviews in the prior 12 months. We reviewed the responses of 187 participants and identified three categories of changes that: (a) had already been implemented by the journal, (b) cannot be implemented because they fall outside the scope of IJED, or (c) will be implemented in coming weeks or months. The latter category includes publishing topical COVID-19 papers, making some COVID-19-related content available open access, revising statistical guidelines, and issuing author guidance on reporting protocol changes caused by COVID-19-related disruptions. IJED recognizes the disruptive impacts that COVID-19 has on all activities in our field, including clinical work, teaching, and advocacy, and is committed to supporting authors during this difficult time while striving to publish high-quality research. |
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Keywords: | coronavirus COVID-19 eating disorders registered report scientific research scientific review |
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