European Science Editing 52: e198522, doi: 10.3897/ese.2026.e198522
European Association of Science Editors statement on the escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East and its impact on the global editors’ community
Bahar Mehmani‡, Iva Grabaric Andonovski§, Are Brean|, Cem Uzun¶, Iryna Izarova#‡ Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands§ University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia| The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Oslo, Norway¶ Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye# Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Corresponding author: Iryna Izarova ( irina.izarova@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Ksenija Bazdaric © Bahar Mehmani, Iva Grabaric Andonovski, Are Brean, Cem Uzun, Iryna Izarova. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
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Abstract
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) issues this statement in support of its members and regional chapters across the Middle East and beyond, particularly in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States, as well as the broader scholarly community affected by the ongoing escalation of armed conflict.
Keywords
Scholarly Community Editorial Integrity Diversity and Inclusion