The EASIN Editorial Board: quality assurance, exchange and sharing of alien species information in Europe

The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) aims to facilitate the exploration of alien species information in Europe, and is recognized as the information system supporting European Union Member States in the implementation of the recently published Invasive Alien Species Regulation. In this paper, we present the role and activities of the EASIN Editorial Board (EB), which is responsible for the quality assurance, safeguarding and constant improvement of EASIN. The EB is supported by a web platform that facilitates online discussions about alien species. This platform creates a virtual community by providing a forum-like interface that is moderated by the EB Members but is freely accessible to the scientific community and the general public. It allows all registered users to make comments, raise questions and share experience and expertise on alien species in Europe. Moreover, it provides a means for exchanging opinions and solving disputes in a transparent way. The overall EB activity is commonly agreed upon procedures and standards.

TSIAMIS Konstantinos;  GERVASINI Eugenio;  D'AMICO Fabio;  DERIU Ivan;  KATSANEVAKIS Stelios;  CROCETTA Fabio;  ZENETOS Argyro;  ARIANOUTSOU Margarita;  BACKELJAU Thierry;  BARICHE M.;  BAZOS Ioannis;  BERTACCINI Assunta;  BRUNDU Giuseppe;  CARRETE Martina;  ÇINAR Melih Ertan;  CURTO Giovanna;  FAASSE Marco;  JUSTINE Jean-Lou;  KIRÁLY Gergely;  LANGER Martin R.;  LEVITT Ya'Arit;  PANOV Vadim E;  PIRAINO Stefano;  RABITSCH Wolfgang;  ROQUES Alain;  SCALERA Ricardo;  SHENKAR Noa;  SÎRBU Ioan;  TRICARICO Elena;  VANNINI Andrea;  VØLLESTAD Leif Asbjørn;  ZIKOS Andreas;  DE JESUS CARDOSO Ana; 

2016-11-11

REGIONAL EURO-ASIAN BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS CENTRE-REAIC

JRC102515

1989-8649,   

http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2016.7.4.02,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC102515,   

10.3391/mbi.2016.7.4.02,