Tea Time with Rising Scholars: Challenges in Editorial Management and Voices of Biomedical Journal Editors in Challenging Environments
On November 13, 2025, a Spanish-language *Tea Time with Rising Scholars* session was held to discuss the challenges of editorial management and gather insights from editors of biomedical journals working in resource-constrained settings.
Rising Scholars (https://risingscholars.net/en/), formerly known as AuthorAid, is a global open-access network that provides support, guidance, resources, and training to students, professionals, academics, researchers, and university faculty in the Global South, with the goal of reducing barriers to accessing science. Rising Scholars offers online courses and resources for early-career researchers and organizes real-time virtual events such as webinars, Q&A sessions, and *Tea Time with Rising Scholars*, including this Spanish-language session on editorial management.
To develop this session on challenges in editorial management: voices from biomedical journal editors in challenging settings, three invited speakers shared their experiences managing health sciences journals in Honduras. The session was designed around the following learning objectives: 1) Identify the main challenges within the editorial workflow; 2) Understand how authors can contribute to a timely editorial process for their manuscripts; and 3) Learn from the experiences of scientific journal editors in Latin America.
Dr. Clarissa Aguilar
Pediatric oncologist, Master in Epidemiology, PhD in Health Sciences. Head of the Research and Academic Management Unit, Hospital Escuela; Pediatrician at the Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS), Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Editor-in-Chief of *Honduras Pediátrica* (https://www.camjol.info/index.php/RHP) since 2019.
Dr. Mireya Matamoros
Microbiologist and Clinical Chemist, Master in Molecular Biology, Master in Anthropology and Forensic Genetics. Forensic expert; former head of serology and forensic genetics units; currently Head of the Research and Teaching Unit, Directorate of Forensic Medicine, Public Prosecutor’s Office of Honduras; Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Editor-in-Chief of the *Revista de Ciencias Forenses de Honduras* (https://www.camjol.info/index.php/RCFH) since 2015.
Dr. Edna J. Maradiaga
Physician, Master in Public Health with experience in sexual and reproductive health and rehabilitation medicine. Full professor and Head of the Research Management Unit, Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH); Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Member of the Editorial Board of the *Honduran Medical Journal* since 2007 and Editor-in-Chief since 2024 (https://www.camjol.info/index.php/RMH).
The session was moderated by Jackeline Alger, MD, PhD, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Parasitology Antonio Vidal, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a collaborator of Rising Scholars.
Additional information: https://risingscholars.net/en/events/details/338/
Tea Time with Rising Scholars, Session in Spanish, November 13, 2025.
Tea Time with Rising Scholars, Session in Spanish, November 13, 2025.
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