Sunday, 20 May, 2012
Keynote Address
Dr. Paul Ekman
Spotting Tangled Webs in Research: Fostering Honesty in Scientific Publishing
Dr. Paul Ekman’s keynote address will review how his landmark discoveries about human micro facial expression changed many of the relationships in his life, but not his relationships with scientific journals and their editors. He will discuss his struggles in publishing novel, unorthodox, and cross-disciplinary findings and will share ideas about how to decrease scientific fraud and make reviewing more honest. He will also talk about the up and downsides of having a TV series based on your scientific research.
Dr. Paul Ekman, one of “The 2009 TIME 100” Scientists & Thinkers, is well-known for the research behind such TV shows as “Lie to Me.” No stranger to controversial research, his pioneering work in facial microexpressions and deceit has informed national security and law enforcement.
01 – CSE/COPE Joint Session
Speakers:
- Angela Cochran, Director of Journals, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Sarah Tegen, Director, Editorial office Operations, American Chemical Society
- Ginny Barbour, Chief Editor, PLoS Medicine and Chair, COPE
- Christina Bennett, Manager, Publication Ethics, American Physiological Society
Editors, authors, and reviewers all have responsibilities towards ethical publication practices yet there is very little formal training for any of their roles. How do these stakeholders learn publication ethics? What resources are available to help them navigate their ethical responsibilities? What are professional organizations, societies, and journals doing to educate and promote ethical publication practices? What constitutes ethical behavior that might be addressed by an Editor, Reviewer or Society and what is the course of action to manage consistant ethical behavior? Journals, Societies and Editors should be prepared to handle ethical situations via a set of guidelines to assist in making informed ethical decisions.
Learning Objectives:
- To discover what resources are available from professional organizations to educate editors.
- To understand the role of journal editors and publishers in educating authors and reviewers about publication ethics.
- Encourage societies and journals to create specific ethical guidelines for their authors, editors and reviewers.
Moderator:
Jennifer Mahar
Managing Editor, Wiley-Blackwell
Who Should Attend:
- Writer/Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Managing Editor/Publisher
02 – Copyright Redux
Speakers:
- Eric Slater, Esq, Copyright Administrator, American Chemical Society
- Edward Colleran, Senior Director – International Division, Copyright Clearance Center
Following the extremely popular session on this topic presented last year, the speakers will provide an overview of the current issues in establishing and enforcing copyright requirements in the global STM arena. Presentations will emphasis international perspectives, and will review the challenges in educating authors and publishers about concepts and practices in copyright and intellectual property law.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide brief introduction to copyright and IP law.
- Provide information about current issues in education authors and publishers on copyright and IP.
- Provide examples of more and less effective cases of promoting and enforcing copyright and IP.
- Describe global collaborations regarding copyright and IP in the STM area.
Moderator:
Philippa J. Benson
Director, Education Services, The Charlesworth Group
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
03 – Did You Know? Government Issues that Affect Publishing
Speakers:
- Ori Lev, PhD, Health Science Policy Analyst, National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Policy
- Mary D. Ari, PhD, Senior Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director of Science
- David Carr, Policy Adviser, The Wellcome Trust
Experts will present two key government issues affecting scientific publications, dual use research of concern (DURC) and incentives for data sharing.
DURC encompasses new research findings or technologies that could, based on current understanding, be reasonably anticipated to pose a threat to public health and safety, agriculture, plants, animals, or environment. Case studies of published articles and journal review processes for assessing manuscripts for DURC will be used to illustrate how DURC relates to scientific publishing.
The Wellcome Trust and Hewlett Foundation aim to increase the availability of research data generated by global health funding agencies, governments, academic researchers, international organizations and reported in scientific journals. Currently no journals are among the 21 signatories to the statement on “sharing research data to improve public health”
Learning Objectives:
- To equip editors with skills to recognize, understand and respond to dual-use research of concern in life science publications.
- To summarize the role of editors in identifying and determining how to appropriately publish dual-use research of concern.
- To describe the Wellcome Trust’s policy on data management and sharing with emphasis on the newly launched statement on “Sharing research data to improve public health”.
- To summarize how editors can establish and increase incentives for data sharing through novel publishing mechanisms.
Moderator:
Christine Casey, MD
Deputy Editor, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
04 – Social Media Success Stories
Speakers:
- David Bowers, Marketing Manager, Cell Press
- Robert Sumner, Editorial Coordinator, Clinical Chemistry, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Duncan MacRae, Managing Editor, Neurosurgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- John E. Muenning, Director of Editorial Production Technology, New England Journal of Medicine
Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Linked-In are the dominant tools in the social media landscape. These tools are being used to inform, build community, and for marketing and public outreach. Many STM journals and publishing organizations have experience success through trial and error. This session will explore what has worked and what has not. There will also be a discussion of how to measure success.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about strategies, such as repurposing content, for creating a successful social media campaign.
- Participants will learn how to get started and how to keep a social media campaign going.
- Participants will learn about pitfalls and tripwires and how to avoid them.
- Participants will find out about the tools available for measuring success in social media.
Moderator:
Tony Alves
Director of Product Management, Aries Systems Corporation
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
- Writer/Editor
05 – What to Include in Your Instructions to Authors
Speakers:
- George Kendall, Managing Editor, Anesthesiology, Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Dana M. Compton, Production Manager, PNAS
A comprehensive and effective list of Instructions for Authors can make a huge impact in the quality of your submissions. The speakers will share their experience regarding what information is making an impact on their submissions. This session will discuss what seems to be most helpful and how best to present the material to your authors. Speakers will share any lessons learned as their instructions have evolved over time.
Learning Objectives:
- What information you should include in your information for authors to secure better submissions
- What format and delivery for the information works best
- Learn about what authors seem to struggle with when trying to follow the instructions
Moderator:
Jennifer Fleet
Director of Customer Services, Aries Systems Corporation
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
06 – Supplemental Information: Who’s Doing What and Why
Speakers:
- Todd Carpenter, Managing Director, National Information Standards Organization
- Joan Starr, University of California
- Sasha Schwarzman, Information Systems Analyst, American Geophysical Union
This session provides working definitions of different kinds of supplemental information that scholarly societies and STM publications are (and in some cases are not) accepting or requiring, and describes how that information is being managed and used in different ways. Speakers will address current trends and practices and offer their expert perspectives on the specific challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the next several years.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn what STM publishers are doing to work with information that supplements journal articles, including data, video, audio, and other information forms.
- Learn what work is being done to set standards and best practices for working with supplemental information.
- Understand what institutions and organizations are involved in developing standard practices for working with supplemental information, and where STM publishers can look for case study examples.
Moderator:
Todd Carpenter
Managing Director, National Information Standards Organization
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Writer/Editor
07 – Language Polishing Services: Positives and Pitfalls
Speakers:
Mary Anne Baynes
Director of Sales and Marketing, The Charlesworth Group
This session will explore outsourced Language Polishing services and how editorial offices can use them to ease frustration, lower costs and reduce time spent on difficult manuscripts. Real-world solutions, examples and tips will be given from 3 different perspectives – a publisher who uses this type of service, an editor who specializes in this type of work, and a specialist in the outsourced language polishing field who knows how to choose the best solution for you.
Learning Objectives:
- What outside resources are available for authors and editorial offices.
- Pros and Cons of using outsourced services.
- How language polishing for non-native English authors differs from typical copy-editing.
- Examples of outsourced services and options that are available, pricing, and what an author or editorial office can expect.
Moderator:
Mary Anne Baynes
Director of Sales and Marketing, The Charlesworth Group
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Writer/Editor
08 – Implementing Submission Fees
Speakers:
- Anna Trudgett, Editorial Director, American Society of Hematology
- Darren Early, Director of Journal Editorial and Production Operations, American Society for Nutrition
For most scholarly publications the implementation and management of peer review is a complex and expensive process. Although reviewers usually donate their time and expertise staff, computer software and hardware, and general overhead come at a high price. Submission fees can help to spread the expense over all the peer reviewed manuscripts including those which are rejected. However, submission fees come with some risk. Using various real-life cases, this session will explore the pros and cons of implementing submission fees and offer some tips for successful implementation.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will understand the role submission fees can plan in developing a reliable and predictable revenue stream.
- Participants will be able to weigh the risks and benefits of implementing submission fees.
- Participants will gain an understanding of how to implement submissions fees to minimize the risk of negatively impacting submissions.
Moderator:
Suzanne Rosenzweig
Director, Scientific Publications, Society for Neuroscience
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
09 – Word Tips for Editors
Speakers:
- Bruce Rosenblum, CEO, Inera Inc.
In this session, participants will learn tips to work more efficiently by using the advanced (and often hidden) features of Word, with a focus on Word as an editing rather than an authoring tool. The curriculum includes personalizing Word, auto-correct options, document navigation, find-and-replace, and more. The session will also address variations in these tools for different versions of Word, with a special focus on the 2007 and 2010 interface. Regardless of the version they work with, participants will learn how to make the most out of Word as an editorial tool.
Learning Objectives:
- To discover Word’s powerful but often hidden editorial tools
- To “personalize” Word to meet the preferences of each editor
- To describe and demonstrate the changes and improvements made to the editorial tool set in Word 2007 and 2010
Moderator:
Jennifer Fleet
Director of Customer Services, Aries Systems Corporation
Who Should Attend:
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Writer/Editor
10 – Cross Publisher Technology Solutions
Speakers:
- Carol Anne Meyer, Business Development and Marketing Manager, CrossRef
- Veronique Kiermer, Executive Editor and Head of Researchers Services, Nature Publishing Group
- Todd Carpenter, Managing Director, National Information Standards Organization
Technology solutions are automating the journal office and are increasingly being used to enforce standards. CrossRef revolutionized reference citation. CrossCheck has been rapidly adopted by journals as a tool for finding similarity between submitted papers and published works. CrossMark may soon help create and maintain a new standard that will identify, unambiguously, which version of an article is the official version. This session will provide an update on what is new with the “three Crosses” and how they are being utilized.
Name ambiguity and attribution are persistent, critical problems imbedded in the scholarly research ecosystem. The ORCID Initiative represents a community effort to establish an open, independent registry that is adopted and embraced as the industry’s de facto standard. The goal is to resolve the systemic name ambiguity, by means of assigning unique identifiers linkable to an individual’s research output, to enhance the scientific discovery process and improve the efficiency of funding and collaboration. This session will provide an update on the ORCID initiative.
Organizations like CrossRef and ORCID are coming up with great innovative solutions that are helping to simplify and standardize processes. The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is a major influence in coordinating the diverse interests, of academia, publishers, distributors, and technology companies. This session will provide attendees with an understanding of how NISO creates order out of the chaos of the constant stream of information creation, distribution, access, storage and preservation.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn the value of consistently applied and displayed reference link formats
- Participants will receive an update on plagiarism screening activities
- Participants will learn how to indicate their document versions clearly
- Participants will find out about the current status of the ORCID initiative
- Participants will gain an understanding of how NISO creates order out of the chaos of the stream of information creation, distribution, access, storage and preservation
Moderator:
Tony Alves
Director of Product Management, Aries Systems Corporation
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief, Writer/Editor
11 – Coping with Retractions: What’s an Editor to Do?
Speakers:
- Ivan Oransky, MD, Executive Editor, Reuters Health
- Monica Bradford, Executive Editor, Science
Retraction has always been something of a “nuclear option” for scholarly publishers. Yet lately, even though retractions still account for a tiny fraction of the total number of published scientific articles, there’s been a substantial increase in the number of times that journal editors are pursuing this most severe of corrective editorial actions. What’s going on here? Is this just a reflection of the growing numbers of scholarly articles generally, or is scientific misconduct actually on the rise? Are journal editors setting a lower bar for retraction or are they just getting braver or less tolerant of sloppy science? And given that retracted papers continue to be cited long after they’ve been pulled from the literature, are editors, publishers and abstracting and indexing services doing all they can to inform the scholarly community about retractions in a meaningful way? These aren’t trivial questions, especially in a wired world where new research papers are widely and rapidly shared and concerns about scientific integrity are always on the front burner. Join us as an expert panel discusses these and other issues related to the thorny problem of retractions.
Learning Objectives:
- Review the latest statistics on and trends in retractions of scientific articles.
- List some of the reasons that may be behind the reported increase in numbers of retractions.
- Discuss the options editors consider in deciding whether to retract a paper.
- Outline how abstracting and indexing services are trying to insure that researchers are kept up to date on retractions and reduce citations of papers that have been pulled from the literature.
Moderator:
Bill Silberg
Editor-at-Large, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Editor-in-Chief, Writer/Editor
12 – Understanding Scientific Research in China: Developing Your Market
Speakers:
- Philippa Benson, PhD,Director, Education & Author Services, The Charlesworth Group (USA)
This session provides an overview of some social, cultural and publishing trends that impact researchers in China. The topics discussed will help editors better understand the differences between the contexts in which westerns researchers work and those that influence researchers in China and, to some extent, Taiwan. Specific recommendations will be given about how journals can attract more appropriate manuscripts from these areas and how to engage Chinese thought-leaders in this important and emerging market.
Learning Objectives:
- Why you should care about manuscripts by Chinese authors.
- How (and why) Chinese researchers think and work.
- Strategies for working successfully with Chinese authors.
Moderator:
Nan Hallock
Director of Publishing, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
13 – Continuing Education, Novel Delivery and Quality: What Works?
Speakers:
- Murray Kopelow, MD, MS(Comm), FRCPC, Chief Executive and Secretary, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- David A. Crotty, PhD, Senior Editor, Oxford University Press
Social media is changing rapidly the way the public communicates, receives information and interacts. But is it the best approach for scientific publications that must uphold credibility, quality and integrity of its content and educational offerings? This session convenes experts from the publication, education and social media fields to examine this challenging issue. For example, is bidirectional interaction (e.g., blogs, Facebook) really the best approach to deliver scientific content? You’ll learn how editors can advance, achieve and leverage 21st century innovations without abandoning the tenets of science. To describe the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and XXX roles’ in awarding CEUs, CMEs and to provide strategies for how editors can increase educational content in peer-reviewed publications.
Learning Objectives:
- To equip editors with skills to repurpose journal content for meaningful continuing education.
- To summarize the role of editors in using novel delivery mechanisms (e.g., social media, video and radio) while maintaining scientific integrity and quality of content.
- To summarize how editors can establish and increase incentives for continuing education through novel publishing mechanisms.
Moderator:
Christine Casey, MD
Deputy Editor, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
14 – Publishing Technology 101
Speakers:
- Michael Hepp, Senior Technology Strategist, Dartmouth Journal Services
- Steve Haenel, Workflow Automation Specialist, Dartmouth Journal Services
From XML to ePub to mobile apps, publishing technology is rapidly changing. Current conversations about publishing are often full of jargon and ‘tech speak’ that can be difficult to keep up with. This session will define and explain the terms, acronyms and buzzwords used to describe current tools, platforms and other technologies that are referenced everyday in the publishing community.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn basic terminology used in the discussion of publishing technology
- Better understand the technologies that may benefit your publication or organization
Moderator:
Jennifer Fleet
Director of Customer Services, Aries Systems Corporation
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
15 – Content Marketing Trends and New Ways to Generate Revenue
Speakers:
- Lettie Conrad, Manager of Online Product Management, SAGE Publications
- Tim Cross, Product Marketing Manager, Allen Press
The consistent quality of a journal’s content builds credibility for the journal, its authors and its society. Effectively marketing a journal’s best content raises awareness of the journal throughout the scientific community while building and strengthening the journal’s unique brand. A journal that actively leverages its best content for marketing purposes can increase its discoverability, citations, impact factor, submission rate, author enthusiasm and loyalty, and revenue; and increase the scientific community’s perception of it as an important knowledge leader. Journals that carefully target their content marketing in a time-sensitive manner can exceed these goals and achieve even greater success.
Learning Objectives:
- Content marketing vs. traditional marketing
- Mobile-optimized opportunities
- Social media and other online tools
Moderator:
Nan Hallock
Director of Publishing, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
16 – Demystifying Scientific Misconduct Issues through Instructions to Authors
Speakers:
- Mary D. Scheetz, Research Consultant, Research Integrity Consulting
- Patty Baskin, MS, Executive Editor, Neurology
- Ken Kornfield, Managing Editor, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Oncology Practice
The Instructions to Authors (IA) that journals publish is a critical directive for authors. It provides the primary road map for authors to follow while preparing their manuscript for publication. While many IA provide thorough instructions on the mechanics of a paper, few address how they will treat the topic of scientific misconduct should it surface. Presenters in this session will emphasize the need for journals to have policies included as a fundamental part of the IA. An IA that states how the journal will address scientific misconduct issues is an efficient and proactive way to avoid misunderstandings and lengthy disputes. The purpose of this interactive session is to provide attendees the opportunity to examine the IA of 5 journals and identify missing components.
Learning Objectives:
- What components should be included to prevent and address potential scientific misconduct?
- What steps should a journal take to address alleged misconduct?
- How are literature corrections, such as retractions and errata addressed?
Moderator:
All speakers will co-lead this session.
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
Monday, 21 May, 2012
Plenary Address:
Dr. Leroy Hood
P4 Medicine (Predictive, Personalized, Preventive, & Participatory): Catalyzing a Revolution from Reactive to Proactive Medicine
There has been a contentious debate about healthcare over the past few years that has failed to realize that medicine stands of the edge of a transformational revolution-it will move from being largely reactive, increasingly expensive and often ineffective to being proactive, far more effective and eventually significantly less expensive. This medicine will have four features-it will be predictive, personalized, preventive and participatory (P4 medicine).
I will discuss the general scientific advances that are leading to this revolution-the use of systems approaches to understanding disease, the emergence of transformational technologies and strategies to expand the exploration of patient data space and the development of new computational tools to analyze, integrate and develop predictive and actionable models of how to deal with disease.
I will then discuss the meaning of P4 medicine and make predictions about what we will see over the next 10 years.
I will also discuss the societal implications for P4 medicine- and these are profound.
Finally, I will discuss what we need to do to bring P4 medicine to patients–and how we must develop critical strategic partnerships-between private and public institutions-for moving forward the agenda of P4 medicine.
Learning Objectives:
TBD
Dr. Leroy Hood, president and co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, led the Caltech team that invented the high-speed DNA sequencing machines that paved the way for sequencing the human genome. He has made major contributions to biomedical research, instrumentation, entrepreneurship, and the public understanding of science.
17 – What Would You Do? What Should You Do?
Speaker:
- Debra M. Parrish, Partner, Parrish Law Offices
This session will review the results of a survey sent to CSE members that explore various research misconduct scenarios and include a discussion regarding the merits of various approaches.
Learning Objectives:
- Allow editors to bench mark their handling of research misconduct issues.
- Prompt editors to develop a policy for responding to allegations of research misconduct allegations and the pros and cons of different responses without a bad set of facts driving policy.
- Provide editors insight regarding the roles of research institutions and agencies play vis-à-vis editors in responding to allegations of misconduct.
Moderator:
Debra M. Parrish
Partner, Parrish Law Offices
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
18 – Beyond the PDF
Speakers:
- Andrew Tang, Art Program Manager, Cell Press, Elsevier
- Kristen Fisher Ratan, Product Director, Public Library of Science
- Taha Kass-Hout, Director, Division of Informatics Solutions and Operations (DISO) and BioSense Program Manager,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Current pace of technology development is breathtaking. However, the way we approach publishing scientific results has changed little since the 17th century and the launch of The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, and science editors and publishers are now caught between the status quo and promises of the brave new world. Increasingly, all key stakeholders in scientific publishing enterprise are called upon to test the waters or take a plunge and embrace change, yet many wonder if these changes are enabling or disruptive to the key mission of communicating scientific ideas. This session will showcase some of the recent developments in extending and improving the content of a scientific paper and take a further step to challenge the current view of a paper itself.
Learning Objectives:
- Outline recently developed features that add interactive dimension to scientific reports and discuss their implications for key stakeholders in scientific publishing.
- Discuss strategy and techniques for utilizing available technology, as well as strategy for encouraging innovative thinking within the company.
- Provide tips and tricks on how to take advantage of available on-line resources and capabilities to enhance the final product.
- Present a vision of a basic publishable unit that challenges current perceptions and mindset.
Moderator:
Milka Kostic, PhD
Senior Editor and Portfolio Manager, Cell Press, Elsevier
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Writer/Editor
19 – Use of Mobile Communications Among Science and Technology Professionals
Speakers:
- Anne O’Day, Managing Director, David James Group
- Lettie Conrad, Manager of Online Product Management, SAGE Publications
This presentation shares key findings and observations from a recent study by the David James Group of Oakbrook, IL, that queried science and technology professionals about their personal use of mobile communications. This presentation also includes an overview of todays mobile landscape, statistics and usage patterns, industry trends and journal publishing-specific tactics and case studies.
Learning Objectives:
- General trends in the use of mobile communications.
- How science and technology professionals use mobile communications.
- How scientific journals use mobile communications.
Moderator:
Nan Hallock
Director of Publishing, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
20 – Journals Production: Workflows, Efficiency, and Metrics
Speakers:
- Michael Friedman, Journals Production Manager, American Meteorological Society
- Dana Compton, PNAS
- Jackie Perry, Neuroscience
- Angela Cochran, ASCE
There is an infinite number of ways that workflows for journals production can be organized, implemented, and measured, depending on the size and nature of the publisher, frequency of publication, and resources available to the publisher to make it all happen. The purpose of this session is to examine how several journal publishers organize their journal production workflow and measure how efficient they are in producing their journal(s). It is hoped that insights will be gained to help journal publishers of all shapes and sizes improve and optimize their operations.
Learning Objectives:
- Present different types of workflows and metrics for journals production.
- Discuss “lessons learned” and ways to improve efficiency.
- Present different perspectives from larger and smaller publishers who contract out production work and do the work in-house.
- Examine metrics for measuring efficiency of production workflow.
Moderator:
Michael Friedman
Journals Production Manager, American Meteorological Society
Who Should Attend:
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
21 – Helping Novice and International Authors to Publish
Speakers:
- Sue Silver, Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Ecological Society of America
- Kelly Hadsell, Assistant Director, Editorial Systems, Managing Editor, Cancer Research and Molecular Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research
- Thomas Annesley, Professor of Pathology, University of Michigan, Deputy Editor of Clinical Chemistry (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
For researchers today, the old dictum, Publish or Perish, still holds true. Furthermore, the options for publishing are getting increasingly complex: new journals, new types of journals, a variety of other kinds of outlets for their work – and each with different requirements and criteria. No wonder inexperienced and nonnative English speaking authors get confused! Authors who send in their work for publication before it is ready for prime time, who send their paper to the wrong publication, or who send it in the wrong format or style, waste the Editor’s time as well as their own. What kinds of resources can publishers provide to help authors successfully navigate their way through each phase of the publishing process?
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss common problems that inexperienced authors encounter when publishing papers
- Learn what organizations can do to help novice and international authors in publishing
- Recognize the benefits to journals of good author instructions and other resources
Moderator:
Sue Silver
Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Ecological Society of America
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
22 – Open Access Publishers Responding to Community Needs
Speakers:
- Chuck Hemenway, Manager, Business Development, Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
The proposed panel discussion will detail “real world” solutions to today’s OA-related author relationship challenges for publishers. The program will highlight how leading STM publishers are addressing the multiple challenges that OA presents through new partnerships and new communications strategies, and with new technologies. Their success to date is strong evidence that publishers consider attracting and retaining the very highest level of authors in their respective fields as critical to their success. The result is a thriving sector of scientific publishing that serves the changing needs of authors, publishers, and their audiences, both academic and public.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss author retention measures.
- Have panelists offer practical measures, insight.
- Discuss tactical measures to improve author experience.
Moderator:
Chuck Hemenway
Manager, Business Development, Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Copy Editor/Production Editor
23 – Libraries and Librarians: A Changing Landscape
Speakers:
- Jean Shipman, Director, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at University of Utah
- Rick Anderson, Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Collections, University of Utah
- Bart Ragon, Associate Director for Library Tech Services and Development, University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Lest those in publishing forget, we are not the only ones experiencing a sea change in our jobs and industry due to technology and economic issues. Librarians are also reinventing their roles and the roles of the library. And guess what? We are all in the business of scholarly communication and serve the same customers: the researchers who provide and use the content we collect, disseminate, curate, and archive for future generations. This session will explore the traditional and some new roles of librarians and libraries, and discuss the advancement toward more productive relationships between publishers and librarians.
Learning Objectives:
- Become familiar with traditional and new roles of librarians.
- Understand the relationship between librarians and researchers.
- Learn how librarians are involved in the research process, from training in publication ethics to help with research design.
- Learn how librarians are encouraging data sharing, management, and curation, and are assisting with making data discoverable.
- Understand the motivations and ways that librarians are becoming publishers.
- Learn about new library purchasing trends.
- Learn about ways for librarians, publishers, and editors to work together to improve scholarly communications.
Moderator:
TBD
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief
24 – The Changing Workplace and the Global Office
Speakers:
- Bob Sumner, Editorial Coordinator, Clinical Chemistry
- Glenn Landis, Managing Editor, Journal of Clinical Oncology
Part I: Connected in the Cloud: How Cloud Services are Mobilizing Workforces for the Better
Publishing has already taken steps to move online with submission systems, communication, the publishing of papers ahead of print, etc moving from telephones and snail mail to the internet. The next step is to move all computer processes online as well through the utilization of Cloud services. Via the Cloud, from any internet-connected device, someone can access all of their files and programs without burdening machines with archived material. Many offices are adopting this technology with great success. Find out if your company can experience similar benefits in this session.
Part II: Moving to a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)
Moving beyond telecommuting and flex schedules, a Results-Only Work Environment focuses on just on getting results. Staff do the work wherever, whenever they want. Using emerging technologies, like Cloud computing, staff can produce results using multiple resources and contacts and at the same time improve on a work-life balance.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to implement Cloud services in your organization
- Learn how Cloud services benefit staff, management, and the environment
- Find out the drawbacks and the changes in practice that result from Cloud system adoption
- Learn what is a ROWE work environment
- Discover how ROWE is changing the workforce
Moderator:
Glenn Landis
Managing Editor, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
25 – Mentorship in Scientific Editing
Speakers:
- Stacy Drury, MD, PhD, John F. McDermott Assistant Editor-in-Residence, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Ann R. Punnoose, MD, Fishbein Fellow in Medical Editing, Journal of the American Medical Association
- Andres Martin, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Providing effective mentorship and guidance to young editors-in-training is an important priority for the field of scientific editing in general, and for individual publications in particular. Training a new generation of editors will facilitate smooth transitions at terms’ ends, ensure that the highest scientific, technical and ethical standards are met in the field, and contribute to scholarship in scientific editing. In this session, Dr. Martin will first present overarching principles common to structured approaches to mentorship and training in scientific editing. Dr. Punnoose will then discuss a one-year, full time, paid fellowship approach to scientific editing in a top-ranked journal. Finally, Dr. Drury will present a three-year, part-time editor-in-residence model that fosters editorial independence through specific projects developed in collaboration between the trainee and senior members of the editorial board.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate core principles of effective mentorship;
- Describe how those core principles are applicable to scientific editing;
- Identify training and mentorship opportunities relevant to their own publications, based on the models and examples presented in the session; and
- Anticipate challenges and possible solutions to implement such training and mentorship opportunities.
Moderator:
Andres Martin, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Who Should Attend:
- Editor-in-Chief
26 – Current State of Peer Review
Speakers:
- Anna Jester, Director of Sales & Marketing, eJournal Press
- Dr. Kirsten Patrick, Clinical Reviews Editor, BMJ
As the ways in which of scientific content is published continues to change, so do the ways in which the content is reviewed. Gone are the days when “peer review” had a single definition; that an editor would send a manuscript to two anonymous reviewers for their evaluation. Peer review can now take many forms: single-blind, double-blind, open, post-publication, or cascading. This session will provide an overview of the current state of the peer review process in light of the various options available. Topics discussed will include: What do the various peer review options mean for your journal? Is one form of peer review better than another? Does it depend on the discipline? Do authors consider a journal’s method of peer review before deciding where to submit?
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of various types of peer review.
- Provide attendees with information on various types of review from speakers whose journals use various types of review so that they can consider their current peer review mechanism and think about other options should they believe a change is necessary.
Moderator:
Kelly A. Hadsell
Asst. Director, Editorial Systems and Managing Editor, American Association for Cancer Research
Who Should Attend:
- Writer/Editor
- Editor-in-Chief
- Managing Editor/Publisher
27 – The CSE Interview Hour: University Presses & University Libraries
Speaker:
- Faye A. Chadwell, Donald & Delpha Campbell University Librarian & the Oregon State University Press Director, Oregon State University
The premier of The CSE Interview Hour welcomes Faye Chadwell who will discuss how and why Oregon State University reorganized so that the OSU Press now resides within the University Library. As Director of both institutions, Faye has a special perspective on this recent trend and what it might mean for scholarly publishing emitting from OSU as well as other universities which have adopted this new model. She’ll discuss how well the new organizational alignment is working, what ideas she has for digital publishing, possible consortial efforts among university libraries/presses, and for what she calls “Publishing Beyond the Book.” Join Faye and host, Barbara Meyers Ford, for a lively hour including a special segment for questions from the audience.
Learning Objectives:
- Senior professionals in publishing will gain the most from this session from new approaches to sustain university press publishing and to create new publications combining print and digital content.
Moderator:
Barbara Meyers Ford
President, Meyers Consulting Services
Who Should Attend:
- Director of Publications/Publisher
28 – Getting Started with Editorial Research
Speakers:
TBD
Do you need information about your publication processes to better inform decision making? Have you thought about an editorial research project but need help developing a research plan? This session will provide the information you need to get started with editorial research. We’ll start with an overview of the types of information that can be gathered through research and the factors to consider when developing a research plan, then hear from a panel of editors and publishers with experience in editorial research.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the different types of editorial research projects and what information can be obtained.
- Outline the steps involved in developing a research plan.
- Review and learn from case studies involving editorial research.
Moderator:
Mary Warner
Assistant Director, Membership & Marketing, American Geophysical Union
Who Should Attend:
- Managing Editor/Publisher
- Editor-in-Chief