SET G

When and how does conflict of interest occur in science with researchers in government and industry? Which part of the published record can be trusted in decisions about pesticide use? Where is the line between a government scientist’s obligation to science and the duty to support government? Where is the line between following regulations and submitting full disclosure of research in applications for novel food crop registration?

G2. Data Presentation in Tables: A Guide to Formatting and Editing for Print and HTML
Gordon Rudy, Assistant Chief Manuscript Editor, University of Chicago Press Journals, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Jim Searle, Assistant Chief Manuscript Editor, University of Chicago Press Journals, Journal of Infectious Diseases
Margaret Perkins, Chief Manuscript Editor, University of Chicago Press Journals (Moderator)

Two expert medical manuscript editors present table-editing guidelines they have developed for in-house use for the University of Chicago Press Medical Journals. Simple and complex tables will be covered, along with some specific challenges in presenting tabular material in print and online.

G3. Tension between the Needs of Authors and Readers
Howard Bauchner, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine, Editor, Archives of Disease in Childhood
Fiona Moss, MD, Consultant Physician & Associate Postgraduate Dean and Editor, Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Alex Williamson, Director, British Medical Journal Group (Moderator)

Authors want to publish in a high impact journal and to see their work published in full detail. Readers want less and shorter original articles and more comment and analysis — in other words, a “good read.” How does an editor reconcile these needs and produce a journal that satisfies both?

G4. Redesigning Your Online Journal
Margaret Winker, MD, Deputy Editor, JAMA
Adam Rutherford, PhD, Web Editor, Nature
Stewart Wills, PhD, Online Editor, Science (Speaker and Moderator)

Redesigning an online journal presents a very different suite of challenges from those confronting a print redesign. This session will examine some of the ways to determine user preferences, the issue of “information architecture,” and the “from the trenches” experiences of several editors who have participated in major Web redesigns.