Short Course for Journal Editors
8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Friday, May 14
8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday, May 15
Objective
To provide prospective and new editors with a comprehensive survey of the roles and responsibilities of editors of scientific journals.
Course Description
Topics to be covered include the publication process; authorship; the roles and responsibilities of editors; establishing a review process and the selection and nurture of reviewers; editorial decision-making and communicating with authors; the ethical obligations of editors, authors, and reviewers; obtaining and improving manuscripts; misbehavior among editors, authors, and reviewers; overseeing an editorial office; journal production; and publishing and finances. There will be both lectures and small-group sessions, with ample opportunity for participants to put forward their questions and problems for consideration by the faculty and other participants.
Who Should Attend?
Editors-in-chief, editors, associate editors, and chairs of publications committees, particularly those who are new to their position or who are taking on additional responsibility.
Faculty
Edward J. O'Connell, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Dana L. St. John, Managing Editor, Cancer
Iain E. P. Taylor, BSc, PhD, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, National Research Council of Canada Research Journals
Robert D. Utiger, MD, Editor, Clinical Thyroidology
Terry Van Schaik, MA, Senior Publisher, Business Development, Journal Division, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Program in Brief
Friday, May 14
Publication of the Results of Research: Peer Review and Determination of Journal Content
Breakout Sessions
- Assistant Editors, Editorial Boards, and Consultants
- Reviewers: Selection, Responsibilities, and Nurture
- Editorial Decision-Making and Communicating with Authors
Authorship
Forum on Authorship
Journal Office Operations: Supervising, Evaluation, and Beginning Production
The Business of Publishing
Saturday, May 15
Ethical Obligations of Editors, Authors, and Reviewers
Breakout Sessions
- The Editor, the Editorial Office, and the Publisher
- Conflict and Misbehavior among Editors, Authors, and Reviewers
- Obtaining and Improving Manuscripts
Short Topics
- Transition to a New Editor
- Evaluating the Performance of Editors
- Indexes and Citation Analysis
- Copyright and Other Legal Issues
Your Journal: Role, Problems, and Future
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