Council of Science Editors (CSE)

Time is running out to register for our Virtual Short Course on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility ⌛ This course is designed for journals and their editorial staff to address the importance of keeping DEIA in the forefront of all processes and activities. Presentations will be given on topics including fair and representative review processes and policies, race and ethnicity reporting guidelines, accessibility and disability awareness, inclusive language, DEIA considerations with the advent of artificial intelligence, and putting DEIA policies into place for journals, publishers, and societies. Featuring: Patricia (Patty) Baskin, American Academy of Neurology Steve Bien-Aime, University of Kansas Chhavi Chauhan, American Society for Investigative Pathology Tracy Frey, The JAMA Network Chelsea Lee, American Psychological Association Register today at https://lnkd.in/erHcNvyD

Upcoming CSE Connect ⭐ Creating a Publication Policy on AI: Evaluating and Categorizing AI Tools Join us on December 3 at 1 PM ET for a discussion on the problems that face publishers in creating flexible and specific AI policies! Register today at https://lnkd.in/eCygfRMZ

I'm beyond thrilled to be joining my esteemed peers and CSE Manual co-contributors Leonard Jack, Jr., Audrey Daniel Lusher, and Kelly Newton as I moderate "The CSE Manual: Introducing and Exploring the 9th Edition" for the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) webinar series on Tuesday, December 10. For those of you who may have missed the CSE-sponsored webinar introducing the 9th Edition earlier this year, this will be another opportunity to learn a little bit about the manual as well as some of the more prominent and expansive updates that were made in this most recent revision. This event is free for Council of Science Editors (CSE) members! Members should consult the CSE email from November 25 (subject line: "Upcoming Events at CSE!") to obtain the free registration link. Non-CSE members can register here: https://lnkd.in/em9UKpmt I hope to see you there!

Please check out my latest Council of Science Editors (CSE) Science Editor article: "It’s Free to Be Nice and to Comb Your Hair: Civil Discourse in Scholarly Publishing Social Media"💗 This one was tough to write, and I was even later than normal for my deadline from ever-patient, always-kind Jonathan Schultz 🆘 I'm talking about being kind and respectful on scholarly publishing social media and some of my own personal experiences. I also share some resources authored by Jonathan, Randy Townsend MPS, and James Butcher that I've found to be extremely helpful and refer to often. Bottom line: Civil discourse is amazing. An articulate debate is always welcomed and encouraged. But DON'T BE MEAN. Period. Full stop 💥 Let me know your thoughts about the article and feel free to share your own thoughts. I share my contact details at the end of the article if you ever need someone to talk to 💫 And please consider joining the Mental Health Awareness CoIN of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, which I am privileged to co-lead with Randy. We had our kick-off meeting this past Friday, November 22, and will meet monthly beginning in January 2025. All SSP members are welcome, and we have a lot of impactful, meaningful work to do together 💕 And remember my personal motto: "IT'S FREE TO BE NICE AND TO COMB YOUR HAIR!" 😊 https://lnkd.in/eX8RpnHH

Upcoming CSE Virtual Short Course: Diversity Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Join us on Monday, December 2 for a course designed for journals and their editorial staff to address the importance of keeping DEIA in the forefront of all processes and activities! Register today at https://lnkd.in/erHcNvyD

In today’s second session from #CSESymposium24 “AI Apocalypse: From Doom to Boom (in Equity) for Researchers, Editorial Offices, Publishers, & Readers Time,” speakers Darla Henderson, PhD, Avi Staiman, Ron Martinez, and Chirag Jay Patel, moderated by Chhavi Chauhan, shared their thoughts on the use of AI in scholarly publishing. The session opened with Chhavi asking the panelists, “What should we use AI for?” - Jay: the mundane things we have to do every day! - Avi: the jobs we hate doing ourselves. - Darla: expanding access to and understanding high-quality scientific research. - Ron: decoding what reviewers really mean when they say “the manuscript would benefit from some minor revisions. Other questions they grappled with included: How can we frame AI in scholarly publishing? Darla thinks about it in three categories: AI for content, AI for evaluation, and AI for enhancing discovery. Already, tools exist in all three categories and are in use in our industry. Does AI have a role in responsible peer review? Jay says yes, but first, we must fix what’s wrong with peer review. Once we do that, we can have AI help with the mundane aspects of peer review. But, and this is a big but, AI should never replace the human element in peer review. What do authors want from publishers regarding AI? In a nutshell, they want consistent, transparent, and understandable guidelines. There were many other salient points made during this session. Perhaps some of the speakers would like to chime into this post to share their thoughts. Where are your journals on their AI journey? Do you have guidelines for authors? Are you using AI tools in your peer review process? If you registered for the symposium but couldn't catch the session live, be sure to watch the recording!

Did you know? CSE members get a discounted registration for the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Autumn Symposium! Join EASE on Tuesday, November 26 for a full day with experts in the publishing industry presenting the latest innovations in the use of AI and digital tools. The topics presented will be of interest to authors/researchers, manuscript editors, journal editors and reviewers. Register today at https://lnkd.in/eKbYdJ_j

What a fantastic #CSESymposium24 session we had today on Diversifying Peer Review with Randy Townsend MPS Ginny Herbert Cassidy R. Sugimoto. The conversation ranged from scientific evidence of editor-peer reviewer-author homophily (<-- look that up!) to practical solutions to advance diversity in peer review by a number of stakeholders. Here are the top 5 priorities that emerged from our discussion: 1. GATHER DATA 📊 on author, peer reviewer, and editor characteristics; SHARE this DATA publicly so others can study it; make EVIDENCE-BASED CHANGES, and REPEAT all 3 steps continuously 2. Identify CHAMPIONS 🏆 and CHEERLEADERS 🎉 to help build like-minded communities 3. OUTREACH - physically engage with local academic institutions 🏫 , especially early career researchers 👩🎓, to help identify and TRAIN new peer reviewers, and identify value that journals can bring to these parties 4. Identify BARRIERS to engagement of diverse communities of researchers/groups and respond to specific problems with RESOURCES 5. And a goodie for last: OWN YOU 🦹 POWER 🦸♂️ in the system of scholarly publishing! Be confident about your individual talent, skills, and abilities. Thank you to Council of Science Editors (CSE) and Origin Editorial (Chhavi Chauhan and Jason Roberts) for having us! Hope to continue the cross-community conversation, and, maybe even collaboration!

It was such an honor to share the screen with Ginny Herbert, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, and Larissa Shamseer for the #CSESymposium24! I have to admit that I was enjoying the discussion so much that there were times I felt like a member of the audience. The data seems to consistently demonstrate we have more work to do. Don’t be discouraged. Check in with the people that were intentionally invited to the table, who felt empowered to add their value to important publishing activities, and see what the impact of this meaningful work really is. Thank you Chhavi Chauhan, Jason Roberts and Council of Science Editors (CSE)!

📢 It is safe to say that #CSESymposium24 was a ROARING success! Who ever said we were done with virtual events!!! 💯 🧡 Jason Roberts & I have been (happily) overwhelmed with the positive responses we have gathered yesterday & today. 📈 We measured record attendance, heavily attended sessions, with constantly scrolling chat that no one individual could keep up with during some of the sessions. ➡️ If you attended the event, please share below what resonated the most with you 👇🏽 🙌🏽 We plan to continue the dialog with the attendees & the larger Council of Science Editors (CSE) community & the broader scholarly publishing domain as we sincerely believe we just lit a 🔥on an array of subjects that will magnify in the days & months to come  🙏🏽We are grateful to all our speakers, video contributors, & supporters in making this dream come true. 🙏🏽 Contributors: Ron Martinez, Darla Henderson, PhD, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Chirag Jay Patel, James Butcher, Jason Roberts, Angela Cochran, Larissa Shamseer, Stephanie Kinnan, Avi Staiman, Dr. Haseeb Irfanullah, Shilpi Mehra, Lucy Shen, Randy Townsend MPS, Ginny Herbert, Dana Compton, CAE, ENV SP, Duncan MacRae, Martha Keyes, Melanie Slavitch, Allison L., Jennifer Regala, Ana Marusic, Jiayi Xu, Arley Soto, Anubhav Pradhan, James Kigera 🙏🏽 Support: Origin Editorial, Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, River Valley Technologies 🙏🏽 Enablers: Prameela Harikumar, Heather Travitz, Erin Landis, Amanda Ferguson, Glenn Landis #PublicationEthics #ResponsibleAI #ReviewerDiversity #TransformativeAgreements