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Origin's own Denise Kuo is a speaker for SSP's popular Journals Academy, the first session of which ocurred last week. Denise is speaking during Session 2: "Key Components of Scholarly Publishing," where she will focus on editorial on production with her co-speaker Miranda Walker. The Journals Academy thoroughly explores foundational and advanced topics in the academic journals landscape. Each session delves into crucial subjects, from understanding business models and journal finances to navigating editorial workflows, marketing strategies, diversity initiatives, and the evolving demands of open access and research integrity. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights that can be immediately applied to their daily responsibilities, helping to bolster their effectiveness in their roles. There's still time to register and catch Sessions 2 and 3. Sessions are recorded, so you can catch Session 1 at a later date! https://lnkd.in/gkdEAYWG?

Check out an article in EON by Origin's Vrishali Parab on how early-career editorial office professionals can build resiliency.

Editorial assistants are the glue that holds any editorial office together. They are the members of the team who keep things moving, pay close attention to all of the moving parts from checklists, perform initial quality control, chase editors and reviewers, and send manuscripts to production, among other tasks. Therefore, it’s critical that you train your editorial assistants thoroughly and properly. In today’s post from ORIGINal Thoughts, Jennifer Mahar sheds light on the critical aspects of training the next generation of editorial assistants. https://lnkd.in/eCT5Cn-j

We're excited to announce the launch of our new consulting subdivision, Business & Strategy in Publishing! Serving non-profit societies, hospitals, university presses, and commercial publishers, we offer myriad consultations around publisher RFPs, negotiations, and transitions; journal launches; indexing; development of best practices; editor searches and more. For more information or to discuss your consultation needs, contact Adam Etkin at @origineditorial.com.

At Origin Editorial our purpose is to ignite change in scholarly publishing. One way we accomplish that is by volunteering for the professional publishing organizations that lead our field so that we can have a voice in shaping the future of the industry. We are lucky to have many of our team members give their time and expertise to various organizations. Take a look at where Origin team members volunteer by chairing or being a member of a committee! ✅ CSE Denise Kuo - Member, Program Committee Erin Landis - Co-Chair, Sponsorship Committee; Member, Finance Committee Jennifer Mahar, Member, Policy Committee Jason Roberts - Co-Chair, 2024 Virtual Fall Event ✅ ISMTE Nicole Egan - Member, Membership Committee Laura Flecha - Member, Membership Committee Meghan McDevitt - Immediate Past President, Board of Directors Kristen Overstreet - Member, Ethics Committee Vrishali Parab - Vice Chair, Early Career Committee Brook Simpson - Director, Board of Directors ✅ SSP Randy Townsend MPS - Immediate Past President, Board of Directors ✅ C4DISC Erin Landis - Member, 2023 Workplace Equity Survey Steering Committee

In the fourth and final session of #CSESymposium24 (co-organized by Chhavi Chauhan and Jason Roberts), moderator Angela Cochran hosted a panel comprising Duncan MacRae, Dana Compton, CAE, ENV SP, and James Butcher, who discussed the complex issue of transformative agreements (also known as Read & Publish Deals or Publish & Read Deals). In simple terms, these deals bundle reading and publishing fees, with the goal of transforming access to research from closed to open. While TAs have been successful in accomplishing this goal in some ways, they aren't without challenges, such as being unsustainable for many library budgets, administratively burdensome, and confusing and unclear to authors. They can also cause editorial boards to feel pressured to publish quantity over quality, and society publishers often don't have the opportunity to be included in such deals. In fact, it seems that TAs are pushing society publishers toward commercial publishers. For societies publishers wishing to remain independent, that might not be a desired outcome. TAs are part of the solution to making research more accessible, but they aren't the only solution. Many other models are already in play, and more are sure to emerge as a means to meet the diverse needs and perspectives of the myriad stakeholders in the scholarly publishing ecosystem.

Day Two of the #CSESymposium24 kicked off with the session “About Time We Diversify the Reviewer Pools: Current Scenarios & Practical Solutions from Stakeholders in the Value-Chain” moderated by Larissa Shamseer. Speakers included Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Randy Townsend MPS, and Ginny Herbert who discussed how diversifying reviewer pools can address issues of bias and inclusion and make identifying reviewers easier. Some main takeaways: - Diversifying the peer reviewer pool is crucial for reducing bias, ensuring broad representation, and bringing in more varied perspectives - Trust is a fundamental aspect of peer review—build networks by creating trust indicators for new reviewers, provide reviewer training, and strategically expand the existing database - Recognize and support reviewers; acknowledge their contributions to advancing science - Gather data and then get leadership buy-in and commitment for strategic implementation If you registered for the symposium but missed this session live, be sure to watch the recording!

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!

Journal websites are often filled with information about research integrity practices and ethical guidelines that we expect our authors and reviewers to follow, but what’s next? Have we considered the inherent barriers in understanding these guidelines for non-native English speakers, or how the practice of teaching researchers about publishing integrity varies around the world? 🌏 Kudos to the speakers of today’s opening session at #CSESymposium24 titled “Are Ethics Geographically Equitable? Maintaining the Sanctity of the Published Scholarly Record.” Stephanie Kinnan, Dr. Haseeb Irfanullah, Shilpi Mehra, Melanie Slavitch, Lucy Shen and moderator Jason Roberts led a thought-provoking discussion about issues of potential bias and inequity in publication ethical standards and how they are communicated to a global community. Journals and publishers have a collective responsibility to foster a culture of integrity in publishing, and a crucial step in that process is striving to provide equitable resources and education to all authors. Are your journals engaged in this process? Answer our poll below ⬇

📚 What Does a Managing Editor Do? The role and job duties can be as varied as the number of academic journals out there, but here are some common responsibilities that Managing Editors have: ✏️Peer Review Management - Oversee workflow and peer-review process - Develop process/procedure documentation and maintain journal standards - Develop and maintain journal policies - Recommend process improvements to meet current industry standards 🤝 Relationships - Liaise among the Editor, Society, and Publisher and other vendors - Support team of Editors, including Editorial Boards - Serve as a main contact for authors and reviewers 🔍Research integrity and publication ethics - Manage potential issues and understand current best practices - Knowledge of tools to identify potential issues - Know where to find resources 🎯 Project Management - Meet tight publication deadlines - Plan and organize Editorial Board meetings - Supervise editorial teams - Implement new strategies 💻 Technology - Provide expert guidance on editorial management systems - Troubleshoot tech issues for authors, reviewers, and editors - Propose new tools Managing Editors wear many hats! If your publication could benefit from the support of a Managing Editor, reach out to Origin Editorial today. https://ow.ly/jrT750U0kkC