The GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing is proud to announce that Lois Jones, Josephine Sciortino, and Julie Vo have joined Editor in Chief Randy Townsend to form the journal’s founding editorial board.
Lois Jones (pronouns: she/her), a 2014 graduate of the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing program at the George Washington University, is Peer Review Manager for the Journals Department at the American Psychological Association (APA), where she co-manages the Peer Review program, which includes 90 journals and 20 Peer Review Coordinators. Lois is focused on ensuring a transparent and ethical peer review process for authors, while providing reviewers and editors with the exceptional support they need in the constantly changing landscape of scholarly publishing.
“I’m very excited to join the first editorial board for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing,” says Jones. “I look forward to helping build the journal and am eager to see the different topics that arise from authors. I love learning about new ideas and experiences, so I can’t wait to get started.”
Josephine E. Sciortino is Managing Editor at Canadian Science Publishing, the largest nonprofit scientific journal publisher in Canada, where she manages a team of scientific publishing and production editors for eight scientific journals. She has worked in scholarly publishing for over 20 years with various biomedical societies in the management of their specialty journals, including the Canadian Urological Association Journal (as the inaugural managing editor) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. She graduated from the GW MPS in Publishing Program in May 2019, and currently teaches the program’s The Professional Editor course.
“This new journal will fill a gap in the literature with its focus on ethics in publishing,” says Sciortino. “We have a lot to cover and we’re keen on making this journal a home to this research and on contributing to the overall conversation.”
Julie Vo is the Editorial Manager for JAMA Pediatrics and has been working in peer review management and journal editorial processes in scholarly publishing for seven years. Previous to working with the American Medical Association, she worked on three journal titles with the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and as the Associate Managing Editor on STEM CELLS with AlphaMed Press. Julie is a member of the Council of Science Editors (CSE) and currently serves as a Director on the CSE Board; and is a member of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE), having served on the North American Conference Programming Committee in 2018 and 2019.
“I am thrilled to be joining this elite team of editors under Randy’s leadership,” says Vo. “The GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing presents a great opportunity to work with students of the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing as an educational tool for developing hands-on skills and advance communication among scholarly publishing professionals on ethical issues. Ethical publishing promotes better science and maintains the integrity of scholarly research; the open-access Journal will be an important addition to the existing conversation and hopefully will serve as a resource as our field navigates various topics in ethics.”
The journal is currently recruiting a student member to complete the editorial board. “This is an exciting time for the journal,” says Townsend. “Julie, Lois and Josephine will help establish a solid foundation for the journal built on principles of integrity, equity, transparency and scholarship. Together, we will develop a publishing experience strengthened by student contributions and enriched by strategic partnerships to advance discussions around ethics in publishing.”
“This strong, dynamic and talented Editorial Board is precisely what we need to develop the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing into a leading voice in the field,” says John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor of the MPS in Publishing program. “Along with Randy Townsend’s expertise in ethics, diversity, peer review, and journal management, Lois Jones, Josephine Sciortino, and Julie Vo are leaders in the field of ethics and publishing and will bring a strong editorial vision to the new journal.”
The Journal of Ethics in Publishing, managed by students in the GW Publishing program, welcomes articles, case studies, and conference presentations from scholars, students, and publishing professionals on topics including, but not limited to, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, peer review, open access, sustainability, publishing metrics, equity, and other aspects and issues of ethics in publishing. If you are interested in submitting to the journal, please see the Call for Papers for more information.
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