The 11th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 as a virtual event.

The GW Ethics in Publishing Conference is organized by the George Washington University Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program.

The theme of this year’s conference is Equitable Publishing. The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) are co-sponsors of the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference. Attending this virtual event is free-of-charge, and registration will open in September.

Please see the Call for Presentations and consider submitting a proposal.

We are soliciting conference presentations from (and for) publishing and library professionals, scholars, faculty, and publishing students. Topic ideas include, but are not limited to:
• Ways to enable and implement equitable, inclusive, and accessible publishing
• Efforts to make workplace practices equitable in publishing organizations, including internships and early-career positions
• Efforts to ensure diverse voices are part of the conversation about inclusion, equity, and accessibility
• Work to ensure peer review, authorship, editing, publications metrics, etc., are equitable and free of bias
• Work to make publications more accessible

Alumni and current students in the GW Publishing program are also invited to present on their Ethics in Publishing Capstone projects, including both “Making the World Better” projects and Case Studies..

Presentations will include panels as well as “PechaKucha” style, short talks.

The 11th Ethics in Publishing Conference co-organizers are Puja Telikicherla, Licensing & Subsidiary Rights Manager, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, and Adjunct Professor, George Washington University; and John W. Warren, Director and Association Professor, Master of Professional Studies in Publishing, George Washington University.

Deadline for presentation proposals/submissions: September 8, 2021.

We will endeavor to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Registration for the conference will be free.

Call for Presentations: https://forms.gle/qFmtYMpE318UvgwcA