5/15/23 update: The submission deadline for proposals has been extended to June 30, 2023. Thanks to all who have already submitted a presentation proposal. We have some great ones and will be in touch soon!
The 13th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2023, as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University’s Arlington Learning Center, in Arlington, VA (Washington, DC metro area).
Submit your presentation proposal by June 30, 2023 (extended from May 15). We welcome your proposals for presentations and will seek to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Please indicate on the form whether you are able to present in person or online.
This is a joint call for papers for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing (see the Special Call for Papers—University Presses special issue).
We are soliciting conference presentations from (and for) publishing and library professionals, scholars, faculty, and students.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
• Salaries/compensation/openness
• Sustainability of presses
• Accessibility
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Inclusive practices in language editing and design
• Community-centered peer review practices
• Multilingualism
• Demographics of university publishing—staff, authors, reviewers, & editorial boards
• Author outreach and education
• Free speech and censorship
• New university presses & their relationship to established university presses
• International partnerships between presses in developed & developing economies
• Ethics in accounting for publishing costs
• Ethical considerations of AI in publishing
• Author integrity (plagiarism, et cetera)
Alumni and current students in the GW Publishing program are invited to present their Ethics in Publishing Capstone projects.
Presentations will include invited speakers, multiple speaker panels, and short presentations. See presentations and slides from the 12th Ethics in Publishing Conference.
The 13th 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.
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses), the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) are sponsors of the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference.
Attendance (in person and virtual) to the conference will be free-of-charge.
Deadline for Submissions for the 13th Ethics in Publishing Conference is June 30, 2023.
We will endeavor to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Registration for the conference is free. Use this form to submit your proposal for presenting at the conference. A registration form for attendees will be available at a later date.
The GW Ethics in Publishing conference is organized by the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program.
