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13th Ethics in Publishing Conference: Call for Presentations

April 6, 2023May 18, 2023Ethics in Publishing, Ethics in Publishing Conference, Ethics Week, Publishing CommunityLeave a Comment

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)

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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.

Call for Presentations/Papers: GW Ethics in Publishing Conference 2022

July 1, 2022Ethics in Publishing ConferenceLeave a Comment

The 12th GW Ethics in Publishing conference will be held in October 2022 as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, on Friday, October 14 (planned), at the George Washington University in Washington, DC (date and location to be confirmed).

The theme of the 2022 Ethics in Publishing Conference is “Ethics in Action.”

We welcome your proposals for presentations and will seek to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Please indicate below whether you are able to present in person or online.

See the Call for Presentations/Papers: https://forms.gle/Sq2Zra8GNeiu5z1Z6

The GW Ethics in Publishing conference is organized by the George Washington University Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program.
This is a joint call for papers for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing.

We are soliciting conference presentations from (and for) publishing and library professionals, scholars, faculty, as well as publishing and library science students.

Presentations will include invited speakers, multiple speaker panels, and short presentations.

Topic ideas include, but are not limited to:

Actions that publishers, libraries, and other stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem are taking to advance and impact ethical issues in publishing, including but not limited to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
Efforts to make publishing workplace practices inclusive and equitable, including internships, early-career positions, mentorship initiatives, etc.
Actions that have helped to ensure diverse voices are more represented in the publishing ecosystem
Work to advance and ensure that peer review, authorship, editing, publications metrics, etc., are equitable and free of bias
Ways to make publications more accessible for all.

The 12th 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) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) are sponsors of the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference.

Attendance (in person and virtual) to the conference will be free-of-charge.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for in-person presenters and attendees.

Deadline for presentation proposals/submissions: September 1, 2022.

We will endeavor to accommodate as many presentations as possible. Registration for the conference is free.
We hope to receive your proposal and to see you at the conference!

GW Ethics in Publishing Conference & new Journal of Ethics in Publishing: Call for Presentations – Papers

February 6, 2020April 7, 2020Ethics in Publishing, Ethics in Publishing Conference, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

The GW Ethics in Publishing Conference has been postponed. A date will be set in Fall 2020.

The Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at the George Washington University will be holding the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference, on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the National Churchill Library and Center, Gelman Library, The George Washington University.

Co-sponsored by the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)

The theme of this year’s conference is Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.

We invite publishers, librarians, students. and researchers, from all stages of their career, to present on topics such as equity, inclusivity, diversity, accessibility, sustainability, peer review, metrics, and other issues of ethics in publishing. This is the 10th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference (the last was in 2016).

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

A call for presentations and more information is available here: https://forms.gle/JoxzE3aP21ygdeuF6

Registration for the conference will be free and will be available soon. (For those not in the DC metro area and who may not be able to travel here for the conference, we will plan to stream and/or record the conference.)

In conjunction, the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing is launching a new Journal of Ethics in Publishing, The new journal will be managed by students in the Publishing program and will be published on the Manifold publishing platform developed by University of Minnesota Press.

The Journal of Ethics in Publishing 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.

There is a call for Call for Papers and more information about the Journal of Ethics in Publishing here: https://forms.gle/xBsMtP8RhTXE1nFR8