Set G

Tuesday, 23 May 2006   •   8:30 am - 10:00 am

G1. Global Publishing Partnerships: Where in the World Do You Fit In?
Shuai Yan, Director of Journal Publishing; Vice-President and Secretary General of the Society of China University Journals in Natural Sciences, Beijing Forestry University, China; Professor Mauricio Rocha e Silva, São Paulo University Medical College; Ana Marusic, Editor, Croatian Medical Journal; Adrian Stanley, Chief Operating Officer, The Charlesworth Group (USA) Inc., moderator

How do publishing partnerships and editorial practices differ around the world? International editors from several continents will present their firsthand insights and experiences working in the Balkans, Asia, South America, and Africa. This is an exceptional opportunity to find out how you may be able to form new and exciting partnerships in the global scientific publishing arena.

G2. Metrics and More: How Librarians Decide to Purchase or Cancel Your Journal
Debra Bailey Kolah, Science Librarian, Rice University; Audrey Powers, Associate Librarian, Research & Collections, University of South Florida; Mel DeSart, Head, Engineering Library, University of Washington; Richard Kobel, Director of Publishing Services Sales, AIP Publishing Services, moderator

Meet the customers who decide your journal's fate. This panel provides practical insights into the world of the serials librarian, focusing on how librarians evaluate print and electronic resources and the factors they use to make purchasing and cancellation decisions. How important is your ISI impact factor? What is your cost-per-use from the librarian's point of view? How much does the reputation of your editor matter? The panel also looks at today's hottest topics for serials librarians, including Open Access, Google, and metasearching.

G3. What to Do When Plagiarism and Other Misdeeds Rear Their Ugly Heads
Elizabeth L Fleischer, Editor, MRS Bulletin, Materials Research Society; Gordon Pike, Editor, Journal of Materials Research, Materials Research Society; Penny Hodgson, Director of Communications, Duke Clinical Research Institute, moderator

There are many ways to learn of plagiarism and malfeasance in your journal, none of them good. However they may be discovered, these misdeeds carry heavy penalties, and there are important steps to be followed to notify the appropriate authorities. Come learn more at this interactive session at which your own experiences will be welcome.

G4. Space Age of Publishing: Technical Innovations Publishers Are Using Now
Patricia Ward, Director of Product Management, Publishing Technologies, Wolters Kluwer Health; Carolyn Brown, Manager, Journals Program, NRC Research Press; Rebecca Simpson, Manager, COPS Project, NRC Research Press; Rebecca Kennison, Director of Journals Production, Public Library of Science; Monica Mungle, Editorial Systems Manager, JAMA & Archives Journals, moderator

Speakers from leading publishers will share the technical innovations in editing, typesetting, and graphics that they have implemented and the resulting benefits, such as time savings, shorter turnaround times, and improved functionality, both for the publisher and the journal audience. The session will cover the pros and cons of buying-outsourcing or buying out-of-the-box technology-or building customized technology.