CSE Short Courses
CSE Short Courses are offered intermittently throughout the year and at the annual meeting in April. Short Course for Journal EditorsObjective: To provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of scientific journal editors. Course Description: The Short Course for Journal Editors is designed as an introduction for newly appointed editors and a refresher for experienced colleagues, providing a survey of the roles and responsibilities of editors of scientific journals. There will be formal presentations on the fundamentals of editorial policies, peer review models, data sharing, DEIA reporting guidelines, content recruitment, citation metrics, editorial boards, open access/public access/Plan S, journal management, and publishing ethics. The sessions are a combination of didactics, interactive case studies, and small group breakouts. Participants can pose their questions and problems for consideration by the faculty and other participants. Who Should Attend: Editors-in-chief, editors, associate editors, and chairs of publications committees, particularly those who are new to their position or who are taking on additional responsibility. Advanced Short Course on Publication ManagementObjective: To provide advanced training in publication management for experienced managers and to further opportunities for discussion and professional development for seasoned senior staff. Course Description: The Advanced Short Course on Publication Management is designed to address the challenges facing managing editors and publication managers who are already experienced in managing a journal or publication program. Previous enrollment in the more basic Short Course on Publication Management is encouraged but is not a prerequisite. The course presumes familiarity with basic areas of management including managing people, communications, and workflow; an understanding of production processes and interactions with vendors; and experience working with editorial boards or other publication bodies as well as editors-in-chief, authors, reviewers, and other stakeholders. Discussions will cover topics related to leadership, vision, and strategic planning; effective meeting planning; verbal and nonverbal communications in the business world; change management, including interactions with parent organizations; staff development and mentoring; data sources for reporting and third party metrics; and recent developments and challenges in publishing. Discussions will include opportunities for attendees to share practical strategies, and attendees are encouraged to bring specific questions or topics for discussion. Active participation and exchange of ideas are encouraged. Who Should Attend: Experienced managing editors and those in other senior management positions in journal publishing. Speakers: Short Course on Publication ManagementObjective: To introduce new managing editors and other publication managers to efficient and effective methods of managing a journal. Course Description: The Short Course on Publication Management is designed to address the wide-ranging role of managing editors and publication managers as well as the daily challenges they face. This is the basic course for those newer to journal management. This year’s experienced faculty will reinforce efficient and effective methods for managing a journal by focusing on such topics as communications and personnel management, navigating relationships with EICs and Societies, peer review processes and tools, journal production workflow, essential metrics, ethical best practices, and effective leadership. Attendees are encouraged to bring specific questions from their own experience for discussion by faculty and other attendees. Active participation and exchange of ideas are encouraged. Who Should Attend: New or early-career managing editors and those in other management positions in the journal publishing industry. Short Course on Diversity, Equity, and InclusionObjective: To provide journal leadership with best practices in the constantly evolving field of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Course Description: The Short Course on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion is designed for journals and their editorial staff to address the importance of keeping DEI in the forefront of all processes and activities. Presentations will be given on topics including implicit bias in the peer review process, ensuring diversity and inclusion in Editorial Boards, the editor-in-chief’s role in leading DEI initiatives, and putting DEI policies into place for journals, publishers, and societies. Faculty will bring real-life experience and share what has worked for them. Participants will also have the opportunity to put forward their questions and problems for consideration by the faculty and other participants. Active participation and exchange of ideas are encouraged. Who Should Attend: Managing editors, publication managers, journal staff, editors-in-chief, associate editors, and those in other management positions in the journal publishing industry. Short Course on Publication EthicsObjective: To introduce and review, for managing editors, publication managers, and journal staff, ethics issues outlined in the CSE Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications. Course Description: The objective of this course is to address ethical issues that arise in journal publication and to consider ways of investigating and resolving breaches of publication ethics. The course will present an introduction of ethical issues for the new publication editor, managing editor, or journal staff member and a review for seasoned editors, using the CSE Recommendations for Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications as a guide. It will include topics such as conflicts of interest, duplicate publication, piracy and plagiarism, human subjects, data misrepresentation, image fraud, authorship disputes, editorial independence, falsification of data, and research misconduct. Participants will learn the appropriate approaches to investigate suspicions of breaches of publications' ethics and uses of errata, retractions, expressions of concerns, and sanctions. Who Should Attend: Managing editors, publication managers, journal staff, and those in other management positions in the journal publishing industry. Short Course for Manuscript EditorsObjective: To provide manuscript editors and copy editors with an overview of the various skills, tools, and knowledge required to prepare high-quality scientific manuscripts for publication. Course Description: This 1-day course is designed for manuscript editors and copy editors who need to stay current in the field of scientific/medical publishing, including a review of the skills and tools required for mechanical and substantive editing of scientific material. In addition to a discussion about the basic tenets of language editing in scientific/medical texts, the course will include sessions on (1) editing journal abstracts; (2) editing statistical presentations; (3) ethical and legal issues in scientific editing, and (4) Microsoft Word tips for manuscript editors. Attendees are encouraged to share their own ideas and experiences in a room full of like-minded individuals. All attendees will receive course content as well as supplementary information electronically during the class. Attendees must furnish their own laptops to participate in this short course. Who Should Attend: Manuscript editors and copy editors (or those interested in the field) at any level of experience and expertise. Short Course on the Business of Publication ManagementIn a rapidly changing business environment, it is more important than ever for publication managers tounderstand the business implications of changing dynamics. Understanding the basics of finance and strategic planning is critical to new product assessment, product evolution, and portfolio management. In other words, this is not your grandma’s editorial shop! Further, possessing these business skills when coming from an editorial background gives people a leg up in earning those promotions and new roles in senior leadership positions. This course will cover the following topics:
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