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 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," and the call for presentations/papers is available here.
The GW Ethics in Publishing conference is organised 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.
Topic ideas include 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; and Ways to make publications more accessible for all.
Presentations will include invited speakers, multiple speaker panels, and short presentations.
The 12th Ethics in Publishing Conference co-organisers 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 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), and the Association of University Presses (AU Presses), are the sponsors of the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference.
Attendance (in-person and virtual) to the conference will be free-of-charge, and the deadline for presentation proposals/submissions is September 1, 2022.
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