A 1.5 day course for Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Board members and Managing Editors.

Organised by PSP Consulting in association with ALPSP and supported by the European Association of Science Editors (EASE).

Many editors may have excellent academic knowledge, but do they know how to maximise the potential of their journal - meeting the needs of authors, readers, owners/publishers and the public (industry, professions, researchers and others)?  This course has been run for 13 years, during which time it has successfully trained over 250 medical editors. It has now been adapted for editors in other disciplines.

Tutors
Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting
Michael Jackson, Previously Chief Editor,  Annals of Botany

Guest Speaker: Joan Marsh, Associate Publishing Director, Wiley-Blackwell, President EASE

Overview
Editors are expected to not only accredit good content, but to take an active role in managing, developing and promoting their publication in both print and online. To be successful takes not only excellent academic knowledge and judgement, but also understanding of how to maximise the potential of a journal.

This course is designed to allow editors the space to meet peers and discuss successful techniques for developing their journal - meeting the needs of authors, readers, their publishers and the public (industry, professions, research, etc.).

Course objectives
By the end of the two days, editors will have an action plan for their journal, to help them manage their workflows, develop the journal strengths and minimise its weaknesses.

They will also be able to:

• identify strategies for increasing the success of their journal;
• apply a range of techniques to attract -  and keep - high calibre authors;
• use a range of techniques to increase the chances of the journal
  being read and understood;
• understand the importance of transparent and accurate reporting of scientific content;
• set up copy flow and reviewing systems that will meet the needs
  of journal, authors and readers;
• understand the roles of the editor in relation to the journal owner and publisher, their authors, and the public;
• understand and meet their ethical responsibilities.

Programme

1. Editors & the world of publishing -
   understanding the world of journals, building strategies for dealing with owners and publishers, what being an editor means.
2. Enhancing readership -
   choosing the 'right' balance of contents, using design to influence readership, improving the likelihood of text being read and understood.
3. Attracting good authors -
   setting up strategies to encourage good authors and to keep them, establishing smooth production and reviewing systems.
4. Keeping the public's trust -
   managing pressures from different outside sources, ethics and the responsibilities of editing, juggling workloads.

A guest speaker will give an after-dinner talk at the workshop dinner.

Who should attend (and who should not)
This course is most suitable for those in the early stages of their careers as an editor, and those wishing to meet others performing the same role in other publications.

The course is not aimed at those looking for a course on writing articles, technical editing or peer review/critical appraisal.

Delegate comments:

'I liked the tutorial which simulated real situations. Thank you very much for your great efforts on running this course.'  Maha Al-Mohaya, Saudi Medical Journal

'Good having diverse group of editors, publications and nationalities.'  Joe Bouch, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Further information:
Barbara Holmes: telephone +44 (0)1993 772 727 (email)
Amanda Whiting: telephone +44 (0)1865 247776; email

Fees:
ALPSP Members: £585.00 excl VAT (£687.38incl 17.5% VAT)
Non Members: £650.00 excl VAT (£763.75 incl 17.5% VAT)
(fees include include course materials, meals and refreshments and one night's accommodation)

Booking Form

Venue: the Cotswold Lodge Hotel, 66a Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JP (details)

Organised by PSP Consulting in association with ALPSP and supported by the European Association of Science Editors (EASE):