We are happy to partner with @Science_Open on a free webinar, Thu 27 Mar 2pm UK, to show how we're using them to promote our journal & publish conference posters. This is our first Satellite Event for our May conference in Oslo. ScienceOpen has interactive features for journal editors & authors, including one-click sharing, recommendations, review, lay summaries, curated collections, usage tracking, metrics.
https://ease.org.uk/event/reaching-new-audiences-with-scienceopen-an-ease-case-study/
#EASEevents #SciComm #ResearchImpact #Conference2025 #EASEoslo

The EASE Scientific Poster Competition 2025 is open!

Submit in three categories, with a prize for the best poster in each:
- Scientific
- Scholarly Publishing Process and Innovation
- Community Engagement and Collaboration

PLUS a prize for the best Norwegian power, as our conference is in Oslo.

Posters will be displayed at the venue during our conference and will be online from 1 May.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/18th-ease-conference/

#EASEevents #EASEoslo25
#PosterPresentations #ScholarlyPublishing #SciComm

In recognition of International Open Access Week 'Community over Commercialization' October 21-27 2024, the North Macedonian Chapter of EASE hosted their inaugural event on the topic of open access.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=4IajZ5Aa3mpYHDPO&v=pWQ-egPxHRY&feature=youtu.be

More on the chapter: https://ease.org.uk/communities/regional-chapters/ease-north-macedonia/

Registration is open for our online Autumn Symposium on Tues 26 November:
Al & digital tools in scholarly publishing

See more: https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/autumn-symposium/
Register here: https://ease.org.uk/autumn-symposium-sponsors-2024/autumn-symposium-booking-form/
EASE & Sister Society members (CIEP/ISMTE/MET/NEaT/SENSE): £90
Non-members: £180
Those working in LMICs may apply for a free sponsored place.
#AItools #DigitalPublishing #JournalPublication #AcademicPublishing #OnlineConference #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #DigitalTools #EASEevents

Save the date: our new one-day online Autumn Symposium on Al and digital tools in scholarly publishing is on Tuesday 26 November.

Experts in the publishing industry will present innovations in the use of Al and digital tools for authors, researchers, manuscript editors, journal editors, and reviewers.

Registration will open soon, with discounts for EASE members and large groups.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-events/autumn-symposium/

AI as a sustainable writing and translation aid in scholarly publishing: Tues 17 Sept, 2pm (UK time). Susanna Fiorini, OPERAS scientific coordinator and a translator and consultant in translation technology, will give guidance on Al-based writing and translation technologies for academic publishers, editors, authors, and translators. Register:
https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-member-webinar-ai-as-a-sustainable-writing-and-translation-aid-in-scholarly-publishing/
EASE members free, £25 non-members.
#EASEevents #Alwriting #AITools #Translation
#ScholarlyPublishing #JournalEditing #Translators

Our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee webinar will share initiatives from The Lancet journals.

Ana Heredia will chair, with speakers Zoë Mullan & Diana Samuel from The Lancet group talking about the development of policies, the importance of EDI from a scientific & social perspective, & ideas for an effective strategy.

Sept 10, 3-4 pm BST. Registration is free & open to all: https://ease.org.uk/event/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-in-publishing-initiatives-from-the-lancet-group/
#EASEevents #EquityDiversityInclusion #EDI #TheLancet #ScholarlyPublishing #JournalEditing

Want to know more about @ORCID_Org, the Open Researcher & Contributor Identifier?

Our webinar this month is free & open to all. Join us, Tues 23 Jul, 1pm BST. Register: https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-webinar-persistent-identifiers-for-people-an-introduction-to-orcid/

@Lisalibrarian, ORCID Board Chair & a professor/librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will give an overview of ORCID's efforts to increase their reach & engagement, plus other persistent identifiers (PIDs).

From science to policy making: making complex scientific findings accessible.

For our EASE Nordic chapter webinar, Koen Jonkers of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre will present takeaways from the EU Science for Policy Framework. Complex scientific findings can be communicated using clear structure, language, and key messages.

Thu 20 June, 3pm CEST / 4pm EEST / 2pm BST. Free and open to all.

https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-nordic-webinar-from-science-to-policy-making/

Can technology and large language models aid peer review? Our Peer Review Committee Chair, Mario Malički, hosted a webinar with James Zou, Lu Sun, and Mike Thelwall. Al, including LLMs, promises to revolutionise scientific discovery. Idea generation, study conduct, manuscript writing, research dissemination, and quality control might be enhanced or done by machines. We discussed how peer review is already changing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=N5aPqFiW5lbBKkXP&v=hPOxK8K3xoY
#PeerReview #EASEevents #LLMs #AItools #ResearchMethods

Our Ukrainian Regional Chapter was pleased to host this webinar, CRediT: The Contributor Role Taxonomy.

Given the importance of clear authorship attribution & recognition in academia, we are eager to explore how CRediT can enhance our understanding and use of contributor roles.

Scholastica CEO Brian Cody, Simon Kerridge, & Daniel Evanko presented, chaired by Iryna Izarova.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=nixRzvHgA8TCuc9r&v=dPJ_KgXOgYc

Most scientific journals publish online-only & almost all online first. Online's accessibility, cost-efficiency, & interactivity revolutionized publishing, but some journals are still in print. Are print journals dinosaurs or do they have a role?

This webinar with Are Brean, Editor-in-chief of The Journal of The Norwegian Medical Association, was by our Nordic Chapter, free & open to all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=baOSnYLMWx46wjVP&v=ipXGOnOr61w
#EASEevents #JournalPublication #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #FreeWebinar

The EASE Awards for 2022/23 were announced at an online event on Wed 7 Feb: https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=oHnAi42P6tn_9RDo&v=G2oUw9Bwu3k&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to all those nominated by our membership and, of course, our award winners:
Iryna Izarova, Roohi Ghosh, @pippasmart, and our other journal and conference winners.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-awards-2022-23/

A lack of fairness, equity, and diversity is a research integrity matter: our Nordic Chapter are hosting a free webinar, Wed 21 Feb at 2pm GMT, with Lyn Horn on the WCRI's 2023 Cape Town Statement, including how can RI be undermined if DEI is ignored, focusing on authorship and publication, and how journal editors can support the values and actions in the statement.

https://ease.org.uk/event/ease-nordic-webinar-fostering-research-integrity-by-the-promotion-of-equity-fairness-and-diversity/

Voting for the EASE awards closes tomorrow - then come along a week on Wednesday to see who won.

https://ease.org.uk/ease-awards-2022-23/

We are excited to open voting for the EASE Awards 2022/23, until Jan 31:
https://ease.org.uk/ease-awards-2022-23/

View our short videos on nominees in these categories:
Community Contributor
Rising Star
Best Initiative

Prizes will be awarded on Wed 7 Feb. Register for the Awards Event at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8hDcja4_Tmq57udqMa7fiA#/registration

Watch our Nordic Chapter's recent webinar, with Ines Steffens & Are Brean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgxdiZWq5jY

- The difficulties of producing a definition of predatory publishing
- Key elements of unethical publishing
- Tips to navigate the wide spectrum of journals & publishers, from deceptive or predatory to low quality
- Legal & practical implications for authors who get involuntarily involved with predatory journals
#EASEevents #PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryJournals #PublicationEthics #JournalEditing

Announcing the EASE Awards 2022/23 nominees! Find out more about each of them at https://ease.org.uk/ease-awards-2022-23/

Voting opens 8 January and closes 31 January, so take your time to view all the nominees and get ready to vote online in the New Year.

The winners will be announced at the annual Awards Event on 7 February 2024. Please register now to attend online. We will also take this opportunity to celebrate with those members who have gained major milestones in their EASE journey.

The Fundamentals of Alt Text: catch up on the EASE Indian chapter webinar.

Visalakshy Loganathan, a member of the EASE India leadership team, presented this webinar that delved into Alt Text - a vital component of digital accessibility.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=qqWO38TSeYigj8RG&v=QycA1MXzjD8

What is predatory publishing?

In this webinar from our Nordic Chapter, Ines Steffens explained why it is difficult to produce a commonly accepted definition of predatory publishing. She highlighted key elements of unethical publishing, and offered some tips to help navigate through the spectrum of journals & publishers with practices ranging from deceptive or predatory to low quality.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=7vckQVDczYgbsXNh&v=DgxdiZWq5jY