Webinar Recording Available: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing

We appreciate those that attended and contributed to the lively discussion during our highly-interactive, conversation-style Peer Review Week (PRW) 2021 webinar: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing. The session, moderated by NISO’s Director of Community Engagement Alice Meadows, was designed for attendees to actively participate through thought-provoking prompts and polls – sharing current initiatives and ideas for improvement on DEI in the industry. The session recording is now available!

Aries Systems Continues Support for the OA Switchboard

Aries Systems is a proud sponsor of the OA Switchboard, and recently hosted their webinar, Matching Publication Costs with Publication Funds. A recap of the session, copy of the webinar recording, and summary of our collaboration with the OA Switchboard and Microbiology Society are now available.

Free Webinar: Streamlining Research Data Repository Deposits with Dryad and EM

Join Aries and Dryad for an upcoming joint-webinar, Streamlining Research Data Repository Deposits with Dryad and Editorial Manager, on Wednesday, October 20th at 10am ET. We will discuss the Dryad/EM integration, highlight powerful publisher use cases from PLOS and CUP, and detail the EM configuration steps required to get started! Registration is free – sign up today!

Author and Reviewer Verification with Identity Confidence Check

Editorial Manager comes equipped with Identity Confidence Check (ICC), a tool designed to help journal offices evaluate and rate unknown researchers. Generating a confidence rating and corresponding indicator, ICC saves Editors the hassle of manually verifying Authors and Reviewers while helping to safeguard publications against fraudulent activity.

Gradual Engagement Workflows for Simplified Submission and Initial Evaluation

Authors are often required to provide an extensive amount of data upfront in order to submit a manuscript. However, many submissions never pass the initial evaluation stage, resulting in a loss of time and effort for both Authors and Editors. To help simplify the submission and initial triage process, Editorial Manager offers configuration options to allow publications to adopt a gradual engagement workflow approach.

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