Event
Council of Science Editors 2025 Annual Meeting
3 May 2025
to 6 May 2025
Minneapolis, MN
Communicating Science for a Sustainable Future
CSE is a vibrant community of editorial professionals committed to the responsible and effective communication of science. KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) and Origin Editorial look forward to connecting with industry colleagues at the 2025 CSE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, May 3–6 at Booth 9.
In March of this year, KGL acquired Origin Editorial. This strategic acquisition combines the organizations’ complementary expertise, technology, and workforce to offer enhanced editorial, peer review, and consulting services and meet the rapidly evolving needs of the professional publishing community.
KGL and Origin’s people-centered, technology-enabled global team delivers outstanding quality and efficiency. With decades of experience supporting hundreds of journals, KGL and Origin bring leading-edge knowledge of industry best practices and a deep commitment to ensuring your journal delivers the best possible service to your editors, authors, and reviewers.
Visit us at CSE and learn the latest enhancements to KGL’s industry-leading Smart Review workflow tool to strengthen the administration, accuracy, speed, and integrity of journal peer review in a single efficient, user-friendly platform.
Read on to learn more about our short courses and sessions that you won’t want to miss. Or click below to schedule a meeting and reimagine your publishing workflow!
We also hope you will join us at the CSE sessions KGL and Origin are presenting:
Short Course on Publication Management
Sunday, May 4, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kevin Lomangino, Director of KGL Consulting
Jason Roberts, Senior Partner, Origin Editorial
Meghan McDevitt, Senior Partner, A&M Editorial Solutions
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 fundamental 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 editors-in-chief, Societies, and publishing partners; peer review processes and tools; journal production workflows; 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.
Working Together: Practical Advice for New and Ongoing Publishing Partnerships
Monday, May 5, 2025, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Denise Kuo, Managing Editor, JMIR Publication, moderator
Adam Etkin, Consultant, Origin Editorial
Heather Goodell, VP, Scientific Publishing, American Heart Association
George Woodward, Publishing Director, Acquisitions & Renewals, Oxford University Press
As the scholarly communications landscape continues to evolve, so to do the expectations of, and relationships between, publishers and editorial offices. Whether you’re entering a new partnership or looking to strengthen an existing one, this session will feature publisher, society, and editorial office representatives sharing their individual perspectives and practical steps to ensure successful collaboration. It will focus on how to work together to deliver on a journal or society’s strategic objectives and how to evaluate an ongoing publishing partnership to determine whether it’s the right option for you.
The Path to Career Fulfillment: Essential Advice for Early-Career Professionals
Monday, May 5, 2025, 1:00–2:00 pm
Kristen Overstreet, Director, Origin Editorial, moderator
Erin Landis, Managing Director, Origin Editorial
Andrea Rahkola, Production Editor, Neurology® Journals
Rachel Taylor, Editorial System Consultant, Desert Rose Editorial, LLC
Early career professionals may find themselves at occupational crossroads without knowledge of, or confidence in, what next steps to take. This session provides the necessary information to begin drafting a road map to career fulfillment in scholarly publishing. A “lay of the land” for the scholarly publishing industry will identify common types of employers, organizational structures, and roles. Leadership essentials—why it’s important to nurture leadership traits and develop leadership skills early in a career; how to embrace failure along the leadership journey; and what training and resources are available—will be discussed. Finally, an early career professional, nearing mid-career, will share their experience including what best practices for career fulfillment have been critical for their professional journey.
RII (Research Integrity Investigation): To Promote and Protect Integrity of the Scientific Record
Monday, May 5, 2:30–3:30 pm
Alexandra Kahler, Director of KGL Editorial
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KGL and our colleagues at Origin Editorial look forward to connecting with the industry and helping you reimagine your editorial and peer review workflows.
