Short Course 2 - Short Course for Manuscript Editors

Sunday, April 30, 2023

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT

Location: Kenora

Moderator & Presenter(s)

Peter J. Olson, ELS (he/him/his)

Freelance Manuscript Editing Coordinator
JAMA Network
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Faculty(s)

Stacy L. Christiansen, MA

Managing Editor
JAMA
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Timothy Gray, PhD (he/him/his)

Freelance Manuscript Editing Coordinator
JAMA Network
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tricia Kershaw, MUEP

Manager, Journals Production
American Society of Civil Engineers
Reston, Virginia, United States
Sylvia Izzo Hunter (she/her/hers)

Marketing Manager, Community & Content
Wiley
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This 1-day course is designed for manuscript editors and copy editors who need to stay current in the field of scientific/medical publishing, including a review of the skills and tools required for mechanical and substantive editing of scientific material. The course will include sessions on (1) editing the various parts of a journal article; (2) editing scientific tables; (3) ethical and legal issues in scientific editing, and (4) Microsoft Word tips for manuscript editors. The course will be structured as a mixture of lecture and interactive engagement among attendees and between attendees and faculty, the latter of which will include multiple breakout sessions. Attendees are encouraged to share their own ideas and experiences in a room full of like-minded individuals. All attendees will receive course content as well as supplementary information electronically during the class. Attendees must furnish their own laptops to participate in this short course.