Seminar 2021: Keynote address

The keynote address opened the COPE Seminar 2021. Taking place over a week, the online seminar included a series of nine sessions, with speakers invited to share their experiences.

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Welcome and introduction

Opening the COPE seminar, Dan Kulp, COPE Chair, introduced the virtual events throughout the week.

Dan reviewed recent COPE projects and resources, and looked at new activities in the pipeline.

The evolving relationship between universities and scholarly publishers: where do we go next?

Deborah Poff explored the history and radical changes that have been taking place in universities and scholarly publishing for the past 40 years and the similar pressures which each industry is having to deal with globally. The unique historical features that keep each role separate and distinct will be discussed, and the current critical requirements that are necessary for the continued success of both scholarly research and its publication will be described. Universities and publishers must establish a working, strategic two-way conversation and relationship to facilitate mutual success in a highly competitive international context. This will then evolve into a recognition of some shared and mutual interests and goals, and a commitment to work together.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A.

Speakers

Dan Kulp, COPE Chair, and Director of editorial development for journals, American Chemical Society (ACS). He received his PhD in materials science and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked for the American Physical Society for nearly 24 years in their editorial office. Dan has been involved in all aspects of publishing including peer review, production, distribution, and personnel and financial management of journals.

 

Deborah Poff, is a retired Professor of Philosophy and Senior Academic Administrator. She holds four degrees from three universities in Canada. Her PhD is in Philosophy of Science. During Deborah’s career, she was been the Director of a Research Institute, Dean of Arts and Science, Vice-President Academic and Provost, and President and Vice-Chancellor at various Canadian Universities. Deborah has also been an active researcher, teacher and editor, and is the founding editor in chief of the Journal of Academic Ethics which she edited for over 20 years. She is currently the editor of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing. Throughout her career, she has been the editor of five scholarly journals, a book series and has published numerous other monographs and anthologies. In 2016, Deborah Poff was awarded the Order of Canada.