26 June to 31st July, 2024 : link

Current changes in scientific publishing are among the most radical in >350 years and the range of publishing options expanding. Publisher-owned journals often dominate and increasing Article Processing Charges and surging Open Access threaten to leave authors and institutions with few affordable options. These changes increase inequity – among more- versus less-wealthy researchers, institutions, and countries; they also particularly penalize early career researchers (ECRs) who are more dependent on high profile – typically more expensive – journals for establishing careers. At the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, we explored these issues …

NAVIGATING SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING (GLOBAL EDITION) : 26 June 2024
This virtual workshop discussed strategies for navigating the increasingly complicated publishing landscape, and for being successful. Activities sought particularly for input from international researchers about their concerns and how they would like scientific publishing to evolve to better support them.

NAVIGATING SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING (ECR FOCUS) : 26 July 2024
​This in-person workshop discussed strategies for navigating the increasingly complicated publishing landscape, and for being successful. Activities sought opportunities for input on these and other options from participating early career researchers about their concerns and how they would like scientific publishing to evolve to better support them in the future.

EVOLVING THE PUBLISHING ECOSYSTEM (Symposium) : 30 July 2024
​Authors, editors, librarians, and publishers presented summaries of issues affecting scientific publishing and how to effect positive change. The goals were to (1) increase understanding of the history of publishing and current diversity of publishing models, (2) hear experiences from diverse members of our community and general barriers, (3) listen to and develop guidance on choices that authors, editors, reviewers, and others can make to help elicit change, and (4) evaluate and generate recommendations for publishers for equitable engagement with the scientific community. A list of proceedings is provided below. Also at https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/symposia.html.

Speaker	Institution	Title	Video*
Michael N Dawson	UC Merced	Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem: A brief history of scientific publications and a coalition for #BetterPublishing	https://youtu.be/oqAnwNIhXxo
Stefanie Haustein	U. Ottawa	Navigating the complex landscape of academic publishing: Understanding Green, Gold, and Diamond Open Access	https://youtu.be/48lQzxgcQt8
Josephine E. Sciortino	Canadian Science Publishing	Building trust in the editorial and review processes: role of journal publishers	https://youtu.be/8qmnv_gmAMo
Leticia Ochoa-Ochoa	UNAM	Scientific publishing perspectives from the non-Atlanticist countries	https://youtu.be/TGQiO0TX8gM
Amanda Taylor	Wageningen University	Perspectives from early career researchers	https://youtu.be/ncuOFV5YbMU
Gene Springs	The Ohio State University	Disseminating science: Perspectives from libraries	https://youtu.be/CjiqJ0Dv3fY
John Willinsky	Stanford University	APC-Free Open Access journals and societies on open source platforms	unavailable
Max Reuter	University College of London	Navigating the publishing ecosystem: the society perspective	https://youtu.be/IfnAoqqkpTc
Bryan C. Carstens	The Ohio State University	Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem	https://youtu.be/2mbN181Wx-s

The collection of talks can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmoYQqFcSk-CkYpU2Wo4-oABcjApEyqk or watched below.

EVOLVING THE PUBLISHING ECOSYSTEM (Working Group) : 31 July 2024
Building on the preceding three events, representatives of journals, publishers, researchers, and societies convened to discuss ways to support #BetterPublishing in biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary sciences.

Funded by NSF Division of Environmental Biology Award # DEB-2427212