Ethics 101: An Early Career Committee Office Hours is a free, interactive virtual session hosted by ISMTE’s Early Career Committee. Designed as an informal, one-hour Office Hour, this event invites both early-career and mid-career editorial office professionals to engage in open discussion around diverse challenges and practical approaches to managing publication ethics and research integrity in editorial offices. Rather than a traditional webinar, the session will center on participant questions, shared experiences, and live Q&A.

The discussion will be led by two experienced ethics leaders in scholarly publishing, Stephanie Kinnan (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) and Melanie Slavitch (Canadian Science Publishing), who will guide conversation and offer real-world insights from their work in editorial integrity and policy.

This is a free event open to all editorial professionals; ISMTE membership is not required, but registration is required to attend.

Panelists

Stephanie Kinnan, MLA, ELS, CMPP

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Stephanie Kinnan is the Assistant Director of Publications at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She received her master’s degree from The University of Chicago where she focused her studies on publication ethics. She currently serves on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Council and is the incoming Vice President for the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE). Previously, she served on the ISMTE Board of Directors, chaired several ISMTE committees, and spent four years as the Editor-in-Chief of Editorial Office News (EON). Stephanie is also the author of a best practice guide for ethical publishing and has written several academic articles related to the field of scholarly publishing. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-7307

Melanie Slavitch

Canadian Science Publishing

Melanie Slavitch is the Director of Integrity and Engagement at Canadian Science Publishing. She received her BA (hons) in English Literature from Trent University followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University. She has spent 25 years in scholarly publishing working on peer review and integrity in medical and STEM journals from the operation to the policy level.

Moderator

Vrishali Parab
Chair, Early Career Committee, ISMTE
Managing Editor, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd

About Office Hours with ISMTE
Office Hours are virtual, One-hour informal events where a single topic is discussed by the participants. ISMTE Office Hours are facilitated by an ISMTE member who has an interest in the topic at hand.
These sessions are free and open to all editorial professionals regardless of member status.