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Volume 8, Issue 7—July 2015  

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 Should Editors Be Writers Too?
by Rosemary Shipton

Article title: "Should Editors Be Writers Too?"
Author: Rosemary Shipton
Publication date: July 1, 2015
Volume 8, Issue 7, page 3
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18243/eon/2015.8.6.1

One of the missions of the ISMTE is to enhance the professional roles of those who manage peer review and Editorial Offices for academic and scholarly journals. As we all know, the definition of our roles and the responsibilities we take on are quite varied from journal to journal. Rosemary Shipton explores this topic and asks the question-Should editors be able to write too? 

Preview of the Upcoming ISMTE North American Conference in Baltimore
by Elizabeth Blalock

Article title: "Preview of the Upcoming ISMTE North American Conference in Baltimore"
Author: Elizabeth Blalock
Publication date: July 1, 2015
Volume 8, Issue 7, page 6
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18243/eon/2015.8.6.2

The North American conference is just around the corner! Check out Elizabeth Blalock's preview of what to expect this year in Baltimore. Online registration is available until August 20 and don't forget that ISMTE members attending the conference receive complimentary registration to the COPE meeting on August 19.

EON’s Growing Up!
by Meghan McDevitt and Liz Bury      

Article title: "EON’s Growing Up!"
Authors: Meghan McDevitt and Liz Bury
Publication date: July 1, 2015
Volume 8, Issue 7, page 9
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18243/eon/2015.8.6.3

We are also excited to announce that ISMTE has joined CrossRef® and will be depositing DOIs and meta-data for EON articles. Read "EON's Growing Up!" to learn more.

 Tips for Journal Editors Transitioning to Open Access and the Role of Mega-Journals in the Publishing Landscape
by Clarinda Cerejo and Jayashree Rajagopalan  

Article title: "Tips for Journal Editors Transitioning to Open Access and the Role of Mega-Journals in the Publishing Landscape"
Author: Clarinda Cerejo and Jayashree Rajagopalan
Publication date: July 1, 2015
Volume 8, Issue 7, page 11
Article DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18243/eon/2015.8.6.4 

Many of us have experienced transitions with our journal—from new EICs to new publishers to new editorial submission systems. Duncan MacRae at Wolters Kluwer discusses in an interview how the journal Medicine transitioned from a subscription-based model to an Open Access model and shares his views on mega-journals and Open Access.