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THE HISTORY OF ISMTE The International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) was founded in August 2007 by Jason Roberts and Taylor Bowen, Alice Ellingham, Ira Salkin, Gary Bryan, Elizabeth Blalock, Jennifer Deyton, Julie Nash, Wendy Krank, Katherine DyReyes, Anne Carter, Jane Moody, Laura Lawrie, Alison Alsmeyer, Lindsay Haddon, Nicki Salcedo, and Kristen Overstreet. The mission of ISMTE is to connect the community of professionals committed to the peer review and publication of academic and scholarly journals. ISMTE provides peer-to-peer networking, education and training, research and resources for best practices, and development of journal policy. The society has been governed by a volunteer board of directors. Founding Board President – Jason Roberts – 2008-2009
President – Elizabeth Blalock – 2010-2011
President – Glenn Collins – 2012-2013
President – Kristen Overstreet – 2014-2015
President - Michael Willis - 2016-2017
PRESIDENTS OF ISMTE Founding President – Jason Roberts (2008-2009) SPONSORS Since its inception ISMTE has been generously supported by a number of corporate sponsors in the publishing industry. To view our current sponsors, see the scroll at the bottom of this page. Editorial Office News (EON) is the official publication of ISMTE. The publication is comprised of informative articles and columns on editorial roles and best practices, as well as society news -- such as meeting announcements and reports, messages from the President, and upcoming events. A member benefit, the ISMTE publication
has published 10-12 issues per year continuously since January 2008. Publication is overseen by the Editor. History of EON editors Founding Editor - Kristen Overstreet (2008-2012) PARTNERSHIPS ISMTE has reached out and formed partnerships with other organizations in the publishing field. EASE – In 2013 ISMTE partnered with the European Association of Science Editors (EASE - http://www.ease.org.uk/ ) to hold a joint meeting in Belgium. Attendees could register and attend both. COPE – In 2015 the ISMTE North American Conference was proceeded by a meeting of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/ ). Attendees could register and attend both. LOCAL GROUPS ISMTE Local Groups have formed through the efforts of members who would like to meet with peers and colleagues in their local area for networking and discussion. Participation is not limited to ISMTE members, and the only cost associated with participation will be your meal, if the group meets at a restaurant. Past and current local groups have met in: Boston, MA Chicago, IL Heidelberg, Germany New York City North Carolina - Research Triangle Park Area Oxford, UK Philadelphia, PA Rochester, NY Tokyo, Japan Washington, DC FOLLOW ISMTE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
ANNUAL MEETINGS Since its founding ISMTE has hosted three annual conferences in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The conferences have grown in attendance, corporate support and agenda each year. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conferences started to be presented as virtual events in the three time zones. The following lists the location and dates of the past conferences. Future conferences will continue to be in North America and Europe each year and Asia biannually. ASIA-PACIFIC
2016 – Singapore - April 4-5
NORTH AMERICA 2008 – Baltimore, MD - August
EUROPE 2008 – London, UK
To recognize its members' contributions and those of its sponsors, ISMTE has created the following awards. A full list of award winners can be found here. ISMTE Recognition Award This award recognized outstanding support of the Society by a sponsor. Alice Meadows and Edward Wates of Wiley-Blackwell were the first recipients of this award, presented in 2013 to acknowledge their outstanding support of the society since its inception. Jason Roberts Founder's Award The Founder’s Award is for those members who have reshaped our industry through an outstanding idea/contribution. Named after ISMTE’s founding president, Jason Roberts, this award recognizes members who have made extraordinary steps toward defining the future of peer review management.It was created in 2011 and first awarded to Kristen Overstreet for her outstanding contributions to ISMTE as Founding Editor of EON.
In 2015, ISMTE created two new awards. ISMTE Award for Excellence The ISMTE Award for Excellence recognizes members who possess a track record of success of helping their publications excel though consistent excellent service and exemplary management of their role.
With the Award for Achievement or Innovation, ISMTE aims to recognize those members who have improved their publications through exploration and innovation, pushing the boundaries of their role and expanding the meaning of what it means to be a professional managing or technical editor. In 2017, ISMTE established a scholarship. ISMTE Ira Salkin Scholarship The Board established an annual scholarship in Ira Salkin’s memory which was granted from 2017 to 2019. The objective of this scholarship was to uphold Ira’s goal of ensuring that editorial office professionals are educated and vigilant in matters of publishing ethics. In 2019, ISMTE replaced the Award for Excellence with a new award. ISMTE Early Career Award The Early Career Award recognizes the achievements of members who are in the early stages of their career with roles in scholarly publishing for 5 or fewer years. Candidates will have demonstrated excellence through a high degree of initiative and a strong commitment to learning and growth in their early roles. In 2020, ISMTE transitioned the Ira Salkin Scholarship to a Service Award In 2020, reflective of the passionate commitment of our ISMTE membership, the Ira Salkin Award transitioned from a Scholarship Award to a Service Award. The goal of this transition is to capture the dynamic nature of ISMTE and to recognize its members for outstanding service to the Society. The ISMTE Board selects members who have exhibited enthusiasm for and commitment to the Society and its mission to connect, educate, and provide resources for professionals who are passionate about the operations of peer-reviewed publications. Ira Salkin Awardees should have a history of dedicated service to ISMTE demonstrated by active participation such as involvement at the committee level, serving as a committee chair, writing for Editorial Office News, or presenting at conferences, workshops or webinars. ISMTE Financials ISMTE is a recognized not-for-profit organization within the United States. All funds are handled in USD. Copies of the ISMTE 990s are available upon request.
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