All Eyes On Asia: A Case Study in Singapore
and China Julie L. Nash
ISMTE President-Elect
Senior Partner, J&J Editorial
Cary, North Carolina, USA
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Agenda • Why? Review why ISMTE’s leadership wanted a
meeting the Asian-Pacific region
• Who? Look at who attended our meetings
• What? Discuss what we expected and learned
• How? Consider how we can now use this information
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About ISMTE The mission of the International Society of Managing &
Technical Editors (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.
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Why Go to Asia?
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Meetings by the Numbers: Singapore
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Australia
Bangladesh
Canada
China
Germany
Indonesia
Japan
Nepal
Philippines
South Korea
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
Attendees at the 2016 Singapore Meeting
11
1
1
21
1
1
6
1
12
6
14
3
1
1
11
16
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Attendees at the 2016 Singapore Meeting
Australia11
Bangladesh1
Canada1
China21
Germany1
Indonesia1
Japan6
Nepal1
Philippines12
South Korea6
Singapore14
Sri Lanka3
Sweden1
Thailand1
United Kingdom11
United States16
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Who?
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Meeting by the Numbers: Beijing
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Australia
China
Germany
India
Ireland
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Qatar
Singapore
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
Attendees at the 2017 Beijing Meeting
5
89
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3
2
4
7
4
1
2
1
7
8
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Attendees at the 2017 Beijing Meeting
Australia5
China89
Germany1
India3
Ireland2
Japan4
Korea7
Philippines4
Qatar1
Singapore2
Taiwan1
United Kingdom7
United States8
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Who?
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What we expected and learned
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True or False?
Editors, researchers, managing editors and publishers in Asian countries do not try to
understand many journals’ established ethical requirements.
False!
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True or False?
It will be a challenge to get the word out about the new Asian-Pacific meeting and get enough attendees to make it worth
holding the meeting.
Mostly False!
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True or False?
Language and cultural differences will be a barrier and will be difficult to overcome.
False…. And True
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How to use what we learned
• Adjust how we organize the planning committee
• Consider new features at future meetings • Looking beyond Singapore and China • Use connections to continue to grow
membership and create local groups
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Any Questions?
Slide Number 1Agenda About ISMTEWhy Go to Asia?Meetings by the Numbers: SingaporeSlide Number 6Meeting by the Numbers: BeijingSlide Number 8What we expected and learnedTrue or False?True or False?True or False?How to use what we learnedAny Questions?