Date

Program

September 14, 2007

8:00-10:00

Online publishing strategy
Introducing online issues and strategies. Identifying perceived barriers to online publishing
(Objective: to familiarise participants with issues surrounding online publication: to identify perceived barriers to online publishing)

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

Online publishing strategy… continued
Discussing Open Access publishing, Institutional Repositories, technology issues, revisiting barriers to publication
(Objective: to familiarise participants with issues surrounding online publication: to identify real barriers to online publishing)

12:00-1:00

Lunch break

1:00-3:00

Journal evaluation
How to evaluate a journal, how to ensure good practice production and presentation
(Objective: to familiarise participants with agreed standards, and provide a methodology for ensuring their journals comply)

3:00-3:30

Coffee break

3:30-5:30

Journal finance
Shows how good financial reporting can be a tool to improve the development of a journal, and monitor where changes can be made to help the journal become more sustainable
(Objective: to create greater awareness of how to record and report on journal finances, and how to use these to develop the journal

September 15, 2007

8:00-10:00

Promoting your journal
Why promote a journal, how to promote a journal. What activities are effective for promoting a journal
(Objective: to familiarise participants with the need for promotion)

10:00-10:30

Coffee break

10:30-12:00

Promoting your journal… continued
How to create a promotional plan
(Objective: to provide experience of creating a promotional plan)

12:00-1:00

Lunch break

1:00-3:00

Promoting your journal… continued
Creating a promotional plan for the participant journals
(Objective: to allow the participants to create a realistic promotional plan for their own journals)

3:00-3:30

Coffee break

3:30-5:00

Copyright and licencing
Introduction to copyright, and working with authors, how to ensure sufficient agreements and registration
(Objective: to familiarise participants with international copyright law, and help identify methodologies for implementing copyright controls)

5:00-5:30

Award of Certificate