15th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference

The 15th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held as a hybrid event on Thursday, October 9, 2025, with a possible second half day on Friday, October 10th. Again it will be a hybrid event: we will have in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University Arlington Education Center, in Arlington, VA (Washington, DC metro area) and online.

The theme of the 2025 conference is Why Ethics Matter

Abbreviated Schedule

Full Schedule with Abstracts and Bios

RSVP for the Conference

Registration for the conference is free. Please indicate on the registration form whether you plan to attend in-person or virtually.
Note: The In-Person ticket includes virtual attendance on Friday. The Virtual ticket is for virtual attendance on both dates.

The annual GW Ethics in Publishing Conference engages students, professionals, and researchers in scholarly publishing, library science, and scholarly communications to explore research and promote action on ethical issues in publishing. Publishing, library, and scholarly communications professionals, scholars, faculty, and students will present on topics such as challenges facing peer review; publishing equity; impact of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts; Artificial Intelligence (AI) and research integrity; multilingualism; accessibility; inclusive practices in language editing and design; representation on editorial boards; measuring success and publishing impact; community-centered peer review practices; and more.

Organized and hosted by the Graduate Program in Publishing, College of Professional Studies, George Washington University

Conference Sponsors:

• The Association of American Publishers (AAP)
• The Association of University Presses (AUPresses)
• Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
• Council of Science Editors (CSE)
• International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE)
• The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)
• Additional support from Scholastica

The annual conference is free-of-charge, in-person and virtual, and open to all.