15th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference

The 15th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference was held Thursday and Friday, October 9th and 10th, as a hybrid event, with in-person and virtual presentations and attendees, at the George Washington University Arlington Education Center and online.

The theme of the 2025 conference was Why Ethics Matter

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Full Schedule with Abstracts and Bios

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.