GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing

Editorial

As the new editor of GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing, I am excited to continue the work initiated by John Warren and Randy Townsend. I’m impressed with the manuscripts we’ve received and how invested the students are in the journal’s success. This second issue of GWJEP discusses ethical issues that span AI bias and its potential impact on the publishing industry, the attitudes toward preprints in medical settings before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ethical complexities of web writing. These articles represent the ever-evolving nature of the publishing industry and how fast thoughts about ethics can move, which highlights the necessity of continually publishing content that reflects reality.

Manuscripts currently undergoing peer review represent a wide swath of topics. We’re proud of our efforts thus far and look forward to a more streamlined year of publishing after several iterations of journal processes. We are now on a smoother course thanks to the students’ hard work. We look forward to supporting many authors and publishing more frequently this year.

I’d like to recognize all the student contributions from the last year. Joshua Johnson served as our Managing Editor and launched several different operational improvements which support better communication. Jennifer Chiachiarro as our Editorial Committee Lead tracked manuscripts through peer review and ensured that they were moving through our copyediting process. John Broskey served as our Marketing Lead and reinvigorated our outreach while continuing to develop future plans. Tia Gracey served as our E-Publishing Lead and her dedication led to her being appointed as this year’s Managing Editor.

Julie Vo as our Associate Editor, Josephine Sciortino as our Editorial Advisor, and Aliza Becker as our Strategy and Sustainability Advisor all continue to contribute an unending amount of knowledge, enthusiasm, and support to the journal.

As always, the support of John Warren, the Program Director of the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing program at the George Washington University, remains integral in our continued success. He remains the backbone of the GW program and, by extension, the backbone of the journal.

I’m also thrilled to announce that the 2023-2024 journal committees have been assembled and have already contributed to this current issue. They continue to challenge what a journal can be and have ideas that are already being implemented. I look forward to seeing what the committees accomplish under the leadership of Tia Gracey (Managing Editor), Taylor Gunderson (Editorial), Jessica Scruggs (E-publishing), Laila Keadan (Marketing), and Haley Baker and Kelly Robins (Strategy & Sustainability).

We hope that you learn something new from these articles or that they prompt you to think about ethical issues differently. If you have additional thoughts or ideas that haven’t yet been represented in the journal, please review our Author Instructions here and consider submitting. If you are interested in reviewing, please reach out. We are always looking for new reviewers and are interested in finding people outside of the professional circles already in touch with the journal.

Respectfully,

Lois Jones

Editor-in-Chief