You Know, You Don’t Have to Figure It All Out Again
You Know, You Don’t Have to Figure It All Out AgainBy: Sherrie Hill & Kristen OverstreetThere are times in our professional lives when we find a tool that is amazing, but the tool requires some time to learn how to use it. Maybe, it is learning to create a new type of extraction report in your peer review system or learning a new software application that will help you do your job better. These tools are great and we can’t wait to use them again, but perhaps we only need to use it a few times a year. Then in the gap between the time you spent reading the instructions or sitting in virtual training and the time you need it again, you have a sinking realization that you have forgotten quite a bit of what you knew just a few months ago. I think we have all had that moment when we have to decide if it is worth trying to re-learn the ‘new’ shorter process or if it will take less time to return to the slower but more familiar way of doing things. Luckily, this isn’t something that you will need to worry about with Origin Reports. Origin
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 2
The How and the Why of Collecting Identity Data: Part 2 By Sherrie Hill October 21, 2021 During this year’s Peer Review Week, there was a lot of conversation about encouraging diversity in authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial boards, which led to conversation about the importance of ensuring collection of accurate information, respect of all people being polled, and data privacy. To learn more about best practices for collecting identity data, I attended several of the sessions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the ISMTE 2021 Global Virtual Event . I found the session “Using Data to Promote DEI: You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure,” presented by Anna Jester from eJournal Press and Dr. Teodoro Pulvirenti from the American Chemical Society, to be very insightful in regard to considerations for collecting identity data. I also read the Scholarly Kitchen blog post by Katie Einhorn, Steph Pollock, and Nick Paolini, titled “Guest Post – Introducing Demographic Questions during Manuscript Submission at the American Psychological Association”, which provided additional items for consideration. I have described below what I learned and the additional questions raised. Why We Want the Data Many journals would like to increase the diversity of their stakeholders (authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board, etc.), and
