Duncan Nicholas Profile Duncan is the Director of DN Journal Publishing Services and has over 14 years’ experience working in the journal publishing industry. Duncan provides independent editorial consultancy and training courses to publishers, researchers and the wider scholarly community, working with clients around the world in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and North America. Duncan writes and delivers training workshops and presentations to editorial staff and researchers of all levels of academic experience and seniority on a wide range of topics, and has been involved in the development, creation of content and recording of online learning materials, including the Publons Peer Reviewer Academy. His workshops include editorial office management, writing and journal publishing skills, peer review, journal metrics, open science, social media & promotion, publishing & research ethics, and copyright & licensing. Duncan currently holds positions with two academic publishing organisations. He is Vice-President for the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and served as Chair of the 2017 and 2018 Conference Organising Committee for the International Society for Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE). Education 1998 - 2002 Bachelor of Science (BSc), Psychology, 2:1 Southampton Solent University Clients Companies: Charlesworth Enago KnowledgeE Publons Universities & Institutions: Beijing Children's Hospital, China Beijing Foreign Studies University, China Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, China Glasgow University, UK Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, China Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia Kings’ College London, UK 1 University of Central Lancashire, UK University of East Anglia, UK University of Strathclyde, UK University of Sussex, UK Vilnius University, Lithuania Work experience Nov. 2015 – Present Director DN Journal Publishing Services I offer experienced editorial management, training and consultancy for scholarly publishers, societies, and all members of the research community. I deliver training, workshops and conference speaking for editorial staff and researchers, on these themes; The essentials of article submission and peer review for authors An introduction to open science An introduction to journal metrics The essentials of social media for researchers An introduction to publication ethics An introduction to copyright and licensing Optimising promotion and impact of journal contents Optimising peer review management and workflows How-to successfully utilise editorial boards How-to perform effective competitor analysis How-to effectively commission journal content How-to effectively manage copyflow How-to effectively publish special issues Peer review administration training Author workshops Editor Workshops Journal Development Workshops I have worked with publishers to improve the content, subscriptions presence and impact of their titles. I have worked with existing successful titles seeking to reach another level of performance, and adapt to developing trends in publishing, as well as smaller niche titles to consolidate their position as a key title in their field and broaden their impact. I provide a range of editorial services, including projects such as implementing society membership list management systems, compiling and presenting reports for meetings, creating and reviewing new journal proposals. My peer review services offer full management and editorial support; from site configuration, first submission, through peer review and decision-making, to the transfer of files to production systems. Website: http://www.dnjournals.co.uk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dnjournals 2 Key Skills: • Configuration-level expertise of ScholarOne Manuscripts, Editorial Manager, and Open Journal Systems. • High-level, granular reporting and analysis. • Journal business development, competitor analysis and business case proposals. • Conference presenting, and conducting training workshops. Sep. 2012 – Nov. 2015 Journal Development Editor Taylor & Francis As the senior co-founding member of a small team, I was responsible for enhancing quality in all editorial aspects of journal publishing for the Taylor and Francis Group. Main roles included the development of specific journal titles through evidence-based analysis and broader subject-area related research; creating and leading inter-departmental projects related to new trends and innovations in academic publishing; creating best practice guidelines for internal staff and journal editors, speaking at company- wide academy days; and enhancing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. My role involved working collaboratively across all departments of the company - editorial, peer review systems, production, author services, marketing and business research to enhance reputation, reader usage and sustainability of publications. I have worked intensively across the fields of arts & humanities, behavioural science, public health, business, economics and sociology, education, engineering and IT, environment and agriculture, physical sciences, mathematics, politics, geography and area studies. Website: http://editorresources.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/tandfeditors Key Skills • Use of bibliometric analysis tools, such as Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Altmetric. • High-level, granular reporting and analysis. • Journal business development, competitor analysis and business case proposals. • Presentation and meeting organisation. • Training Editorial staff in one-on-one and group sessions • Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and Publisher. • Innovating functionality, efficiencies and correspondence in peer-review management. • Analysing journal content through competitor; content and contributor analysis. • Developing editorial and marketing strategies. • Evaluating and developing innovative projects, products and processes to improve quality in editorial aspects of journal publishing. • Facilitating initiatives and processes to improve internal and external communication. 3 • Providing regular development plans and reports for specific high profile journal titles. Apr. 2005 – Sep. 2012 Managing Editor Taylor & Francis For over seven years I dealt with senior academics, journal editors, authors, and reviewers in managing the editorial and peer review processes for around 30 psychology journals across several fields, including cognition, neuroscience and behavioural psychology. I oversaw implementation, ongoing development and daily peer review management of databases and online reviewing sites (ScholarOne Manuscripts); provided detailed analysis and reports to the Publisher and the Journal Editors on an ongoing basis and for annual and quarterly meetings. Created best practice guidelines for other peer review staff and wrote reviewer guidelines for use on individual journal websites. In this role I gained a thorough knowledge and sophisticated aptitude for the academic publishing world. Key Skills • Advanced Peer Review support • Advanced ScholarOne Manuscripts configuration • MS Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and Publisher. • Article production process and functions, for print and online publication, including familiarity with DOIs, reference linking, XML, full- text HTML and PDF articles. • Experience working with figures and tables including line drawings, photographs, and slides. • Producing sophisticated summary reports for quarterly and annual presentations. • Familiarity with copyright and licencing contract terms and conditions. • Familiarity with publishing ethics • Familiarity with journal style guides, particularly APA. Professional organisations Sep. 2015 – present Vice-President (appointed ay 2018) European Association of Science Editors (EASE) EASE was established in 1983, and has almost 400 members involved in a range of science editing professions and occupations, in over 50 countries around the world. The Association holds a conference every two years in a European city. As Vice-President, I am heavily involved in developing the profile of the Association, providing workshops and toolkits for use by the EASE community, and work at increasing the collaborative efforts between EASE, publishers and other organisations. I have written articles on science communication for their European Science Editing journal, authored guidelines for use by Association members, am involved in Association strategy groups, conference 4 speaking and organisation. For the 2016 conference in June, I will be moderating a panel discussion on certification of editors. In a separate session, I will also be speaking on ways in which editorial offices manage ethical conduct. I regularly conduct interviews with authors of the Association’s Journal European Science Editing, for publication on the EASE blog. I am involved in the social media accounts for EASE, running the Facebook page, group, Twitter account and blog and developing strategies to maximise the impact of these. Website: www.ease.org.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/EASEeditors Facebook: www.facebook.com/EurSciEd Blog: http://ese-bookshelf.blogspot.co.uk Jan. 2015 – present Conference Organising Committee International Association of Science Editors (ISMTE) I have been a member of the International Society for Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) since its inception in 2007. The organisation currently has over 1000 members