Industry News - July 2021
Our July Industry News newsletter is now available. Read it HERE.
Our July Industry News newsletter is now available. Read it HERE.
President
Antonia Pop
Vice President, Journals, University of Toronto Press
President Elect
Lauren Bosc
Research Coordinator
Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures & Managing Editor of Jeunesse
Secretary-Treasurer
Eugenia Zuroski
Editor
Eighteenth-Century Fiction
Members at Large
Leanne Coughlin
Managing Editor, BC Studies: The British Columbia Quarterly
Dawn Roche
Journal of Ocean Technology
Abrahim H. Khan
Toronto Journal of Theology
The 2021 Aid to Scholarly Journals application form is now available. The application deadline is September 10, 2021 (8 p.m. eastern). Please see the SSHRC website for more information.
Thanks again to everyone for joining us at our Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2021. We were delighted to have so many of you attend and take part. For those of you who were unable to attend, here are some highlights:
• Ken Clavette announced his retirement as Executive Director, and shared some highlights from his 8 years working with CALJ. We’ll miss you Ken, and congrats again on your retirement!
• The 2020-21 financial summaries were presented and approved.
We are thrilled to welcome JMIR Publications to our membership. JMIR Publications is an open access publisher that helps scientists disseminate ideas and research. They "envision a world where people are empowered by health research and technology to make effective, informed decisions, take control of their health and well-being, and live happier and healthier lives."
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Dear Colleagues,
The evaluation of SSHRC’s Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) program has recently been completed.
The Evaluation is available here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/about-au_sujet/publications/evaluations/2020/evaluation_report_asj-rapport_evaluation_aide-revues-savantes-eng.aspx