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- PUB 600: Topics in Publishing Management
- PUB 601: Editorial Theory and Practice
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- PUB 603: Journal Management and Editing
- PUB 604: Technologies and Infrastructure for Academic Publishing
- PUB 605: Book Publishing Simulation
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- PUB 638: Design Awareness in Publishing Processes and Products
- PUB 648: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
- PUB 655: Online Marketing for Publishers (4)
- PUB 656: Institutional and International Event Planning and Management
- PUB 800: Publishing and the Problem of Capitalism
- PUB 801: Theories of Publishing
- PUB 877: Special Topics in Publishing
- PUB 802: Technology & Evolving Forms of Publishing
- PUB 890: Professional Practices Seminar I
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- PUB 101: The Publication of Self in Everyday Life
- PUB 131: Publication Design Technologies
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- PUB 231: Graphic Design Fundamentals
- PUB 331: Graphic Design in Transition: Print and Digital Books
- PUB 332: Graphic Design in Transition: Print and Digital Periodicals
- PUB 350: Marketing for Book Publishers
- PUB 355W: Online Marketing for Publishers
- PUB 371: Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
- PUB 372: The Book Publishing Process
- PUB 375: Magazine Publishing
- PUB 401: Technology and the Evolving Book
- PUB 410: Indigenous Editing Practices
- PUB 411: Making Knowledge Public: How Research Makes Its Way Into Society
- PUB 431: Publication Design Project
- PUB 438: Design Awareness in Publishing Process and Products
- PUB 448: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
- PUB 450: The Business of Book Publishing
- PUB 456: Institutional and International Event Planning
- PUB 458: Journalism as a Publishing Problem
- PUB 477: Publishing Practicum
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- PUB 480 D100: Buy the Book: A History of Publication Design (STC)
- PUB 480 OL01: Accessible Publishing (OLC)
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PUB 603: Journal Management and Editing
PUB 603: Journal Management and Editing introduces students to both the broader considerations and the practical foundations needed to produce a scholarly journal.
With the proliferation of academic journals worldwide, there is a clear need for professionals that can ensure the efficient and ethical operation of journals. What will you need to know to confidently and responsibly guide a journal? Explore the roles and responsibilities of journal managers and editors, guided by current, research-informed content delivered by professionals engaged in all aspects of open publishing.
Students will delve into content curation, peer review processes, editorial strategies, publication ethics, and journal integrity, equipping them with expertise to navigate the growing landscape of academic journal publishing. The course will cover the practical skills and tools necessary to operate a journal as well as the considerations necessary to ensure high editorial quality and integrity, with topics including the roles of editor and journal manager, editorial workflows and peer review processes, copyright considerations, and publication ethics. Open access publishing will be emphasized throughout the course.
This 4-credit course is being offered entirely online in an asynchronous format, with assignments due at scheduled points throughout the term. The course is open to graduate students from 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏas well as to non-credit students from anywhere in the world (registered through SFU’s LifeLong Learning).
Credits: 4
Schedule: Online, asynchronous
Prerequisites: Admission to the program. Also open to graduate students from across the university (contact course instructor for registration details), and non-credit students registering through LifeLong Learning. Space is limited.