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THE HISTORY OF ISMTE

The International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) was founded in August 2007 by Jason Roberts and Taylor Bowen, Alice Ellingham, Ira Salkin, Gary Bryan, Elizabeth Blalock, Jennifer Deyton, Julie Nash, Wendy Krank, Katherine DyReyes, Anne Carter, Jane Moody, Laura Lawrie, Alison Alsmeyer, Lindsay Haddon, Nicki Salcedo, and Kristen Overstreet. The mission of ISMTE is to connect the community of professionals committed to the peer review and publication of academic and scholarly journals. ISMTE provides peer-to-peer networking, education and training, research and resources for best practices, and development of journal policy. The society has been governed by a volunteer board of directors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Founding Board

President – Jason Roberts – 2008-2009

Vice President – Taylor Bowen – 2008-(June) 2010

Secretary – Jennifer Deyton – 2008-2011

Treasurer – Ira Salkin – 2008-2012

Elizabeth Blalock – 2008-2009

Dianne Dixon – 2008-2009

Gary Bryan – 2008-2009

Irene Hames – 2008-2009

Kristen Overstreet – 2008-2011

President – Elizabeth Blalock – 2010-2011

President-elect – Glenn Collins - (August) 2010-2011

Secretary – Jennifer Deyton – 2008-2011

Treasurer – Ira Salkin – 2008-2012

Wendy Krank – 2010-2011

Michael Willis – (June) 2010-2013

Irene Hames – 2008-2010

Sherryl Sundell – 2011-2013

Kristen Overstreet – 2008-2011

Immediate Past President – Jason Roberts – 2008-2009

President – Glenn Collins – 2012-2013

President-elect – Kristen Overstreet – 2012-2013

Secretary – Wendy Krank – 2012-2013

Treasurer – Ira Salkin – 2008-2012

Treasurer – Sally Gainsbury – 2013-2017

Sarah Bidgood – 2013-2014

Deborah Bowman – 2012-2013

Jan Higgins – 2013-2015

Julie Nash – 2011-2013

Sherryl Sundell – 2011-2016

Michael Willis – (June) 2010-2013

Immediate Past President – Elizabeth Blalock - 2012-2013

President – Kristen Overstreet – 2014-2015

President-elect – Michael Willis – 2014-2015

Vice President – Julie Nash – 2014-2015

Secretary – Deborah Bowman – 2014-2015

Treasurer – Sally Gainsbury – 2013-2017

Sarah Bidgood – 2013-2014

Alice Ellingham – 2014-2016

Diana Epstein - 2015

Jan Higgins – 2013-2015

Meghan McDevitt – 2014-2016

Sherryl Sundell – 2011-2016

Meg Weist – 2014-2017

Immediate Past President – Glenn Collins – 2014-2015

PRESIDENTS OF ISMTE

Founding President – Jason Roberts (2008-2009)

President – Elizabeth Blalock (2010-2011)

President – Glenn Collins (2012-2013)

President - Kristen Overstreet (2014-2015)

 MEMBERSHIP

As of spring 2015 ISMTE membership stood at 570 individuals.

INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

ISMTE has established an Industry Advisory Board comprised of respected leaders in the scientific publishing field. ISMTE consults members of the IAB on industry concerns and how ISMTE can best serve its members. Current members of the IAB can be found here - http://www.ismte.org/default.asp?page=Leadership

SPONSORS

Since its inception ISMTE has been generously supported by a number of corporate sponsors in the publishing industry.

The following are the current supporters as of 2015:

Wiley, ACS Publications, AIP Publishing, Nature Publishing Group, Origin Editorial, Wolters Kluwer Health, Aries System Corporation, Editage, Editorial Office Ltd., eJournalPress, Elsevier, j&j editorial, LLC, Oxford University Press, Technica Editorial Services, and Thomson Reuters.

EDITORIAL OFFICE NEWS (EON)

Editorial Office News (EON - http://www.ismte.org/?page=ISMTENewsletter) is the official newsletter of ISMTE. The newsletter is comprised of informative articles and columns on editorial roles and best practices, as well as society news -- such as meeting announcements and reports, messages from the President, and upcoming events. A member benefit, the ISMTE newsletter has published 10-12 issues per year continuously since January 2008. Publication of the newsletter is overseen by the Editor.

List of EON editors

Founding Editor - Kristen Overstreet (2008-2012)

Past Editor - Deborah Bowman (2012-2013)

Current Editor - Meghan McDevitt (2014-2016)

PARTNERSHIPS

ISMTE has reached out and formed partnerships with other organizations in the publishing field.

Chicago Collaborative – ISMTE is a member of the Chicago Collaborative (http://chicago-collaborative.org/) and appoints a member to represent it at all meetings and functions.

EASE – In 2013 ISMTE partnered with the European Association of Science Editors (EASE - http://www.ease.org.uk/) to hold a joint meeting in Belgium. Attendees could register and attend both.

COPE – In 2015 the ISMTE North American Conference was proceeded by a meeting of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - http://publicationethics.org/). Attendees could register and attend both.

LOCAL GROUPS

ISMTE Local Groups have formed through the efforts of members who would like to meet with peers and colleagues in their local area for networking and discussion. Participation is not limited to ISMTE members, and the only cost associated with participation will be your meal, if the group meets at a restaurant.

Past and current local groups have met in:

Boston, MA

Chicago, IL

Heidelberg, Germany

North Carolina - Research Triangle Park Area

Philadelphia, PA

Washington, DC Area

SOCIAL MEDIA

ISMTE is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Society-of-Managing-and-Technical-Editors-ISMTE/201647289911573. The page has 9,911 Likes as of June 10, 2015.

ISMTE is also on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ismte. ISMTE has 398 followers as of June 10, 2015.

ANNUAL MEETINGS – NORTH AMERICA

Since its founding ISMTE has hosted two annual conferences, one in North America and the other in Europe. The conferences have grown in attendance, corporate support and agenda each year. The following is a list of the location and dates of the past conferences. Future conferences will continue to be in North America and Europe each year and include Asia (Singapore) beginning in 2016.

2008 – Baltimore, MD,   August

2009 – Baltimore, MD.   August 4 & 5

2010 – Washington, DC. August 3-4

2011 – Washington, DC. August 9-10

2012 – Washington, DC. August 14-15

2013 – Washington, DC. August 6-7

2014 – Philadelphia, PA. August 14-15

2015 – Baltimore, MD.   August 20-21

ANNUAL MEETINGS – EUROPE

2008 – London, UK

2009 – Oxford, UK. August 25

2010 – Oxford, UK. October 19

2011 – Oxford, UK. October 18

2012 – Oxford, UK. October 23

2013 – Blankenberge, Belgium. September 23-24

2014 – London, October 14

2015 – London, October 14

AWARDS

To recognize its members' contributions and those of its sponsors, ISMTE has created the following awards.

ISMTE Recognition Award

This award recognizes outstanding support of the Society by a sponsor. Alice Meadows and Edward Wates of Wiley-Blackwell were the first recipients of this award, presented in 2013 to acknowledge their outstanding support of the society since its inception.

Jason Roberts Founder's Award

The Founder’s Award is for those members who have reshaped our industry through an outstanding idea/contribution. Named after ISMTE’s founding president, Jason Roberts, this award recognizes members who have made extraordinary steps toward defining the future of peer review management. It was created in 2012 and first awarded to Kristen Overstreet for her outstanding contributions to ISMTE as Founding Editor of EON.

In 2015 ISMTE created two new awards.

ISMTE Award for Excellence

The ISMTE Award for Excellence recognizes members who possess a track record of success of helping their publications excel though consistent excellent service and exemplary management of their role. Nominations will be accepted from ISMTE members, as well as non-members who work with potential nominees.

ISMTE Award for Achievement or Innovation

With the Award for Achievement or Innovation, ISMTE aims to recognize those members who have improved their publications through exploration and innovation, pushing the boundaries of their role and expanding the meaning of what it means to be a professional managing or technical editor. Nominations will be accepted from ISMTE members, as well as non-members who work with potential nominees.