Council of Asian Science Editors

Case 10th Newsletter

Published on 30 December, 2024.
Edited by Geun Cheol Park and Tae-Sul Seo.

Contents

Activities of the Korean Council of Science Editors (KCSE) in 2024

1. 2024 14th Regular General Assembly and Conference (online, January 19)

  • Keynote: State-of-the-art AI for life, Joonhwan Lee (Professor, Seoul National University)
  • Invited lecture 1: Customized paper recommendation service by using AI, Sang-goo Lee (Professor, Seoul National University)
  • Invited lecture 2: How to use AI properly in writing research papers, Joon Seo Lim (Scientific Publication Team, Seoul Asan Hospital)

Group photo: the 14th regular general assembly and conference in 2024

2. Training course and services for Manuscript Editors

  • Basic Course for Manuscript Editors (Online, March 5 – April 27)
  • 8th Korean Manuscript Editor Certification Exam (July 12)
  • Manuscript Editor Online Workshop (November 12)

Photo: The 8th Korean Manuscript Editor Certification Exam

3. Publication Ethics Workshop (online)

  • Knowing publication ethics (March 22) 
  • Research and publication ethics in AI age (June 21)
  • Strategies to secure research and publication ethics (November 14) 

Photo: Publishing Ethics Workshop (2024-E02)

4. Editor’s Online Workshop

  • Writing and editing the manuscript using generative artificial intelligence platforms, Sun Huh (Professor, Hallym University) (May 22)
  • Workshop for editors (basic) (November 13)

Photo: Editors’ Online Workshop (2024-A01)

5. Online workshop for listing on Scopus (October 24-25)

– Terms related to academic publication, Kihong Kim (President, KCSE; Professor, Ajou University)
– Scopus listing criteria, Bae Ho Park (Chair of External Affairs Committee, KCSE; Professor, Konkuk University)
– Editorial policy related to journal publication, Yeonwook Kim (Member of Manuscript Editing Committee, KCSE; Guhmok Publishing Co.)
– Things to consider when listing on Scopus (Case study 1), Kyongmee Chung (Member of Publication Ethics Committee, KCSE; Professor, Yonsei University)
– Things to consider when listing on Scopus (Case study 2), Dongsu Han (Professor, Hanyang University)
– Scopus listing experience (1), Giljae Lee (Professor, Gacheon University)
– Scopus listing experience (2), Gyojic Song (Professor, Sungkyunkwan University)
– Reorganization of academic journals and website, Yeonwook Kim (Member of Manuscript Editing Committee, KCSE; Guhmok Publishing Co.)

6. Workshop for increasing Korean Journal Impact (May 28)

– Overview of Korean journals visibility and acceptance tendency. Scopus criteria and roadmap, Dr. Wim Meester, (Senior Director, Elsevier)
– Tips and suggestions for journal editors from the CSAB, Jörg-Rüdiger Sack (Professor, Carleton University, Canada)
– Korean journal success story, Sun Huh (Professor, Hallym University)
– Q&A(Moderator: Bae Ho Park; Chair of ECSAC-Korea, Konkuk University)

Photo: Workshop for Increasing Korean Journal Impact