The Author Journey Redefined: Getting Today’s Article Workflow Ready for Tomorrow’s Authors

In this panel session, we will talk about the main stages of a journal article through the stages: submission, Open Access processing, production, and publication.  

After short presentations of what each step involves and what has changed in recent years, we’ll dive into a discussion around some key questions.  

• How much faster can an article go through each of the stages?   
• Where do roadblocks typically occur?  
• How much depends on the integration with other systems?   
• Are there differences between subject areas?  

Then there's elements like license signature and the payment of author charges that might happen at different stages depending on the publisher in question or the system used:  

• What variations are there to the typical order in the article's journey?   
• Are any of the steps repeated at various points, and could this be avoided to make the journey easier for authors and publishers?  
• Would this address some of the roadblocks?   

The session is led by industry experts from a range of publisher services, who will each speak from their experience in working with different publishers. This session will be of interest to anyone working with the different stages, as well as anyone interested in learning more about and discussing article workflow and author journey.