Canadian Association of Learned Journals /
Association canadienne des revues savantes
As many of you know, after 8 years of dedicated service to the Canadian Association of Learned Journals and our members, Ken Clavette, Executive Director, made the decision to retire as of November 19, 2021. Ken has been instrumental in maintaining CALJ operations in working directly with members to welcome new and returning members, maintaining membership accounts, and collecting member feedback. Ken has provided corporate continuity throughout the terms of 4 presidents and supported CALJ through continuous change. Bringing dedication and feistiness from a union background, Ken has maintained his strong commitment to Canadian journals throughout his tenure in the role of Executive Director. Ken supports all activities of the Board of Directors, including programming, communications, and special projects, and he maintains CALJ records and documents. We will miss Ken’s collegiality and infectious positivity and wish him well in his retirement.
While we will miss Ken, we are pleased to welcome Carolyn Fast in the role of Executive Director effective November 1, 2021. Carolyn has worked in the non-profit sectors in British Columbia and Ontario for more than 35 years, including work in co-operative housing, food banking, community economic development, domestic violence, housing readiness education and most recently as Executive Director of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Carolyn has a strong commitment to providing needed services to the vulnerable, as well as helping to facilitate larger change in our society through her work. She brings expertise in management and administration, as well as strategic and organizational development.
Carolyn completed a Master of Arts degree in Community Development through the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria in 2017. Carolyn’s area of research for her master’s project was co-location of non-profits into “non-profit centres,” a burgeoning movement designed to achieve more efficient and effective service and innovation among non-profit partners.
Carolyn is excited to begin work at the Canadian Association of Learned Journals, providing support to so many who are doing essential research and communication work, advancing issues of value to so many aspects of society. She looks forward to meeting members virtually during the challenges of COVID and perhaps in-person in the future.
Best regards,
Antonia Pop
President, Canadian Association of Learned Journals
Moderated by Michael Donaldson
Dawn Roche, Journal of Ocean Technology, is our new CALJ/ACRS representative on the C4DISC Steering Committee.
C4DISC is a community comprised of consortial groups such as societies and associations whose membership is composed of individuals, companies, or organizations, and whose mission and membership are related to scholarly communications. The Coalition was formed to discuss and address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within our industry.
The Steering Committee handles policy and financial decisions and manages working groups.
"A new diversity, equity, and inclusion resource for scholarly publishing professionals, the Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations was published today by Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) and Toolkits for Equity in Scholarly Publishing project volunteers. A cross-organizational effort, the toolkit is the second in a series of three focused on antiracism; additional toolkits focus on antiracism resources for allies (launched August 2020) and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (forthcoming).
The Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations focuses on helping organizations transform their workplace culture through the lens of antiracism and equity. This toolkit is for organizations to understand institutionalized racism, to better support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) staff, to model antiracist leadership, build structure around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) work, and create policies and procedures that address inequities, disparities, and racist systems.
Project co-leader, Damita Snow adds, 'There are many organizations working on DEI and we wish for the toolkit to be a resource for them no matter where they are in the process. We do not answer every question out there, but we hope to assist in some way. We certainly considered our audience in the writing of the toolkit. We had an incredible group of more than 40 diverse volunteers who did so much to complete the document and who determined the topics to be addressed as well as completing the research to present accurate information and reading what others wrote to ensure that we had a unified voice. I am beyond pleased at how the final document turned out.'"
LINK TO TOOLKIT
* Source: C4Disc Announcement, August 25, 2021
The Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ) is an ambassador for CALJ, supporting and promoting the vision of the organization. This individual supports the Board of Directors as a resource of knowledge and continuity for the organization, and provides overall administrative support for the Board of Directors and the association membership. In consultation with the Board, the Executive Director supports the onboarding of new Board members; supports CALJ committees in organizing CALJ meetings and events; communicates with the membership and broader community; drafts reports, letters, communiques, and funding applications; maintains and updates the CALJ website; promotes CALJ and CALJ membership through various promotional activities; develops an annual budget; and manages CALJ activities to meet budget expectations. There are currently no direct reports for this position.
Duties and Responsibilities
About CALJ
From the first meeting in 1990 that led to the formation of CALJ, the vocation of the association has focused on the well-being of learned journals:
To represent, develop and support the academic community of Canadian learned journals in disseminating original research and scholarly information, and to promote intellectual culture in Canada and internationally.
CALJ operates as a not-for-profit association and is member-driven, identifying priorities and establishing projects and activities as the CALJ journals and other CALJ members direct. Through interaction with government agencies, the research community and other partners, CALJ works to strengthen both individual journals and the journal community as a whole.
The three key functions of CALJ are to provide services to CALJ member journals, to develop industry initiatives for CALJ member journals, and to enhance the collective strengths of CALJ members and the journal community.
Interested in Applying?
Please send your resume by September 10, 2021 by email to Antonia Pop, CALJ President, at apop@utpress.utoronto.ca
The Professional Development committee will be organizing webinars for the fall and spring, one each in October, November, February and March. We invite your feedback and input as we select topics for these sessions. We envision these webinars as more in-depth presentations with practical tips and tricks, and more time for questions and discussion. Each session would run 1.5 to 2 hours.
Please submit your response by September 5, 2021!
https://forms.gle/U4VG11xd39AP4TWGA
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
Michael Donaldson Canadian Science Publishing / Éditions Sciences Canada
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.
A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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:
If you have any questions about the AGM or the points above, please reach out to Executive Director Ken Clavette (administrator@calj-acrs.ca) or President Antonia Pop (apop@utpress.utoronto.ca)!
READ THE FULL NEWSLETTER
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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