WCSP 2022
The World Conference on Scholarly Publishing
THE SUCCESS STORY OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 2022 (WCSP 2022)
The World Conference on Scholarly Publishing 2022 (WCSP 2022) was held on 30th of August 2022 in Virtual Platform under the theme “North – South Divide in Scholarly Publishing.” The conference was organized by TIIKM Publishing which is the official publishing arm of The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka.
The conference united diverse researchers, scholars, and academicians from all over the world, while offering many networking opportunities. Moreover, the conference welcomed 380+ Academicians, Researchers, Scholars, Activists and Professionals from 52 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 across the globe, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Philippines, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, Iraq, Morocco, Taiwan, Kenya, India, Liberia, Malaysia, South Africa, United States, Australia, Bangladesh, Austria, Nepal, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Bhutan, Mauritius, Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Algeria, China, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Trinidad and Tobago, Gambia, Tanzania, Germany, Myanmar, New Zealand, France, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Botswana, Russia, Canada.
INAUGURATION CEREMONY
The opening remarks of WCSP 2022 were made by the Conference Co-Chair, Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and the Conference Co-Chair, Prof. Niaz Asadullah (Professor Faculty of Business, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia).
As a remarkable moment of the conference, commemoration of the journey of TIIKM Publishing was took place by launching its products and services to the world.
Prof. Niaz Asadullah
Conference Co-Chair
Professor,
Faculty of Business,
Monash University Malaysia
Mr. Isanka Gamage
Conference Co-Chair
Co-Founder
Managing Director
TIIKM
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
The first Keynote Speaker of the inauguration ceremony was Prof. Dr. Foong Ming Moy from the Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She delivered her Keynote Speech on the title “Tips on Getting Your Research Findings Published”. The next Keynote Speaker was Prof. Crain Soudien, who was the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa as well as the Former Chief Executive Officer of the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. He delivered his speech on the title “Speaking into the World: Insights and Lessons from 100 Years of South African Scholarly Publishing”. The last Keynote Speech was on the title “Encouraging Quality and Equity in Publishing: An Editor’s View”. It was presented by Prof. Brian D. Fath from Towson University, USA.
Prof. Brian D. Fath
Keynote Speaker
Professor, Towson University, USA
Scientific Coordinator, Young Scientists Summer Program, IIASA, Austria
Editor-in-Chief, journal Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
Editor-in-Chief, Handbook of Environmental Management
Title: “Encouraging quality and equity in publishing: An editor’s view”
Prof. Crain Soudien
Keynote Speaker
Chief Executive Officer of the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
Title: “Speaking Into The World: Insights and Lessons from 100 Years of South African Scholarly Publishing”
Prof. Dr. Foong Ming Moy
Keynote Speaker
Professor Department of Social & Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya Malaysia
Title: “Tips on getting your research findings published”
PUBLICATION WORKSHOPS
WCSP 2022 comprised of three Publication related workshops. The first workshop was conducted by Dr. Jillian Lenné from UK, the Editor in Chief of Outlook on Agriculture. It was under the title “Developing Papers for Publication in an International Journal – Dos and Don’ts”. Prof. Wesam B. Darawsheh from University of Jordan, Jordan was delivered a workshop on the title “Special Issues and the Role of a Guest Editor: Giving Your Research a Voice”. The final workshop of the conference was moderated by Prof. Melissa Steyn who was the South African National Research Chair in Critical Diversity Studies. Her workshop was on the title “Academic vs Creative Writing: Challenging the False Dichotomy”.
Prof. Wesam B. Darawsheh
Title: “Special Issues and the Role of a Guest Editor: giving your research a voice”
Dr. Jill Lenné
Title: “Developing papers for publication in an international journal – Dos and Don’ts”
Prof. Melissa Steyn
Title: “Academic vs Creative Writing: Challenging the false dichotomy.”
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
There were 10 technical sessions at the WCSP 2022. The Technical Sessions were under the below titles:
Title: “Research Methodology: Essentials for Integrated Research Publication”
Title: “Things to Consider When Submitting Your Paper To The Scopus Index Journal, and WOS”
Title: “Publishing in Open Access journal vs publishing in closed access journal”
Title: “The Did and Don’t in Manuscript Production”
Title: “How Would We Track And Evaluate The Productivity Of University Research, As Well As Policy Recommendations?”
Title: “Scholarly Publishing in Mozambique: Research Institutions, Researchers, and Articles”
Title: “Publishing in International Scientific Journals: Experience as Editor, Author and Reviewer”
Title: “Boost Your Academic Profile”
Title: “COVID-19 and Scholarly Publications”
Title: “We and Them: Predicaments in publication industry in special reference to Women’s Issues”
Title: “Things to Consider Submitting your Paper to The Scopus Index Journal”
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