Increasing Journal Impact: Scopus CSAB Workshop for Czech and Slovak Journal Editors/3.11.2026

VSE in cooperation with Scopus’s Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) is inviting for a workshop “Increasing Journal Impact: Scopus CSAB Workshop for Czech and Slovak Journal Editors”.

Program (Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 10:00–13:00)

10:00–10:10 — Welcome remarks Hana Machková, VŠE, Vice-Rector for International Relations

10:10–10:40 — Supporting quality and trust in scholarly publishing: the Scopus evaluation process

Presenter: Ms. Tracy Chen, Senior Product Manager, Elsevier

10:40–11:10 — What distinguishes successful journals: insights from CSAB evaluations

Presenter: Dr. David Rew, Southampton Hospitals UK, Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB), Subject Chair – Medicine

11:10–11:30 — Coffee break

11:30–11:50 — Case study: Czech Scopus-indexed journal (speaker tbc)

11:50–12:50 Panel discussion – Reflecting on Future of Academic Publishing, chaired by Ondřej Dvouletý, VŠE Associate Editor, Central European Business Review (CEBR)

CSAB participants:  Professor Jörg-Rüdiger Sack, Carleton University, Canada, Chair of the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board | Subject Chair CSAB – Computer Science Professor Peter Miller, Deakin University, Australia, CSAB Subject Chair – Psychology

Elsevier participant:  Dr. Wim Meester, Senior Director, Elsevier

12:50–13:00 — Closing remarks

Fee: 0 (free of charge)

Venue : VSE, nám. W. Churchilla 4, Praha 3

Please register: here