Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Colombia

The Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Colombia sought to strengthen the editorial management capabilities in the country’s scientific journals indexed in Publindex

Starting point

The need was to enhance editorial management capabilities in Colombian scientific journals indexed in Publindex

Strategy

Design and implementation of the training program “Currículo del Editor”

Solution provided

Custom-designed virtual training program. Specialized course “Currículo del Editor”.

Results

  • Over 500 editors and their editorial teams have been trained, developing key skills and tools for high-quality editorial management.
  • Increase in the number of Scopus-indexed journals and ranked in high quartiles in the SCImago Journal & Country Rank.
  • Additional editorial management needs were identified and been addressed through new program levels and complementary courses such as OJS Management.
  • Virtual training platform