Rethinking editorial management and productivity in the COVID-19 pandemic
The indirect costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically extended work absenteeism and possible loss of productivity, are discussed focusing on the research community and its publishing. We suggest that the community should learn strategic and innovative decision-making as well as crisis management...
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doaj-a07b61f7d232430c9600de50e0aa1da92021-05-21T15:20:58ZengPensoft PublishersEuropean Science Editing 2518-33542020-12-01461310.3897/ese.2020.e5654156541Rethinking editorial management and productivity in the COVID-19 pandemicQuan-Hoang Vuong0Manh-Toan Ho1Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa UniversityCentre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa UniversityThe indirect costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically extended work absenteeism and possible loss of productivity, are discussed focusing on the research community and its publishing. We suggest that the community should learn strategic and innovative decision-making as well as crisis management from business management to think ahead, especially about working effectively and being productive in times of crisis. The main challenges are:1) communicating scientific and credible information about the pandemic,2) focusing on being productive to provide some certainty, and3) adopting a new mindset and being open to unexpected opportunities.https://ese.arphahub.com/article/56541/download/pdf/ |
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The indirect costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically extended work absenteeism and possible loss of productivity, are discussed focusing on the research community and its publishing. We suggest that the community should learn strategic and innovative decision-making as well as crisis management from business management to think ahead, especially about working effectively and being productive in times of crisis. The main challenges are:1) communicating scientific and credible information about the pandemic,2) focusing on being productive to provide some certainty, and3) adopting a new mindset and being open to unexpected opportunities. |
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