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Rethinking editorial management and productivity in the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
QuanHoang Vuong,
ManhToan Ho
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european science editing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2518-3354
pISSN - 0258-3127
DOI - 10.3897/ese.2020.e56541
Subject(s) - mindset , pandemic , productivity , certainty , covid-19 , work (physics) , publishing , absenteeism , business , project commissioning , public relations , strategic management , political science , economics , economic growth , management , marketing , engineering , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , law , pathology , epistemology , medicine , mechanical engineering , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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, and 3) adopting a new mindset and being open to unexpected opportunities © 2020, Pensoft Publishers All rights reserved

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