THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC PUBLISHING ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH WORK, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSION

Abstract

Veterinary medicine is at an important turning point that requires reflection on its role in the socio-political context and a careful examination of the current challenges. Key issues include the importance of developing scientific fields, disseminating new discoveries and scientific knowledge, promoting professional debate and connecting science with the wider public. Scientific journals in the field of veterinary medicine play an important role in this. In Slovenia, Slovenian Veterinary Research (SVR) fulfils this role. The journal, which is published by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Ljubljana as part of the University of Ljubljana Press, is characterised by the publication of articles in English with summaries in Slovenian, which increases its accessibility to the national and international professional audience. On 30 September 2024, the SVR editorial team organised a workshop entitled The impact of publishing scientific journals on the quality of education, research and development of the profession in the Chamber Hall of the University of Ljubljana. The aim of the workshop was to increase the visibility of the journal, encourage authors to prepare manuscripts, improve the responsiveness of reviewers, shed light on the challenges of local publication of international scientific journals and strengthen cooperation between journals in related fields. We also discussed the importance of promoting evidence-based veterinary medicine as a central principle of professional practise and development. Vpliv izdajanja znanstvene revije na kakovost izobraževanja, raziskovalnega dela in razvoja stroke Veterinarska medicina se nahaja na pomembni prelomnici, ki zahteva refleksijo o njeni vlogi v družbenopolitičnem kontekstu in premišljeno obravnavo aktualnih izzivov. Poudarjena so predvsem vprašanja o pomenu razvoja znanstvenih področij, o širjenjenju novih odkritij in znanstvenih spoznanj, o spodbujanju strokovnih razprav in o povezovanju znanosti in širše javnosti. Pri tem imajo znanstvene revije pomembno vlogo. V Sloveniji to nalogo prvenstveno izpolnjuje Slovenski veterinarski zbornik (SVZ). Revijo, ki jo izdaja Veterinarska fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani v okviru Založbe Univerze v Ljubljani, odlikuje objava prispevkov v angleškem jeziku z izvlečki v slovenščini, kar povečuje njeno dostopnost domači in mednarodni strokovni javnosti. Ožji uredniški odbor SVZ je 30. septembra 2024 v Zbornični dvorani Univerze v Ljubljani organiziral delavnico z naslovom Vpliv izdajanja znanstvenih revij na kakovost izobraževanja, raziskovalno delo in razvoj stroke. Cilji delavnice so bili povečati prepoznavnost revije, spodbuditi avtorje k pripravi prispevkov, izboljšati odzivnost recenzentov, osvetliti izzive lokalnega izdajanja mednarodnih znanstvenih revij in okrepiti sodelovanje med revijami sorodnih področij. Razpravljali smo tudi o pomenu spodbujanja na dokazih temelječe veterinarske medicine kot osrednjega načela strokovnega delovanja in razvoja. Ključne besede: akademsko založništvo; kakovost izobraževanja; raziskovalno delo; razvoj stroke

Keywords

• academic publishing
• education quality
• research work
• profession development