STM goes to Washington: How Scholarly Publishers Can (or Can't) Influence Policy

COVID-19, the OSTP Nelson Memo, the Cancer Moonshot, and more—in the past three years, STM publishing and government decision-making have significantly overlapped. But how these decisions are reached—and how scholarly publishers try to influence these decisions, both before and after implementation—is an opaque process. This session brings together representatives from scholarly publishing's government relations and public affairs teams. We'll review the possibilities, realities, and limits of advocacy work; the key individuals, agencies, and committees of the US federal government that oversee the sciences, arts, and humanities; and the policy positions and legislation affecting publishers, authors, and researchers in these spaces.

Publication Date

2023 | Jun 01

45th Annual Meeting (2023)

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"Transformation, Trust, and Transparency" The pace of change in our industry continues unabated, with seismic shifts in areas such as the dissemination of research, business models, and the nature of the workplace. And yet, while pressure for change has become the new normal, fundamental change has proved more elusive. We invite you to join us in highlighting the Trust and Transparency issues that underlie many of the challenges we face and exploring what it takes to create more meaningful Transformation in scholarly publishing.

Alison Denby

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Vice President, Journals, Oxford University Press

Alison Denby is the VP for Journals at Oxford University Press (OUP). She’s been at OUP for over ten years and prior to that worked at BePress, Wiley/Blackwell, HMSO and Emerald. She is passionate about supporting the long-term sustainability of the not-for-profit journal publishing community. Alison has an MBA from Babson College.

David Weinreich

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Laura Patton

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Miriam Quintal

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Managing Principal, Lewis-Burke Associates

Over fourteen years at Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, Miriam Quintal has managed the federal relations portfolios for scientific societies, research universities, and other science and education organizations. As Managing Principal, she oversees the firm’s client engagement and issue practices to ensure success and advancement across the firm. Miriam is steeped in scholarly publishing issues as Chair of Lewis-Burke’s Scientific and Professional Societies and Associations Practice Group, with a focus on helping societies achieve their funding and policy advocacy goals, grow agency partnerships, and harness grassroots member engagement in policy activities. Miriam is a prominent leader in National Science Foundation advocacy, co-chairing the Coalition for National Science Funding. Before joining Lewis-Burke, Miriam gained policy experience as a Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the Board on Science Education at the National Academies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Smith College and a master’s degree in organic chemistry from Harvard University.