Journal Editor's Day 2026

8:00am – 8:50am

Arrival of guest and event registration

8:50am – 8:55am

Arrival of the VIP

8.45am – 8.50am

Welcome remarks

Kavit Yagnik Regional Director, Elsevier

8:50am – 9:00am

Opening speech

Prof Ismanizan Ismail Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

9:00am – 9:45am

Keynote session: Beyond indexing: Building trusted journals for global visibility and sustainable quality

Tracy Chen Senior Product Manager (Content Policy & Sourcing), Elsevier

9:45am – 10:30am

Plenary session 1: “Building a Global Journal from the Global South: Lessons from Forest and Society.”

Professor Muhammad Alif K. Sahide Professor, Universitas Hasanuddin

10:30am – 10:45am

Morning tea break

10:45 am – 11.30am

Malaysia’s scholarly publishing ecosystem: An insider appraisal of established and emerging models

Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Muhamad Bin Mat Noor Mycite Technical Committee, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

11:30am – 12:30am

Uncovering Journal transformation Journeys using Digital Commons

Priyanka Chaterjee Senior Software Solutions Manager, Elsevier

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Lunch/Prayer

2:00pm – 2:45am

From National Accreditation to Scopus: The Journal Ners Journey and What Transfers Across Borders

Prof. Dr. Ferry Efendi Vice President of the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE)

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Forum: Journal Indexation from various country perspectives: Trend and challenges

Moderator: Dr Mohd Farhanulhakim Mohd Razip Wee Mycite Committee, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Panelists: Prof. Dato’ Dr. Roslan Abd Shukor Chairman MyCite Committee, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Tracy Chen Content Selection Advisory Board, CSAB, Elsevier Prof. Dr. Ferry Efendi Vice President of the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE)

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Token of appreciation to panelists and speakers

4:00 pm

Afternoon tea break End of event