Discussion paper meetings

DMC members

Simon Day (Chair & Honorary Officer for discussion meetings)
Ben Swallow (Discussion papers editor)
Steve Gilmour (Honorary Officer for publications)
Pierre Jacob (Honorary secretary, Research Section)
Mike Elliot (Series A joint editor)
Thordis Thorarinsdottir (Series C joint editor)
Judith Shorten (RSS journals manager)
RSS Section reps
Elisa Allen
Karl Ashworth
Michael Baxter
Shirley Coleman
Ayalvadi Ganesh
Jotham Gaudoin
Ben Humberstone
Adam Johansen
Teresa Lee
Cathal Walsh
Paul Smith
Andrej Srakar
Piers Stobbs
Ben Swallow
Therese Graversen

Some RSS Journal articles (formerly known as 'papers for reading') are presented and discussed at a discussion meeting prior to publication. The discussion and authors' reply are then published in the relevant Journal series. About half of the meetings are handled by the Society's Research Section while the Discussion Meetings Committee (DMC) handles the remainder, including assessing whether the content is appropriate for discussion.

Discussion Meetings are usually held in the early evening. These events may be preceded by an informal demonstration (DeMO) session, which explores the issues raised by the papers. Meetings can be held fully or partially online.

Preprints of journal papers are available for download before discussion meetings. Other papers, such as presidential addresses, are also available for download. All preprints provided here are provisional and subject to later amendment by the authors.

If you would like to make a written contribution to a discussion meeting, see our guidelines and how to submit a paper. For early invitations to future meetings, contact the journals office to join our mailing list.

See details of recent and forthcoming discussion meetings.