New Winds from the Latin American Scientific Publishing Community

On September 15, 2021, the Latin American Association of Scientific Editors (ALAEC) was created, through the efforts of three national associations: the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors — ABEC Brasil; the Colombian Association of University Presses – ASEUC; and the Uruguayan Association of Academic Journals — AURA. ALAEC was officially launched during LATMÉTRICAS 2021: LATmetrics y el Simposio Latinoamericano sobre Estudios Métricos en Ciencia y Tecnología. ALAEC’s founding group – all the signatories of the Manifesto for the responsible use of metrics in research evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean, — is working to consolidate the organization, through the establishment of a management group and the upcoming launch of the official website.