Mastering Journal Publication & Peer Review: Strategies for Success in the Natural and Life Sciences / 25-10-JP-3

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.

 

Participation

Doctoral researchers of the Berlin University Alliance in the natural and life sciences.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration. Please check our terms and conditions.

 

Objectives

The aims of the workshop are:

• Understand the “bigger picture” of academic publishing
• List key criteria for choosing a target journal
• Write the cover letter for your next manuscript
• Describe the peer review process and its variants
• Deal with feedback and criticism in different cultures
• Identify unethical practices in publishing

 

Content

• Introduction to scholarly publishing
• How to select a target journal
• The peer review system: submitting, revising, and resubmitting
• Skills needed to master the peer review process
• Giving and receiving feedback and criticism in Germany and across other cultures
• How to effectively communicate with editors and reviewers
  
• Copyright and licenses
  
• Ethical issues in publishing (e.g. predatory publishing, authorship disputes, plagiarism)
  
• Artificial Intelligence and scholarly publishing

 

Please note

For updates and announcements register to our DRS Newsletter.

Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.

For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. In this context, we would also like to refer to the rules for digital courses at Freie Universität Berlin (Code of Conduct).

 

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.

Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.