Publishing Journal Articles for Natural and Life Scientists - In Person

TitleTimeRoomTeacher
Publishing Journal Articles for Natural and Life Scientists - In Person15.06.2022 09:00 - 17:00 (Wed)Dahlem Research School, Hittorfstr. 16Dr. Sanchini, Andrea

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration and save the dates. When participants do not show up or cancel on a very short notice, other interested parties are denied a chance to participate.

For this event, the hygiene concept in the rooms of Hittorfstr. 16 must be followed. 

Participation

For doctoral candidates and postdocs in the Natural and Life Sciences.

Objectives

Journal articles should be published in order to make the greatest possible impact in the scientific field - not simply to increase the list of publications. In this workshop, Andrea Sanchini will discuss with participants on how to navigate the different steps of publishing and how to deal with the peer review process, increasing the chances of acceptance.

Content

  • Introduction to publishing
  • Publishing for impact
  • How to select a target journal
  • H-index, impact factor and other journal and article metrics
  • The peer review system: submitting revising, and resubmitting
  • How to effectively communicate with editors and reviewers
  • Copyright and license
  • Ethical issues in publishing (e.g. predatory publishing, authorship disputes, plagiarism)
  • Publishing open access

 

Please note

During the workshop, participants can draft a cover letter for their next article. Therefore, before the workshop participants are asked to prepare the (preliminary) title of their next article.

 

Course Capacity: 
12
Course Language: 
English
Work Units: 
8
Budget Points: 
8
PDF template: 
BUA (en)
Instructor: 
Dr. Andrea Sanchini