I : Getting ready for submission. The transition from closed to open -- What is a scientific journal for? -- What is peer review? -- Transparency in publishing -- What can you publish? -- What is impact factor, and why is it so important? -- When should you be an author? -- Citations and metrics -- Growing your network -- Preprints -- II : Publishing your work. Writing your cover letter -- Suggesting reviewers -- Choosing the right journal -- Open Access or a paywall for your manuscript? -- Submitting a paper to a journal for peer review -- Expectations of peer review? -- Receiving the editor's decision -- Why should an editor read your submission? -- III : After your paper is accepted. Now that your manuscript has been accepted -- Once your paper is accepted -- Writing a press release -- Why write a popular article? -- Altmetrics from traditional and social media -- IV : Further challenges in academia. Is Open Access good? -- How to conduct peer review -- The problems with peer review -- What are predatory journals? -- Why did some journals go behind paywalls? -- Are researchers writing more, and is more better? -- When should you correct or retract your paper? -- Are you bullying or being bullied? -- Keeping track of your mental health -- Habilitation, DSc and tenure.
Summary:
"This book is a guide specifically for Early Career Researchers on how to publish in the Biological Sciences. It will guide you through taking your thesis chapters to publication in peer-reviewed journals and disseminating your research more broadly"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.