Scholarly Publishing in the Sciences

This one-hour session will cover some of the nuts and bolts of scholarly publishing in the sciences. The workshop will introduce tools to help researchers identify appropriate journals for publication, different ways to evaluate journals, and how to prepare your manuscript for submission.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Craft a better manuscript for journal submission
• Choose the right journal to publish in
• Evaluate journals based on impact metrics
• Identify open access journals vs. traditional publishing models

Instructor: Joanna Blair, Science Liaison Librarian