Journal Submission & Peer Review
SLIDE DECK : 14 Quick tips for responding to reviewer comments
Responding to peer reviewer comments can be a daunting task for most researchers. However, comments by peer reviewers and are meant to help you improve the qaulity of your manuscript. This slide deck has 14 tips that will help you confidently address peer reviewers comments and get you one step closer to publication.
Sep 17, 2018
SLIDE DECK : How to write a cover letter for journal submissions
A cover letter introduces your submission to the target journal’s editors and gives them a brief overview of its contents and major details. As such, your cover letter should function as a sales pitch to the journal editors. In other words, it needs to sell the notion of why your manuscript deserves to be published in their journal and also how it matches the scope of their journal. This SlideShare will tell you everything you need to know in order to write a great cover letter for your research paper. Related reading:Dos and don’ts for a great cover letter Writing an effective cover letter for journal submission How to write a cover letter for my submission?
Aug 3, 2017
SLIDE DECK : Authors write notes of appreciation for peer reviewers
The theme of Peer Review Week 2016 was “Recognize Review,” and the global scholarly publishing community got together to talk about recognizing or incentivizing peer reviewers. Celebrating the theme, we asked our authors to share small notes of appreciation for reviewers. This slide deck compiles some of the responses we received, which show the important role peer review and reviewers play in the academic publishing system. During Peer Review Week 2016, we also shared these individually on Twitter using the hashtag #DearReviewer. Do you have anything to say? If you’re an author and would like to share a note for reviewers based on your own publishing experience, feel free to leave a comment below. You might also be interested in reading our posts about reviewer recognition:Is being a peer reviewer a kind of recognition in itself? Is the Publons system of recognition the way forward for peer review?
Nov 15, 2016
SLIDE DECK : Manuscript submission checklist: Everything you need to consider before submission
Before submitting your manuscript to a journal, you have to take care of many things – from checking the IMRaD structure to following all of the submission requirements. To ensure that your manuscript stands out among all other submissions, you must get every detail right. This manuscript submission checklist will help you ensure that you have checked everything that would increase your chances of acceptance, before you submit your paper.
May 8, 2015
