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FREEAvoid Desk Rejection: Manuscript Quality Checks Editors Expect
What you'll learn
- Common formatting and compliance errors that lead to desk rejection.
- How editors interpret and apply Instructions for Authors.
- How plagiarism checks and desk checks are used during editorial screening.
- What a desk check report reveals about your manuscript.
- How to prepare a submission-ready manuscript package that meets editorial expectations.
Speakers
18 February 202612:00 PM GMTLanguage: English
FREEInside an Editor’s First Read: A Live Manuscript Review
What you'll learn
- How editors assess fit, quality, and clarity during initial screening.
- Common issues that lead to desk rejection before peer review.
- Which manuscript sections receive the most editor.
- How small but targeted improvements can significantly strengthen a submission.
- Practical, editor-informed strategies to revise manuscripts before submission.
Speakers
12 February 20261:00 PM GMTLanguage: Japanese
FREESharper Writing, Smoother Reviews: Practical AI Workflows for Japanese Researchers
What you'll learn
- How to effectively use Edit, Rewrite, Research & Cite, and Multi-PDF Chat in Paperpal.
- How to write and refine academic paragraphs with real-time language support and citations.
- How to address reviewer feedback efficiently by finding evidence across multiple papers.
- How to perform focused literature analysis and systematically extract key insights.
- How to review and control AI suggestions to write confidently in English.
Speakers
12 February 20269:00 AM GMTLanguage: English
FREEWhat Journals Ask For vs What Authors Submit: Common Gaps and How to Close Them
What you'll learn
- The most common mismatches between journal expectations and author submissions.
- Recurring gaps in structure, clarity, and compliance that lead to revisions or delays.
- How to interpret journal guidelines from an editorial perspective, not just as a checklist.
- Aligning key manuscript sections with what editors and reviewers expect to see.
- Applying targeted improvements to reduce unnecessary revision cycles and speed up review.
Speakers
24 February 20261:00 PM GMTLanguage: Japanese
FREECase Reports That Meet Journal Standards: How to Avoid Common Mistakes
What you'll learn
- Key editorial criteria used to assess case reports.
- Common structural, ethical, and reporting issues that lead to rejection.
- Improving clarity, clinical relevance, and novelty.
- Aligning case report components with journal and reporting guideline requirements.
- Using a practical pre-submission checklist to reduce avoidable revisions and rejections.
Speakers
26 February 20269:00 AM GMTLanguage: Korean
FREEGraphical Abstracts at Submission: What Editors Look for and Common Mistakes
What you'll learn
- How editors evaluate graphical abstracts at the submission stage and what makes them immediately effective—or problematic.
- Real before-and-after examples showing how improved graphical abstracts enhance visual clarity and editorial interest.
- Common design and content mistakes that lead to desk rejection, and how to avoid them.
- Practical strategies to communicate complex findings clearly and concisely through visuals.
- How effective graphical abstracts can improve reader engagement and broaden the reach of your research.
Speakers
5th February 20267:00 AM GMTLanguage: English
FREEHow AI Tools and Human Editorial Expertise Work Together
What you'll learn
- How AI tools support academic writing, editing, and proofreading.
- The unique role of human editors in improving logic, flow, and clarity.
- Key differences between AI-only edits and editor-refined manuscripts.
- Best practices for combining AI tools with editorial expertise.
- Ethical and responsible use of AI in scholarly communication.
- A useful, practical workflow for preparing submission-ready manuscripts.
Speakers
17th February 20265:30 AM GMT
Structured training for universities
Meet Our Expert Trainers
- Dr. Jacob WickhamAssistant Professor, Institute of Zoology at Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dr. Emma WilliamsPhysicist; Trainer for PhDs & Postdocs; Founder, EJW Solutions; 25+ years of experience
- Dr. Arianna FerriniBiomedical scientist with 12+ years of academic experience in Italy, the UK, and the USA
- Monika SobocanFaculty of Medicine, University of Maribor; MD, PGCert Medical Education, University of Dundee
- Phillip SchrankAssistant Professor of International Relations at Chosun University, Gwangju
- Timothy ThompsonFounder and Head Consultant at Archer Consulting; Former Visiting Professor at KAIST, Daejeon
- Dr Jacob Wickham, Senior Managing Editor of the journal Integrative Zoology, is a Senior Researcher at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Entomology, Rutgers University. An award-winning and celebrated zoologist, Dr Wickham has over 15 years of experience in academic publishing and has published several papers in high impact journals. Dr Wickham has gained a lot of valuable experience in research and journal publishing over the years and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with researchers to help them in their publication journey.Dr. Jacob WickhamAssistant Professor, Institute of Zoology at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Learner Testimonials
The team always brings exceptional speakers and highly informative sessions for students. I'm always looking forward to the next webinar. This one was...
Read more Ayesha Rahmat Yadwad
The session was great! I got so much information regarding the article publishing process which is often hidden by publishers.
Isurika Sevwandi
The pointers shared during the webinar were important and very useful. A live edit session like this is more valuable than a mere theoretical lesson o...
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It was a great session and was really helpful to understand more about editing a research manuscript. Looking forward to more such sessions.
Carolina Mosconi
Great presentation with concise and very informative content! Your webinar comes to me at the right time. I plan to get my first research publication ...
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I learned how to read a journal's guidelines, how to prepare a manuscript according to the guidelines, and how to be rigorous with my research prepara...
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This was an amazing webinar. The responses to questions were satisfactory. A lot was compressed into the one-hour duration. I am very impressed and wi...
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