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Language: Japanese
FREEInfluence Editorial Decisions with Graphical Abstracts: First Impressions Matter
What you'll learn
- Understand how editors use graphical abstracts during initial screening.
- Identify common design and communication flaws in ineffective graphical abstracts.
- Recognize the essential elements of a clear, journal-appropriate graphical abstract.
- Improve existing graphical abstracts to better highlight key findings and novelty.
- Apply practical design principles to create graphical abstracts that strengthen first impressions and manuscript impact.
Speakers
12 March 20269:00 AM GMTLanguage: English
FREEInfluence Editorial Decisions with Graphical Abstracts: First Impressions Matter
What you'll learn
- Understand the role of graphical abstracts in editorial screening and reader engagement.
- Identify common design and communication issues in ineffective graphical abstracts.
- Recognize the essential elements of a clear, journal-appropriate graphical abstract.
- Improve existing graphical abstracts to better highlight key findings and novelty.
- Apply practical design principles to create graphical abstracts that strengthen first impressions and manuscript impact.
Speakers
12 March 20261:00 PM GMTLanguage: English
FREEEthics, equity, and responsible AI in scholarly communication
What you'll learn
- Recognize ethical challenges of using AI in scholarly communication
- Learn to navigate bias, transparency issues, privacy concerns, and access inequities
- Evaluate the transparency and accountability of AI tools used in research and publishing workflows
- Apply best practices when using AI tools with sensitive or unpublished research materials
- Implement equitable AI policies within institutions and professional communities.
Speakers
12 March 202610:30 AM GMTLanguage: English
FREEA Live Manuscript Review: What Do Journal Editors Expect?
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 editorial scrutiny
- How small but targeted improvements can significantly strengthen a submission
- Practical, editor-informed strategies to revise manuscripts before submission.
Speakers
17 March 20265:30 AM GMTLanguage: English
FREEFrom Draft to Submission: What German Researchers Need to Get Journal-Ready
What you'll learn
- Identify common issues that prevent manuscripts from being journal-ready at submission.
- Align manuscript structure, language, and presentation with international journal standards.
- Perform effective final checks to meet journal guidelines and editorial expectations,
- Improve clarity and consistency across key manuscript sections.
- Submit manuscripts with greater confidence while reducing avoidable revisions and review delays.
Speakers
18 March 202612:00 PM GMTLanguage: English
FREEDesk Rejection Decoded: Common Editorial Red Flags Before Peer Review
What you'll learn
- How editors screen manuscripts during the pre–peer review stage and make desk-rejection decisions.
- The most common editorial red flags: scope mismatch, guideline noncompliance, missing elements, weak language quality, and ethical concerns.
- How to evaluate your manuscript using editor-style criteria rather than relying only on submission checklists.
- Ways to strengthen clarity, structure, figures, and overall submission completeness.
- Practical strategies to improve journal fit and reduce avoidable desk rejections.
Speakers
24 March 20261:00 PM GMTLanguage: Japanese
FREELive Journal Formatting Walkthrough: What Editors Expect Before Submission
What you'll learn
- Key journal formatting requirements evaluated during editorial screening.
- Common structural and formatting errors identified through a real manuscript example.
- How to accurately apply journal guidelines before submission.
- How to prepare complete, technically compliant submission files.
- Practical strategies to reduce avoidable revisions and delays.
Speakers
26 March 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 whatvmakes 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
26 March 20267:00 AM GMT
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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
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The team always brings exceptional speakers and highly informative sessions for students. I'm always looking forward to the next webinar. This one was...
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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.
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