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Using the most relevant metrics to help you choose the right journal
Topic
Topic
- Cell Press
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- (-) Fundamentals of publishing
- Theme 1: Uniting Funders, Doers, and Custodians of Research to Strategically and Comprehensively Advance Quality Gender Research for SDGs
- Theme 5: Science for Peace and for Safe and Secure Societies
- Becoming a peer reviewer
- Finding the right journal
- Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Funding
- Book writing
- (-) Theme 4: Global Climate Technology Cooperation Projects and Gender-Mainstreaming Efforts
- Research collaborations
- Social impact
- Going through peer review
- Open science
- 19th Gender Summit - Global for SDGs : Day 1
- Editor webinar
- Plenary Session with Mr BAN Ki-Moon
- Scopus for editors
- Career planning
- Theme 3: Strengthening Science and Technology for Better Response to Societal Inequalities, Disruptions, and Emergencies
- (-) Career guidance
- Ethics
- 释放您的研究潜能
- Certified Peer Reviewer Course
- (-) Editor Essentials
- 认证同行评议课程
- Societies Publishing
- Research data management
- (-) Writing skills
- Theme 8: Advancing Science and Inclusive Career Pathways in Sustainability-related Emerging Research and Innovation Fields
- Inclusion and Diversity for Researchers
- Theme 2: Improving Data Collection, and Reliability of Statistics and Indicators on Gender with Intersectionality Dimensions
- Technical writing skills
- The Lancet
- Theme 6: Developing and Applying Methods of Sex/Gender Analysis in Research for SDGs
- Theme 7: Adding Value by Exploiting Cross Cutting and Spill-over Benefits of Gendered Innovations
- Theme 9: Shaping the Next 10 Years of Research and Interventions for SDGs
- Ensuring visibility
- Fundamentals of peer review
- Job search
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Language
Language
Making sense of science stories
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Your handy guide to scholarly publishing and the journal publishing cycle.The origins of scientific publishing
Setting out on your publishing career? Find out what publishers get up to behind the scenes to smooth your path.Using proper manuscript language
Why poor manuscript language can prevent your research getting the recognition it deserves – and what you can do about it.
Finding the right journal
If you want to get your paper published, one of the key challenges you face is finding the right journal for your research. From the aims and scope, to the journal’s values and ethical practice, there are many points to take into account.
You will want to consider the impact of the journal and there are various metrics available to help you do that. In this series of modules, we explore all these important decision factors in detail. We hear from experts who have practical tips to help you make the right choice. And, we share a useful checklist you can use when evaluating the many journals available.
What you will learn
- Tips for assessing a journal’s aims and scope
- Advice on judging a journal’s ethics
- A useful guide to journal and article metrics