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Using the most relevant metrics to help you choose the right journal
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- 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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1.1 What is peer review? Why peer review?
To prepare you for the Certified Peer Reviewer course, in this first section, we take a step back and discuss the history of academic publishing and explain the status quo of peer review.1.4 How to get involved
Learn how you can get involved in peer review and contribute to trust and quality in academia and research.3.1 How to write a helpful peer review report
Probably the most important part of the peer review process, this section digs deep into what it takes to write a peer review report, which will be helpful to the author and ultimately to science.4.0 What next?
This final module of the course apprises you of your continued responsibility as a reviewer, and discusses how you can get recognition for your efforts.1.3 The typical peer review process
This section breaks down the typical peer review process by discussing the steps from submission to the selection of reviewers by the editors.How to produce highly visible research: Useful tips for researchers
While research is the central part of a researcher’s life, producing high-impact work by engaging in multidisciplinary and collaborative research is an added demand to the already substantial workl3.3 How to peer review a review article
Peer review is an essential part of publishing review articles, just like it is for research articles.Making academia–industry collaborations work
Collaborations with industry partners on specialized projects are becoming commonplace. Learn how to avoid the main pitfalls.The key to successful academic collaborations
Academic collaborations with researchers from varying backgrounds can act as a conduit to innovative ideas and solutions.Introduction to the Certified Peer Reviewer Course
Would you like to become a certified peer reviewer? Elsevier Researcher Academy is pleased to announce a new certified course in peer reviewing.What to expect from the Certified Peer Reviewer Course?
One week until the Certified Peer Reviewer Course goes live! This podcast gives you a sneak peak into what to expect from the course and why you should sign up.Certified Peer Reviewer Course Assessment
Now that you have listened to all our experts, taken notes and are ready to review, it's time to test your knowledge and claim that certificate, of course!
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