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Book writing
Discoverability: top tips to get your book out there
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- Cell Press
- Book writing
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- Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Fundamentals of publishing
- Open science
- 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
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- Editor webinars
- Theme 3: Strengthening Science and Technology for Better Response to Societal Inequalities, Disruptions, and Emergencies
- Finding the right journal
- Funding
- Research collaborations
- Social impact
- Going through peer review
- Research design
- 19th Gender Summit - Global for SDGs : Day 1
- Plenary Session with Mr BAN Ki-Moon
- Theme 4: Global Climate Technology Cooperation Projects and Gender-Mainstreaming Efforts
- (-) Theme 2: Improving Data Collection, and Reliability of Statistics and Indicators on Gender with Intersectionality Dimensions
- Career guidance
- Theme 8: Advancing Science and Inclusive Career Pathways in Sustainability-related Emerging Research and Innovation Fields
- 释放您的研究潜能
- Certified Peer Reviewer Course
- (-) Editor Essentials
- Societies Publishing
- (-) 认证同行评议课程
- Research data management
- Writing skills
- The Lancet
- Ethics
- Research metrics
- Inclusion and Diversity for Researchers
- Technical writing skills
- 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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Guest editors
Guest editors play a vital role in curating high-quality contributions on a particular topic and driving the editorial review process for special issue publications.
Lessons from the Gender Asset Gap Project
Prof Doss explains how assets are shared between women and men and that joint ownership does not imply equality. Legal frameworks affect how data can be interpreted, e.g. marital property rights.
Getting started
This module walks a new Editor through the initial steps and considerations of taking on a journal as the Editor-in-Chief.
Publishing ethics
This module gives editors an overview of the central concepts of publication ethics and point out some things to look out for when editing a journal.
Commissioning content & special issues
Both new and established journals can benefit from directly commissioned content or special issues.
Staying in touch
A crucial part of an editor’s job is regular communication with the journal's stakeholders.
Prioritisation within the SDG network: which SDG linkages matter most?
Prof Dawes compares different approaches to identify networks of interacting SDG targets that can support analysis of impacts and rates of change to choose the most effective SDGs implementation st
Initial submission assessment
When a research manuscript first lands in your inbox, it needs to go through a number of checks verifying completeness of the submission, and ensuring that the conducted research and manuscript pre
Building and managing an editorial team
Editors lead a team of experts in the successful publication of a journal, and this course will give you more information about what is involved and how to effectively work together as a team for t
Inclusion & diversity
This module provides editors with an introduction to inclusion and diversity and its vital importance for science and society.
Getting started: Essentials for new editorial team members
This module gives new editorial board members an overview of the role, responsibilities and benefits. It’s a great place for new board members to start the Editor Essentials journey.
Counted and visible: Measurements of gender and intersecting inequalities across UN agencies
Mr Seck explains the current efforts made by UN Women to close gaps in gender data and advance better statistical evidence for SDGs implementation in the future.
Book writing
Becoming a book author or editor can be a useful career move and help position you as an expert in your field. In this series of book writing modules, we explore the various ways you can become involved in book publishing and what you should consider before taking that step.
If books prove to be the right path for you, we offer advice on the various types available, the process of writing a book proposal, and how to identify the right publisher. Once your book finally hits the shelves, you’ll want to maximize discoverability – we show you how.
What you will learn
- Why you should publish a book
- Advice on writing a compelling proposal
- Ideas for promoting your work
3 modules
Why write a book?
Find out why it’s time to think about adding ‘book author’ to your CV.
How to get your book published
How to write a compelling book proposal and increase your chances of getting that all important ‘yes’.