The KIT Library invites everyone interested in scholarly publishing to a public presentation by the academic publishing company Elsevier. The presentation will be held in English and will be split in two parts:
1. How to Get Published in a Research Journal
Speaker: Henri van Dorssen (Executive Publisher, Elsevier)
Key topics that will be discussed in the presentation include:
* Introduction to scholarly publishing
* Best ways to prepare your manuscript
* Understanding the process of structuring your article
* How to get your paper noticed
2. Introduction to Mendeley
Speaker: Anja Zimmermann (Customer Consultant, Elsevier)
Mendeley is a cross-platform application (Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone) that helps researchers manage and annotate their scientific paper collections. Researchers can also set up collaborative projects, work and discuss in groups, and share data on Mendeley’s web platform. For more information visit: www.mendeley.com
Further information:
* Date, Time: 12th March 2015, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
* Location: KIT Library South, Lecture room, 3rd floor new building
* Participants: Everyone, especially PhD students, postdoctoral students and junior faculty
* Registration: Required. – Phone +49 721608-43109. – E-mail: anmeldung@bibliothek.kit.edu
Das KIT gehörte zu den ersten Forschungseinrichtungen in Deutschland, die mit Unterstützung der Deutschen Forschungs- gemeinschaft (DFG) einen Publikationsfonds einrichteten, aus dem Open Access-Artikelgebühren finanziert werden. Bereits zum 5. Mal in Folge unterstützt die DFG im Rahmen ihres Förderprogramms Open Access Publizieren die Etablierung des qualitätsgesicherter Begutachtungs- und Publikationsverfahren am KIT.
