With the aim to support young scientists in their academic career, a lecture on Scientific Publishing will be given on 19th December 2012 from 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm under the title: ‘How to write a world class paper’.
Speaker: Sweitze Roffel (Senior Publisher of Elsevier)
Content:
Nowadays, (potential) authors are facing rejection rates of 40-90% of all manuscripts submitted to international journals, which makes it hard to get one’s paper published. During this presentation, the audiencewill gain insights in the way publishers, editors and reviewers look at their manuscripts, which may help to better submit papers.
The lecture will cover those aspects, relevant when preparing and submitting amanuscript for a scientific journal e.g. originality, Hot Topics, format of the article, selection of the journal, language, building blocks, ethical and copyright issues. The lecture will be presented by Sweitze Roffel, Senior Publisher of Elsevier and one of Elsevier’s editors, who will share his experiences with the audience and answer questions the audience may have.
Date, Time: 19th Dezember 2012, 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Location: KIT Library South, Lecture room, 3rd floor new building
Participation group: Young scientists of all subjects; however, the focus will be on publishing in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM).
Registration: Required
– Phone 0721/608-43111
– E-mail: anmeldung@bibliothek.kit.edu
