How to Publish in Academic Journals – Talks in October to November 2014

Publishing in Biology and Medicine Open Access Journals

BioMed Central is a leading open access publisher with a portfolio of over 260 peer-reviewed journals spanning all areas of biology, biomedicine and medicine. This presentation offered advice on how to prepare a manuscript for submission, how to choose an appropriate journal, open access publishing and what BioMed Central had to offer.

Topics covered:

• What editors and reviewers look for in a manuscript
• Choosing a biomedicine journal
• Things to consider before submission
• Publication ethics
• Open access publishing
• BioMed Central

Speaker: Dr. Maria Kowalczuk, Deputy Biology Editor, BioMed Centra
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Language: English
Venue: User Education Room 1, G/F, University Library