Mastering Journal Publication & Peer Review: Strategies for Success in the Natural and Life Sciences

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.

 

Participation

Advanced doctoral researchers of the Berlin University Alliance in the Natural and Life Sciences.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration. Please check our terms and conditions.

 

Objectives

• To maximize the impact of journal articles and grant proposals
• To navigate the peer review and the broader publication process
• To learn what editors and reviewers expect from journal articles and grant proposals
• To deal with feedback and criticism in different cultures

Content

• Introduction to scholarly publishing
• How to select a target journal
• The peer review system: submitting, revising, and resubmitting
• Skills needed to master the peer review process
• How to effectively communicate with editors and reviewers
• Criteria checked by editors and reviewers for journal articles grant proposals
• Giving and receiving feedback and criticism in Germany and across other cultures
• Copyright and licenses
• Ethical issues in publishing (e.g. predatory publishing, authorship disputes, plagiarism)
• Artificial Intelligence and scholarly publishing

In Advance

Participants can draft a cover letter for their next article. Therefore, before the workshop participants are asked to prepare the (preliminary) title of their next article.

 

Please note

For updates and announcemnets register to our DRS Newsletter.

Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.

For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. In this context, we would also like to refer to the rules for digital courses at Freie Universität Berlin (Code of Conduct).

 

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.