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You are invited to attend the upcoming Elsevier Author Workshop to be
held on the 4th of September and repeated on the 5th. The workshops
will be held in the Library’s auditorium. The first session on each day
will be from 11h00AM to 13h00PM, followed by a practical session at
14h00 to 16h00. The workshops will be in person only, however, we will
record them and make it available upon request. Below is more
information on what will be covered:
Efficiencies in the Research Process - Step 1: Learn how to create an effective Boolean search string which
will bring you more relevant search results related to your topic of
interest
- Step 2: Evaluating a topic and document. Learn how well cited a
topic is, identifying trending key words for searching optimization and
increased visibility of your article, evaluating the performance of a
document
- Step 3: creating a reading list of relevant literature, finding Authors and identifying potential collaborators or mentors
- Step 4: creating alerts to stay updated on your topic
- Step 5: Qualifying characteristics of Trustworthy literature
Journal Selection and Author Profiles - Step 1: Creating a candidate Journal list
- Step 2: Understanding Journal Metrics, Editorial Board, Publishing options(Open Access/Subscription)
- Step 3: Evaluating aims and scope
- Step 4: Predatory Journals
- Step 5: Finding Authors and updating your own Author Profile
Tips for Journal Article Publication - Step 1: General dos and don’ts
- Step 2: APCs, Publishing options(Open Access/Subscription)
- Step 3: Visibility, search engine discoverable and viewership
- Step 4: Structuring an article
- Step 5 : Peer review and becoming a peer reviewer
To register, click on the appropriate link:
We look forward to seeing you there!
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