Let’s demystify journal publishing: A strategies workshop for graduate students | GRTC282



Description

Does publishing your research in a suitable journal seem impossible or mysterious? Are you at a loss for how to develop a knowledge mobilization plan that includes publishing strategies?
This hands-on in-person workshop seeks to demystify journal publishing and equip graduate students with strategies that go beyond the basics of avoiding predatory journals and conferences. Participants gain a basic understanding of several themes during the session’s overview: 

1) knowledge mobilization strategies and open access, 2) evaluating potential journals, 

2) assessing author rights language in publishing agreements, 

3) identifying what journal editors are likely to look for in submitted manuscripts. The group will vote on one of these themes to focus our guided practice time. There will be time for an independent activity (i.e. evaluating potential journals), followed by discussion, allowing participants to walk away with next steps, resources, and follow-up support for their publishing journeys.


Learning Objectives

By attending this workshop, participants will:

 
1. Identify characteristics of predatory journals and conferences.
2. Evaluate journals based on trustworthiness, scope, open access or paywalled models, publishing timeline, and impact frameworks.
3. Understand the journal submission process, including what journal editors look for.
4. Analyze author rights language in publishing agreements.
5. Understand where to find additional help, including your supervisor or committee, librarians and resources on publishing.
 

Leaders Information

Dr. Rachel Harris is the Scholarly Publishing Librarian at Concordia University.



How it works

Event details

Workshop location

Online

Start date

Thursday, April 10, 2025

End date

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Workshop days

Thursday

Time

From 15:00 to 16:30

Capacity

18 / 25

Registration deadline

Monday, April 7, 2025