The Perils of Publishing: Recent Episodes
Society for Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience introduces its inaugural podcast, The Perils of Publishing. This series is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to publish a scientific study. Follow two authors’ experiences in developing a study idea, conducting the experiment, organizing the data, writing the manuscript, selecting a journal, receiving reviews, and handling media attention post-publishing.
Along the way, you’ll hear about the publication process from editors at Cell Press, Neuron, and JNeurosci. They talk about what they look for when evaluating studies, what happens when reviewers don’t agree, and how to deal with negative reviews, and other useful advice.
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In this episode, “Publication and Beyond!” find out effective ways to get press coverage for your research, how junior scientists can get involved with the review process, and hear additional advice on ways to be a successful author.
In this episode, “Receiving and Responding to Reviews,” get clarity on how to address reviewer feedback, how to avoid taking reviews personally, when to escalate an issue through journals’ appeal processes, and, through it all, how to stay resilient.
In this episode, “The Review Process,” hear about the qualifications journals use to choose reviewers, how authors’ recommendations for reviewers are considered, and what happens when reviewers don’t agree.
Learn about the pressure facing trainees to publish, how to decide which journals to submit to, and ways to take advantage of pre-submission inquiries.
In this episode, “Turning an Experiment into a Paper,” hear about the challenges of telling a cohesive story with data, common writing pitfalls to avoid, and authorship issues and how to navigate them.
In this episode, “Developing an Experiment,” meet two authors — a PI and a graduate student — who candidly detail the excitement and challenges they faced as they developed their study on anxiety. Cell and Neuron editors then offer additional insights and advice about successful authorship.
The Society for Neuroscience introduces its inaugural podcast, The Perils of Publishing. Join host Paula Croxson to hear an overview about this new series, which follows the publication process from the perspective of authors and reviewers.