Dear Graduate Students,

 

On Tuesday, March 3^rd,  the Mason Libraries and Elsevier are sponsoring a workshop Academic Publishing for Grad Students from 4-6 PM in the Gateway Library Instruction room.  Details about the event are below, and a flyer is attached.  Registration is required at this site:   bit.ly/masongradspublish .

 

Title:           Academic Publishing for Graduate Students

Who:            Presenters will include a journal publisher, George Woodward, Elsevier, and two journal editors from Mason, Daniel Menasce, Computer Science and

Regan Petrie, Economics.

Format:        The publisher is the main speaker, and the editors will share their own experiences as well as offer insights about publishing, the peer review process, etc. during the Q&A session.        

When:          Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 4 – 6 PM

Where:         Instruction room in the Gateway Library (in the Johnson Center

Sponsors:      Elsevier Publishing and the Mason Libraries

 

Snapshot of topics to be covered:

·         Finding the right publication for your article 

·         Expectations for the peer review process (speed, feedback, etc.)

·         Why you were rejected and how to deal with it

·         What you need to know about open access publishing

·         Ethics

 

Elsevier will provide light refreshments for attendees.  

 

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for sharing this information with interested parties.

 

Sincerely,

Theresa

 

Theresa Calcagno

Asst. Head, Fenwick Research Dept.

Engineering Librarian

George Mason University

703-993-3712

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Claudia Borke

Program Administrator

Volgenau School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

3800 Nguyen Engineering Building, 1G5

4400 University Drive

Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: (703) 993-4190

Fax: (703) 993-2077