Publishing in journals: what a journal editor looks for in a manuscript
Event description
Publishing your first article can be both exhilarating and daunting, so understanding what journal editors are looking for is invaluable. In this talk, editor for the Adis journal Clinical Pharmacokinetics Anton van Rensburg covers:
- What an editor looks for in a manuscript
- Structure of a good Original Research Article (ORA)
- The editorial process – peer review and revision
- Open Access publishing
- Predatory publishing
Speaker bio
Based in SpringerNature’s Sydney office, Anton van Rensburg is the Editor for the Adis journal Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Anton studied Medical Entomology in South Africa and then left research to work in the pharmaceutical industry. He joined Adis (A brand under SpringerNature) in 2006 working in the Adis Drug Evaluation Programme, and was appointed Editor of Adis’ first Open Access journal, Drugs in R&D in 2010 before taking up his current role in 2015.
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