Navigating the publishing world—scholarly or otherwise—can be a daunting process because of the many considerations at play, and the often-times high stakes involved. This guide will help you identify key elements to explore in order to make an informed decision about where to publish your work.
For information on Open Access visit our tab on this guide and our guide to our read and publish agreements with major publishers, Wiley, Cambridge, Sage, and Springer
Revise : The Scholar-Writer's Essential Guide to Tweaking, Editing, and Perfecting Your Manuscript by These slides are available as templates for teaching and workshops, or for learning more about the topic. Please contact your subject specialist for more information.
Preprint Platforms and the Evolving Publishing Environment, March 2024
Highlights preprint platforms that offer peer review and pipeline to journal publication, updates on major foundations who accept peer reviewed preprints in place of journal publication, evolution of journal independent peer review
Podcasts as Digital Scholarship --covers creating and evaluating podcasts as scholarship, examples of scholarly podcasts, resources at Penn. November 2023
Open Access at Penn
You will find a definition of open access publishing, information about how the Penn Libraries supports it, and avenues for assessing journal quality. 2023
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Notes for Ethical Dissertation Writing
This document represents a method of developing an ethical authorship workshop
Raising Your Visibility Through Sharing Your Scholarship
This presentation covers the benefits and challenges associated with sharing your work on academic platforms both commercial and discipline specific. In particular, it provides information on pre-print platforms and their role in time stamping your work, making your research discoverable, and providing an opportunity for discussion among peer scholars. Link to script. Updated 2023
Choosing Publishing Options for Medical Academics
An introduction to academic publishing tailored to the needs of academics in the medical field. These presentation slides include an overview of the publishing landscape, an exploration of open access publishing (along with potential costs and funding sources), and tools and resources for selecting a publishing outlet and evaluating scholarly impact. Fall 2022
I Wrote My Dissertation, Now What?
Designed for those currently writing a dissertation or who have recently completed one, these workshop slides provide an overview of important considerations, including: embargoes, submitting to ProQuest, copyright registrations, Creative Commons licenses, scholarly repositories, future publishing goals, etc. Link to script. updated 2023
This is designed specifically for the New Bolton Veterinary staff and is a good example of how to personalize a workshop for your community. Provides information on warning signs, recommendations, and tools for determining quality. Spring 2023
This is similar to the Red Flags workshop above but for a mixed audience. Provides information on warning signs, recommendations and tools
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Beyond this guide, Penn Libraries' subject specialists are available to further assist in the publishing process. With expertise in identifying, evaluating, and assessing impact of journals, publishers, and scholars across the disciplines, our subject specialists are a useful resource for your publishing needs.
Data Storytelling Essentials: Communicate Your Findings and Influence Your Audience
Friday September 27 at noon
Class of '55, 2nd Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
Where to Publish in the Health Sciences
Wednesday, October 9 at noon
Holman Biotech Commons, Collaborative Classroom
Red Flags for Low Quality Publishing
Friday, October 11 at noon
Meyerson Conference Room Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
R Markdown: Code and Author in the Same File
Tuesday, October 15, noon-1:30
Class of '55 2nd Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library
Facilitating Literature Reviews--Covidence
Wednesday October 16, 12-1:00
Holman Biotech Commons, Collaborative Classroom
Tools, Tips, and Resources for Recording and Editing Podcasts
Monday, October 21, 1-2:30
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Centre -- Film Studies Classroom and Ormandy Center -- 4th floor
Zotero Lunch and Learn
Friday, October 25, 2024, 12-1:00
Class of '55 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Establish Your Scholarly Identity with an ORCID iD
Friday, November 1, 12-1:00
Class of '55 2nd floor Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Image Permissions for Dissertations, Publications, and Research
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 10-11:00
Meyerson Conference Room, 2nd Floor Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Copyright and Your Dissertation
Friday, November 8, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Class of '55 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Publishing Contracts and You
Friday, November 15, 2024, 12-1:00
Class of 1955 2nd Floor, Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center
Zotero 101
Tuesday, November 19, 11-12:30
Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk, Room 304
