Academic mentoring for editors and ECRs
Academic mentoring can be a fantastic tool for journal editors and early career researchers (ECRs) alike. Whether you’re looking to foster meaningful connections across research communities, develop your own understanding and skills, or build a professional network, academic mentoring could be the answer. In this post, we’re sharing the benefits of academic mentoring, along with tips […]
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Top tips from an editor on how and why to launch an open data journal
Guo Huadong is a Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI). He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Digital Earth as well as Big Earth Data. Prof Huadong has over 30 years of experience in Earth observation. He specializes in radar remote sensing […]
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How to use Open Science Badges to reward your journal authors
Open Science Badges, developed by the Center of Open Science, are voluntary awards. They’re added to a manuscript and recognize when authors reach a level of scientific transparency. The Journal of Social Psychology fully embraces data sharing. And not only do they ask authors to share their data, they also reward them for it using these […]
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My role as a social media editor - one year on
The last time we interviewed Claire Sewell, she’d just been appointed to the role of social media editor for the journal New Review of Academic Librarianship. At that time, we wanted to find out about her new role and her hopes of creating an effective social media presence. A year on, we caught up with her to reflect […]
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How to develop content for practitioners
Does your journal speak to practitioners and policy-makers? Are you publishing content with the potential to make real-world impact? We spoke to Marcus Grant, Editor-in-Chief of Cities & Health, about an innovative content format designed to target policy-makers and practitioners. Read on to find out how his ‘City Know-how’ articles are bringing academic content to a […]
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