University of Helsinki
Dear doctoral candidate,
You are cordially invited to participate a roundtable session on “Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed” that takes place at 18th Annual Aleksanteri Conference on Friday 26.10 at 11.30-13.00
7C: Roundtable: Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed*
*You can participate this particular session on publishing without registering for the whole conference!
Venue: Hall Consistorium, University of Helsinki Main Building, 2nd floor, Fabianinkatu 33
Chair: Elizabeth Walker (Routledge, Taylor & Francis)
Terry Cox (University of Glasgow, UK)
Markku Kivinen (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Birgit Beumers (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
The session will consist of a presentation by Elizabeth Walker from Routledge, Taylor & Francis covering areas such as how to choose a journal, writing for academic journals, writing with a specific audience in mind, the submission process, peer review, and ethics for authors, as well as some brief advice on how to promote your article and make an impact. This presentation will be complemented by the view from the academic journal Editors participating in the panel, who will share their advice from the ‘frontline’, what they look for in a good submission, and specific advice for submitting to their journals, including, Europe-Asia Studies, the principal academic journal in the world focusing on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former ‘communist bloc’ of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia.
The panel will end with the distribution of some printed resources for researchers/early career scholars.
Intended audience: this session is aimed at Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and those looking to publish in journals for the first time, or who are still relatively new to the publication process, as well as more experienced scholars who are looking to publish in international and/or English-language journals for the first time.
More information on the conference:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/liberation-freedom-democracy-1918-1968-2018