Instructional course offers the inside story on scholarly journal publishing
Learn what it takes to transform your urological research into a published journal article—from submission, peer review and acceptance to production, promotion and beyond.
In urology, surgeons and researchers are continually testing and developing new ideas and skills that help advance the field and improve patient outcomes. To share this knowledge, it’s important to publish your findings in journal articles. But where should you start? How about right here with: “A Good Read: Demystifying Medical Publishing for Urologists. Insights and Tips From the Editors of The Journal of Urology® and European Urology.”
In the first instructional course* at the annual meeting on scholarly publishing, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing process of urological research from the editors of two major urology journals and their editorial teams.
“The goal of this instructional course is to help you get familiar with the scholarly publishing process so when you’re ready to publish, you’ll know the fundamentals,” said Robert Siemens, MD, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Urology® and the course director. Designed for everyone from residents, fellows and early-career academics to nonacademic urologists and independent practitioners interested in clinical research, this instructional course will offer an expansive publishing overview. Be prepared to learn how to:
- Read an article to identify novel, impactful research for a better understanding of the urological research literature, with the goal of extending your knowledge of the advancements in urology.
- Review an article for suitability for publication in a scholarly research journal and subsequently write an effective peer review report of that work.
- Identify research opportunities that are potentially impactful to the advancement of the field and conceptualize how to execute a publication plan.
- Create a methods-based outline, including title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion and references, as the basis for an effective submission in a worthy journal.
- Summarize content effectively in visual, video and short plain-language summaries to maximize accessibility and impact of research.
- Amplify your published research with social media to interact with other researchers and promote your work.
- Understand the current publishing landscape, including subscription-based versus open access journals, the implications of artificial intelligence in the publishing process, how to get good work funded, the importance of a cascade transfer system in a family of journals, peer review models and more.
During the course, you will have the opportunity to interact with the editors. “Bring your dilemmas and your questions, whatever you’re working on in your own research,” Dr. Siemens said. “We’re interested in seeing what you’ve got going.”
* Instructional courses are available to those attendees who purchase an Instructional Course Pass or Individual Course Tickets.
