Meet the Editors... and increase your chances of getting published
Page published 30 August 2011
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Date: 2 November 2011 (Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK) Venue: TBC |
This masterclass is designed to support academia and health professionals in their effort to improve their academic publishing. For some participants this may be around writing up their research findings, for others it might be publishing about the practice and teaching innovations.
During this one–day masterclass the editors of three leading health journals will work together with the participants in an interactive way to provide hands–on advice on the research publication process.
Topics covered will include:
- How to draft manuscripts and respond to (difficult) reviewers.
- How to organise a team of several authors.
- How to position a manuscript and define its contribution to theory or knowledge.
- How change an interesting idea into an actual publication.
The seminar will be limited to 25 participants to ensure a high degree of interactivity between the participants and the editors.
Masterclass facilitated by
The masterclass facilitators are all editors of health journals and between them have published more than 250 articles.
Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen is Associate editor of the Open Access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. He is also book review editor for the online journal Sociological Research Online and he is on the editorial board of The Open Nursing Journal, and Midwifery. Furthermore, he is on the international editorial board of two journals based in Greece, the Hellenic Journal of Nursing Science and the Health Science Journal and two based in Nepal: namely Kathmandu University Medical Journal (KUMJ) and the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology.
Dr. Heather Hartwell is editor of the journal Perspectives in Public Health the journal supported by the Royal Society for Public Health. Associate Editor – Nutrition and Dietetics and on the editorial advisory board of the British Food Journal.
Dr. Fran Biley is Associate Editor of the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Holistic Nursing and Nursing and Health Science. He has been on a number of other boards including Complementary Therapies in Practice, the British Journal of Nursing, and the Asian Journal of Nursing.
In addition, he regularly performs peer reviews for a wide range of journals including the Journal of Advanced Nursing and the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science. He also reviews book proposals for Wiley, Routledge and Sage.
Schedule
Registration – 9.00am
First session begins – 9.30am
Lunch – 12.30pm
Second session begins – 1.30pm
Day ends – 4.30pm.
Costs and Booking Information
The fee of £150 for this masterclass includes the full day with the course facilitators, all refreshments and course materials. To book, please complete the online booking form.
Current BU Staff and Students
A limited number of complimentary places will be available on a first come first served basis. Please contact Jenny Joy directly to register your interest. You will then be contacted in due course to confirm your place, if applicable.
Further Enquiries
Jenny Joy, School of Health & Social Care,
Royal London House, Christchurch Road,
Bournemouth, BH1 3LT,
Telephone: 01202 962114
Email: jjoy@bournemouth.ac.uk
Terms & Conditions
Cancellations received up to six weeks before each masterclass will be refunded less an administration charge of 25%. No refunds can be processed after six weeks have elapsed. Places are limited and operate on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
