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To ensure your publishing career thrives, we recommend investing a little time in understanding how the process works.</p><p>In these fundamentals of publishing modules, we cover the basics. You will learn about the publishing cycle and we introduce you to some of the key players and their roles. We zoom in to examine the origins of Publishers and walk you through their services. And, we offer some sound advice on weighing up the value and accuracy of the research you read. Last, but definitely not least, we turn our thoughts to the problem of unconscious bias in the publishing process.</p> <div class="start-learning-button"> <a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-1-realistic-publishing-paper">Get Started</a> </div> </div> <section class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__information"> <h2 class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__information-title">What you will learn</h2> <div class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__objectives"> <ul><li>An introduction to publishing and the key players</li><li>Key points to consider when evaluating research</li><li>A frank discussion on unconscious bias</li></ul> </div> <div class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__metadata"> <div class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__time"> <h3> Total Time</h3> <p>5+ hours</p> </div> <div class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__modules"> <h3>Complete</h3> <p><span>0</span>/10</p> </div> <div class="taxonomy-term-era-cycle-era-topic__language"> <h3>Language</h3> <p> <span> English</span> </p> </div> </div> </section> <h2> Modules in Fundamentals of publishing</h2> <div class="view view-topic-modules view-id-topic_modules view-display-id-overview"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-era-webinar node--promoted node--view-mode-era-module-list-default clearfix node_module_list_default row"> <div class="module-image small-12 columns"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-1-realistic-publishing-paper" hreflang="en"><img src="/uploads/styles/era_medium_cropped_400_240/public/2024-09/Elsevier-ResearchersAcademy-May2024-4_8-v2B.png?itok=7IwXTZPk" width="500" height="300" alt="Shorten your path to publication: Researcher insights from submission to rejection" loading="lazy" class="image-style-era-medium-cropped-400-240" /> </a> </div> <div class="module-label"> <div class="field field--name-module-label field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">New</div> </div> <div class="image-overlay"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-duration field--type-duration field--label-hidden field__item">17 m</div> <div class="field field--name-field-era-cycle field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Fundamentals of publishing</div> </div> </div> <div class="module-content small-12 columns"> <h3><a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-1-realistic-publishing-paper" rel="title">Part 1: How to be realistic about publishing your paper?</a></h3> Learn how to set realistic expectations and discover key factors to consider when choosing the right journal for your submission. </div> <div class="module-footer small-12 columns"> <div class="save-inactive">Save</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-era-webinar node--view-mode-era-module-list-default clearfix node_module_list_default row"> <div class="module-image small-12 columns"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-2-value-expert-feedback-peer-review" hreflang="en"><img src="/uploads/styles/era_medium_cropped_400_240/public/2024-09/Elsevier-ResearchersAcademy-May2024-4_8-v2B.png?itok=7IwXTZPk" width="500" height="300" alt="Shorten your path to publication: Researcher insights from submission to rejection" loading="lazy" class="image-style-era-medium-cropped-400-240" /> </a> </div> <div class="module-label"> <div class="field field--name-module-label field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">New</div> </div> <div class="image-overlay"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-duration field--type-duration field--label-hidden field__item">8 m</div> <div class="field field--name-field-era-cycle field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Fundamentals of publishing</div> </div> </div> <div class="module-content small-12 columns"> <h3><a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-2-value-expert-feedback-peer-review" rel="title">Part 2: How to value expert feedback during peer review? </a></h3> Understand the critical role of reviewer feedback in enhancing your research and facilitating your publication, even if it doesn’t necessarily lead to acceptance. </div> <div class="module-footer small-12 columns"> <div class="save-inactive">Save</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-era-webinar node--view-mode-era-module-list-default clearfix node_module_list_default row"> <div class="module-image small-12 columns"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-3-submit-next-journal-paper-rejected" hreflang="en"><img src="/uploads/styles/era_medium_cropped_400_240/public/2024-09/Elsevier-ResearchersAcademy-May2024-4_8-v2B.png?itok=7IwXTZPk" width="500" height="300" alt="Shorten your path to publication: Researcher insights from submission to rejection" loading="lazy" class="image-style-era-medium-cropped-400-240" /> </a> </div> <div class="module-label"> <div class="field field--name-module-label field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">New</div> </div> <div class="image-overlay"> <div class="field field--name-field-era-duration field--type-duration field--label-hidden field__item">7 m</div> <div class="field field--name-field-era-cycle field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Fundamentals of publishing</div> </div> </div> <div class="module-content small-12 columns"> <h3><a href="/publication-process/fundamentals-publishing/part-3-submit-next-journal-paper-rejected" rel="title">Part 3: How to submit to the next journal, if your paper is rejected? 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