Workshop for Journal Authors and Referees

The major astronomical journals in North America and Europe are co-sponsoring a workshop for journal authors and referees at the XXVIII General Assembly of the IAU. The workshop is aimed mainly at young astronomers and astronomers from Asian and developing countries. The topics that will be covered in the workshop include how to write a good paper, how to be an effective reviewer, and how the modern scholarly journal system works. There will be opportunities for workshop participants to interact with editors and publishers, and to have questions answered.

Workshop topics

Writing a good paper (presentations)

• Ensuring new science vs. duplicate or redundant publication
• General structure of journal papers
• Defining authorship
• Writing a good title, abstract, cover letter
• Getting help/feedback
• Constructing correct tables
• Making good figures

Submitting to a Journal

• Differences between journals
• References, keywords
• Copyrights, licenses
• Citation metrics

The Review Process

• Timeline for the editorial process
• Responding to reviewer's comments
• Deciding to revise, withdraw or submit elsewhere
• Expectations for revision and response letter
• How to be a good reviewer

The one-day workshop will be offered four different times during the General Assembly in Beijing, on four different days: Wednesday 22 August, Friday 24 August, Monday 27 August, and Wednesday 29 August. The workshop will extend over one full day, and the course content is intended to be taken in a single day by participants in the workshop. The content of the workshop on each of the days will be identical.

To attend the workshop, please complete the registration form at http://aas.org/journals/iau_journal_workshop_registration