All 1 entries tagged <em>Anything</em>Gareth JohnsonReflections from the Exchanges interdisciplinary research journal offering insights into developments, calls for papers & policy. Alongside offering news on related podcasts & workshops, while periodically exploring wider issues in academic publishing.https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/exchangesias/tag/anything/?atom=atomWarwick Blogs, University of Warwick(C) 2024 Gareth Johnson2024-03-28T19:16:25ZExchanges AMA 2020 by Gareth JohnsonGareth Johnsonhttps://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/exchangesias/entry/exchanges_ama_2020/2020-10-08T15:01:05Z2020-10-08T14:28:42Z<p><br />
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<p>Today we rolled out the annual Exchanges session for the IAS’ Accolade programme, although with being online this year it was slightly different. Last year we had a fantastic [<b>1</b>] gamified workshop on publishing traumas, and the year before that more of a chalk and talk session. This time, well, the opportunity to host a Reddit style AMA (ask me anything) session seemed ideal. It was discursive, well suited to the online format, allowed for written or spoken questions and best of all, I didn’t need to do too much preparation.</p>
<p>Well, that is aside from ensuring I’d pre-written answers for the three outline questions I’d posed in the event blurb, to ensure we had something with which to kick off discussions. My thanks to my esteemed colleague <strong>Dr Sarah Penny</strong> for hosting and acting as session chair. Also, my thanks to those research fellows who listened and questioned me for what became a surprisingly fun 30 minutes of chat about the journal and publishing in general [<b>2</b>]. I hope you all got something useful, interesting or at least vaguely entertaining out of the session!</p>
<p>So, reader of the editorial blog, you’re probably wondering what was asked. Well, and I’m slightly paraphrasing, here are the topics we touched upon today.</p>
<ul>
<li><em>‘Are articles rejected by journal editors when reviewers actually suggested major corrections?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Are you approaching people to take part in <a href="https://anchor.fm/exchangesias" target="_blank">the podcast</a> or are people approaching you?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Do you have any advice for <a href="https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/FAQ#reviewers">starting out reviewing in journals?</a> [Especially] do you have any tips for overcoming imposter syndrome?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Do you prefer outlines [abstracts] before the completed paper [is submitted]’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘I’m interested in if [Exchanges] is interested in new methods to integrate data (rather than findings from research studies’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘I’ve never published before, and it’s nerve wracking’. Can you offer any support to someone like me?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘What are the three best ways to really annoy an editor?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘What’s a/your journal impact factor?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘<a href="https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/announcement/view/22">What’s the deadline for the upcoming issue?</a>’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Why should I publish in Exchanges?’</em> </li>
</ul>
<p>As for the answers…ah, you really needed to be there. However, I might pick up on one or more of these themes in future posts and podcast episodes, so maybe I won’t leave you all entirely hanging. Safe to say one or two of the questions above could probably have filled the entire 30 minutes had I given them the full answer.<br />
</p>
<p>Will we run this session again? I’d be keen to, and I’m sure we might find time down the line for a later Accolade repeat. Or of course, a royal command performance elsewhere. As readers, and those who know me, are aware, I will talk about <em>Exchanges </em>and scholarly publishing until the cows come home, so I look forward to the next session – whenever or wherever it might be!</p>
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<p>[1] Well, I loved it and really want to run that session again, albeit, slightly reconfigured.</p>
<p>[2] Not to forget the hirsute <strong>Dr Marcos Estrada</strong>, one of my two longest serving and most prolific members of the editorial board for his input today too.</p><p><br />
</p>
<p>Today we rolled out the annual Exchanges session for the IAS’ Accolade programme, although with being online this year it was slightly different. Last year we had a fantastic [<b>1</b>] gamified workshop on publishing traumas, and the year before that more of a chalk and talk session. This time, well, the opportunity to host a Reddit style AMA (ask me anything) session seemed ideal. It was discursive, well suited to the online format, allowed for written or spoken questions and best of all, I didn’t need to do too much preparation.</p>
<p>Well, that is aside from ensuring I’d pre-written answers for the three outline questions I’d posed in the event blurb, to ensure we had something with which to kick off discussions. My thanks to my esteemed colleague <strong>Dr Sarah Penny</strong> for hosting and acting as session chair. Also, my thanks to those research fellows who listened and questioned me for what became a surprisingly fun 30 minutes of chat about the journal and publishing in general [<b>2</b>]. I hope you all got something useful, interesting or at least vaguely entertaining out of the session!</p>
<p>So, reader of the editorial blog, you’re probably wondering what was asked. Well, and I’m slightly paraphrasing, here are the topics we touched upon today.</p>
<ul>
<li><em>‘Are articles rejected by journal editors when reviewers actually suggested major corrections?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Are you approaching people to take part in <a href="https://anchor.fm/exchangesias" target="_blank">the podcast</a> or are people approaching you?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Do you have any advice for <a href="https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/FAQ#reviewers">starting out reviewing in journals?</a> [Especially] do you have any tips for overcoming imposter syndrome?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Do you prefer outlines [abstracts] before the completed paper [is submitted]’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘I’m interested in if [Exchanges] is interested in new methods to integrate data (rather than findings from research studies’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘I’ve never published before, and it’s nerve wracking’. Can you offer any support to someone like me?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘What are the three best ways to really annoy an editor?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘What’s a/your journal impact factor?’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘<a href="https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/announcement/view/22">What’s the deadline for the upcoming issue?</a>’</em> </li>
<li><em>‘Why should I publish in Exchanges?’</em> </li>
</ul>
<p>As for the answers…ah, you really needed to be there. However, I might pick up on one or more of these themes in future posts and podcast episodes, so maybe I won’t leave you all entirely hanging. Safe to say one or two of the questions above could probably have filled the entire 30 minutes had I given them the full answer.<br />
</p>
<p>Will we run this session again? I’d be keen to, and I’m sure we might find time down the line for a later Accolade repeat. Or of course, a royal command performance elsewhere. As readers, and those who know me, are aware, I will talk about <em>Exchanges </em>and scholarly publishing until the cows come home, so I look forward to the next session – whenever or wherever it might be!</p>
<p>---</p>
<p>[1] Well, I loved it and really want to run that session again, albeit, slightly reconfigured.</p>
<p>[2] Not to forget the hirsute <strong>Dr Marcos Estrada</strong>, one of my two longest serving and most prolific members of the editorial board for his input today too.</p>0