What Editors Want: do's and dont's for submitting your manuscript

What Editors Want: Do's and Don'ts for submitting your manuscript

Monday, August 8, 6:30-10:00pm Meeting Room 510a, Level 5, Palais des congrès de Montréal

Have you ever wondered what editors look for when combing through the barrage of manuscript submissions? Just how do you get your manuscript to the top of the pile? In this workshop participants will learn what editors look for when deciding which articles get considered for publication, learn how to avoid common mistakes, how to prepare illustrations, and some hints and tips about things like copyright permissions, citations, and more. In addition, this workshop will cover the article types and requirements for the different ESA journals, and the details about how to use the online submission system. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. This workshop is aimed at students, post-docs, and early-career ecologists, but attendance is open to all.

The session will begin with several short presentations by ESA editors and production staff, followed by a panel discussion that will constitute the majority of the session.

Speakers:

David Baldwin, Managing Editor, ESA Publications
Dave Schimel, Editor in Chief, Ecological Applications
Margaret Shepard, Technical Editor, ESA Publications
Sue Silver, Editor in Chief, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Don Strong, Editor in Chief, Ecology & Ecological Monographs

Panel members:

Jane Bain, Archive Manager, ESA Publications
David Baldwin, Managing Editor, ESA Publications
Liz Ferguson, Publisher, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Robert Freckleton, Editor, Applied Ecology
David Gooding, Associate Managing Editor, ESA Publications
Lindsay Haddon, Managing Editor, Journal of Ecology
Brian McCarthy, Editor, Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Dave Schimel, Editor in Chief, Ecological Applications
Margaret Shepard, Technical Editor, ESA Publications
Sue Silver, Editor in Chief, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Don Strong, Editor in Chief, Ecology & Ecological Monographs
Andrew Sugden, International Managing Editor, Science International