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Edanz Group Expert Editorial Services & Researcher Training for Institutions

Promoting International Research

Dr Trevor Lane

2nd Annual Conference of Research Manager & Administrator Network Japan

1 September 2016

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Importance of international research

Standards of international research

Nurturing international researchers

Presentation Overview

About Trevor Lane...

Associate Publisher/ Managing Editor/

Senior Editor

Publishing Manager/

Part-time Lecturer

Chinese University of

HK

HK University of Science & Technology

University of HK

Council Member; member of Education & Membership

Subcommittees

Education Director at Edanz

COPE

International academic reputation

International employer reputation

Citations per faculty Faculty-to-student ratio

Proportion of international students

Proportion of international staff

40% 10%

20% 20%

5% 5%

Importance of International Research

World University Rankings (QS)

Academic & research reputation for

group/institution/country International readership

International awareness of high-quality research

International collaborations & partnerships

Increased use & influence of research in society

International citations & publicity

Importance of International Research

Role of international publishing

Ethical research Ethical publishing & publicity

Excellent research design Excellent science communication

Complete & transparent reporting for reproducibility

International science & peer review etiquette

Standards of International Research

International expectations

International ethics guidelines

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Good Publication Practice 3 (GPP3) guidelines

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

Always follow ethics guidelines

Standards of International Research

CAREER

education

skills ethics + values interests

ambition

motivation

development

talent

strategy innovation

training

leadership performance

ideas

business literacy

communication

financial literacy

information literacy

work-life balance

arithmetic

media literacy

English

Nurturing International Researchers

People: international research skills &

transferable skills

Policies: hiring, themes, ethics, safety,

academic standards

Processes: training, funding, admin, events, exchanges, visits

Productivity & performance: cost-effectiveness, awards

Publications: quantity, quality, type

Publicity & promotion: knowledge exchange,

technology transfer, impact


Provide career-long research support

Research skills

Technical (research design, research methods, statistics/data,

reading research papers, performing literature searches, using IT,

using equipment)

Adapting to research (research etiquette, academic language

skills, peer review, developing and discussing research ideas, life

in academia)

Based on: www.vitae.ac.uk and myidp.sciencecareers.org



Transferable skills

Management (ethics, admin, feedback, supervising) Personal effectiveness (time, budget, building & applying

knowledge) Communication (presenting, paper/proposal writing, teaching) Career management (research, applying & interviewing for jobs;

global outlook) Networking and teamwork (mentoring, negotiating, problem-

solving, leadership)




Sought-after qualities

Analysis, research skills Flexibility, adaptability, creativity Interpersonal ability, leadership/management, team spirit,

tact/diplomacy, communication Decision making, problem-solving Planning, organizing, attention to detail Positivity, optimism, integrity Self-confidence, resilience, learning from criticism Working efficiently, punctuality Community service, public speaking IT, computer skills, mathematics



Increase researcher competitiveness

• Journal editors & reviewers • Readers, opinion/policy makers • Students, researchers, industry • Employers, schools, interest groups • (Science) Media, public, politicians • Conference/journal panels • Review boards, funders, donors

Quality, Impact & Relevance

Readability: Logic / Writing

Interesting to readers

Why your work is important!

Encourage others to read and cite your work

Nurturing International Researchers Increase your research impact

• Presentations • Web, email • Social media • Press

releases • Newsletters • Reports

Respect news embargo

Report clearly and accurately

Respect copyright / CC licenses CC-BY

Respect journal publication policy

Check conference guidelines

Increase your research impact ethically


Preparation

Journal Selection

Writing

Submission

Peer Review

Publication Success

• Training in reading papers, ethics, writing, presenting

• Expert Scientific Review

• Expert Scientific Review

• Journal Selection & submission strategy

• Training in ethics, writing, presenting

• Revising • Editing • Reformatting

• Training in ethics, writing

• Editing • Abstract

Development • Cover Letter

Development • Reviewer

Recom- mendation

• Training in navigating peer review

• Review Editing • Point-by-point

Checking • Response

Letter Development

• Reformatting

• Press release, news writing

• Media & presentation training

• Career skills training

• Peer review training

• Training in writing grant proposals

• CV/ application editing

• Grant proposal editing

Publish and publicize ethically


Importance of international research

Standards of international research

Nurturing international researchers

Presentation Overview

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Thank you! Dr Trevor Lane: [email protected]