H ow do you get your papers into high-impact journals? In this installment of " Tips for Talent", Stephen Simpson shares insights from his job as an editor with Science magazine. Decide where to submit Ask yourself where your paper should be pitched--a top journal, or a more specialized publication? Consider your study in the context of other work in your field. Does your work represent a major a...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Before joining the editorial team at Science , I had endured the anguish of submitting my own research for publication many times. The endless tweaking, the trepidation of pitching to the right journal, the ritual encasement in the FedEx package, and then, of course, the agonising wait. For me, journals sometimes seemed like 'black holes', capturing precious cargo and la...
