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A Pragmatic Approach to Getting Published: 35 Tips for Early Career Researchers

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2016
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Title
A Pragmatic Approach to Getting Published: 35 Tips for Early Career Researchers
Published in
Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2016
DOI 10.3389/fpls.2016.00610
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Authors

Natasha M. Glover, Ioanna Antoniadi, Gavin M. George, Lars Götzenberger, Ruben Gutzat, Kadri Koorem, Pierre Liancourt, Kinga Rutowicz, Krishna Saharan, Wanhui You, Philipp Mayer

Abstract

It is trite to say "publish or perish," yet many early career researchers are often at a loss on how to best get their work published. With strong competition and many manuscripts submitted, it is difficult to convince editors and reviewers to opt for acceptance. A pragmatic approach to publishing may increase one's odds of success. Here, we - a group of postdocs in the field of plant science - present specific recommendations for early career scientists on advanced levels. We cannot provide a recipe-like set of instructions with success guaranteed, but we come from a broad background in plant science, with experience publishing in a number of journals of varying topics and impact factors. We provide tips, tricks, and tools for collaboration, journal selection, and achieving acceptance.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 3 2%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Malaysia 1 <1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Ecuador 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 136 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 31 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 18%
Student > Master 24 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 7%
Professor 9 6%
Other 19 13%
Unknown 26 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 53 36%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 7 5%
Social Sciences 7 5%
Psychology 6 4%
Other 27 18%
Unknown 38 26%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 97. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 October 2017.
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#468,978
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Outputs from Frontiers in Plant Science
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Plant Science
#3
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