Partnering with the University of Liverpool to support the research cycle

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By: Laura Graham-Clare, Tue Oct 16 2018

In October 2018 Catherine John, Springer Nature’s Account Development Manager for the UK & Ireland, worked with Sarah Roughley, Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Liverpool, to arrange a session titled "Publishing Without Tears: Do you want to know how to get published in whatever journal you want, whenever you want?".

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At the event, Pep Pamies, Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering discussed ways to make communicating research as successful as possible, from constructing a paper, choosing a journal, to writing a cover letter and responding to referees comments.

We followed up with Sarah about her views on the session, her role in creating engaging events that address the needs of researchers, and her perception of the Publisher’s role in helping librarians deliver insights and tutorials to their users.


Tell us a little about the ‘Publishing Without Tears’ session and the feedback from your patrons


Do researchers have an active interest in the change in metrics, the different ones available, and the best ways to measure published research?


Do you think there's enough transparency from Publishers around what is involved in the publishing process?


You have a regular events program; is this both in-house and partnering with other organizations?


When you come up with ideas for these events do you collaborate with faculty and subject librarians? Or are researchers coming directly to you to help guide them?


Is the information researchers feel they need from you and from the institution as a whole shifting? Has Open Access and Plan S had an impact on that? 


Are there other areas you think Publishers can help with, both in regards to events and educational resources?



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Laura Graham-Clare

Author: Laura Graham-Clare

Laura Graham-Clare is Head of Community Content, based in London. Working between our publishing, sales and marketing teams, she is focused on thought leadership trends, content creation, and developing insights and information resources for staff, librarians, researchers and information professionals.