Issues faced by early career researchers
Last year, over 5 million articles were published in academic journals! How can anyone make their work stand out in such a deluge of discoveries? How will others in your global research community find your results?
The challenge is even greater for early-career researchers. Their network is limited. They are trying to position themselves and their work, and many of them will soon be looking for a job. This workshop is for them.
However, any problem that early-career researchers have is also a problem for their supervisors and universities. Are you helping your PhD candidates and postdocs make good decisions about publishing? Do they understand the policies around article submission – such as open access, Plan S, licensing, pre-approval – and what that means for their careers? Do they understand how the choices they make deeply affect the findability of their work?
Solutions offered by the workshop
With 25 years of supervision and university leadership experience, I have developed a workshop that will enable your graduate students and postdocs to understand:
- how open access publishing best supports the needs of researchers,
- what the Diamond open access model is and how it affects their publishing plans,
- how to avoid personally paying the OA publishing fees,
- exactly what Plan S is and what it means for them,
- the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and how it affects researchers’ careers around the globe,
- the advantages of “preregistering” research with journals,
- how “CC” licences work and when they should be used,
- what the most common bibliometric tools are (impact factor, citation indices, etc.) and how do they affect publishing,
- how our system for publishing actually affects what research gets done,
- what the ideal role for the major publishing houses in a well-functioning system for academic publishing would be.
Success for early-career researchers is also success for their research groups and institutions. That means that this workshop is good for their universities, too. The right approach to publishing will help PhD candidates finish their degrees, get their next grants and continue with important contributions to their chosen field.
Join me and get up-to-date on the best policies and the best practices for publishing your research in ways that make it visible and that make it count!
Why me?
Prof. Curt Rice
Making universities better
Universities are essential for the betterment of society. My commitment to that belief is what motivates me and gives focus to my work, whether it is at specific institutions or in (inter)national organizations or through my speaking and writing.
My journey so far
I’ve been passionate about PhD education since I was a PhD candidate myself. The thrill of learning how to do research – how to discover new knowledge! – and then how to contribute to an academic field by publishing or teaching that work is what motivated me to choose a career in academia.
Along the way, I decided that working to create the conditions for others to do excellent research and education is just as important as doing it oneself and following that conclusion, I have spent most of the last 20 years in various leadership positions at universities.
Through all of these positions, I have been enthusiastically engaged in discussions and debates about publishing, ranging from Open Access to DORA to licensing, and more.
Rector
Oslo Metropolitan University
Leading OsloMet to accreditation as a university was built on a dramatic enhancement of our research profile including support of several diamond open access journals.
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Rector
Norwegian University
of Life Sciences
NMBU’s Board of Directors implemented a rights retention policy for academic publishing under my leadership, as well as developing a strong strategic profile as Norway’s leading sustainability university.
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Vice Rector for Research
University of Tromsø
My core responsibilities beyond a strong push to highlight the importance of open access publishing included strengthening PhD education and increasing the percentage of women professors.
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Founding Director
CASTL
Center of Excellence
University of Tromsø
Working with many engaged colleagues, we built a graduate school for Master’s and PhD candidates that became a leading center in linguistics.
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Head of the Board
Current Research Information System in Norway
(Cristin)
Cristin was the Norwegian government’s vehicle for documenting scientific publication and supporting the early open access movement.
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Speaker
Over 500 talks
Over 20 countries
My talks on university leadership include keynotes open access publishing, gender equality, internationalization and the future of higher education.
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Writer
The Guardian
Science in Balance
I have written widely about open access, including columns in The Guardian and on my own blog Science in Balance.
I’m currently writing a book on the academic publishing system for early-career researchers.
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Leader
Committee for Gender Balance
and Diversity in Research
As a catalyst for justice and quality in research through gender balance and diversity, one focus was gender-based differences in publishing patterns, not least of all during the pandemic.
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The early-career researchers around you need this workshop. Book a call here to discuss how I can help them succeed!