The Society for Neuroscience introduces its inaugural podcast, The Perils of Publishing. This series is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to publish a scientific study. Follow two authors’ experiences in developing a study idea, conducting the experiment, organizing the data, writing the manuscript, selecting a journal, receiving reviews, and handling media attention post-publishing. Along the way, you’ll hear about the publication process from editors at Cell Press, Neuron, and JNeurosci. They talk about what they look for when evaluating studies, what happens when reviewers don’t agree, and how to deal with negative reviews, and other useful advice...
Latest episodes
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23 min
Episode 6: Publishing and Beyond!
In this episode, “Publication and Beyond!” find out effective ways to get press coverage for your research, how junior scientists can get involved with the review process, and hear…
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23 min
Episode 5: Receiving and Responding to Reviews
In this episode, “Receiving and Responding to Reviews,” get clarity on how to address reviewer feedback, how to avoid taking reviews personally, when to escalate an issue through j…
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27 min
Episode 4: The Review Process
In this episode, “The Review Process,” hear about the qualifications journals use to choose reviewers, how authors’ recommendations for reviewers are considered, and what happens w…
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21 min
Episode 3: Submitting a Manuscript
Learn about the pressure facing trainees to publish, how to decide which journals to submit to, and ways to take advantage of pre-submission inquiries.
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26 min
Episode 2: Turning an Experiment into a Paper
In this episode, “Turning an Experiment into a Paper,” hear about the challenges of telling a cohesive story with data, common writing pitfalls to avoid, and authorship issues and…
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20 min
Episode 1: Developing an Experiment
In this episode, “Developing an Experiment,” meet two authors — a PI and a graduate student — who candidly detail the excitement and challenges they faced as they developed their s…
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2 min
Episode 0: Introduction
The Society for Neuroscience introduces its inaugural podcast, The Perils of Publishing. Join host Paula Croxson to hear an overview about this new series, which follows the public…