Professor shares experience of publishing over 400 papers: first one is hardest, dealing with many unknowns; need to be thick-skinned with unfair peer review; simple, clear papers are preferred; co-authors are beneficial; sometimes individuals are judged only by their latest paper. [00:00] Experiences and obsessions about publishing academic papers [00:00] Sharing the experience of publishing over 400 papers [00:21] First papers are the hardest and involve many unknowns [00:42] The systematic review type of paper that students often do takes a long time [01:04] Peer review of papers after submission is often rejected [01:16] Authors' experiences and insights in peer review [01:16] Authors' initial anger in the face of rejection [01:28] Author's subsequent calm and positive response [01:28] Author's initial anger at rejection [01:38] Understanding of the reviewer's situation and change of mindset [01:54] Viewing criticism as an opportunity for improvement [02:00] Being strong and asking for help with peer review [02:22] Authors' biases in perceiving good papers [02:30] Academic paper bias [02:30] Sharing experiences in writing and publishing academic papers [02:30] Emphasizing the importance of clear and simple messages in academic writing [02:51] Pointing out that simple information makes papers more discoverable in searches [03:13] Describes a system developed to increase the success rate of publishing papers [03:34] Mentions free Facebook groups with more in-depth content [03:45] Sharing experiences on academic collaboration and paper creation [03:45] Co-writers can help revitalize papers and increase production [04:06] Co-writers not only improve papers, but also bring many benefits [04:27] Co-writers are a recipe for building relationships and finding mentors [04:36] You can't close off competition, you have to benefit from each other for long term success [04:49] Sometimes you're evaluated on your last paper, and it's easy to be viewed that way when applying for programs [04:59] Sharing about publishing and career development [04:59] Talking about what it's like to get published [05:22] Transitioning from first-time author to senior author and feelings about student success [05:44] Acting as an enabler of student success and perspectives on careers
Professor shares experience of publishing over 400 papers: first one is hardest, dealing with many unknowns; need to be thick-skinned with unfair peer review; simple, clear papers are preferred; co-authors are beneficial; sometimes individuals are judged only by their latest paper.
[00:00] Experiences and obsessions about publishing academic papers
[00:00] Sharing the experience of publishing over 400 papers
[00:21] First papers are the hardest and involve many unknowns
[00:42] The systematic review type of paper that students often do takes a long time
[01:04] Peer review of papers after submission is often rejected
[01:16] Authors' experiences and insights in peer review
[01:16] Authors' initial anger in the face of rejection
[01:28] Author's subsequent calm and positive response [01:28] Author's initial anger at rejection
[01:38] Understanding of the reviewer's situation and change of mindset
[01:54] Viewing criticism as an opportunity for improvement
[02:00] Being strong and asking for help with peer review
[02:22] Authors' biases in perceiving good papers [02:30] Academic paper bias
[02:30] Sharing experiences in writing and publishing academic papers
[02:30] Emphasizing the importance of clear and simple messages in academic writing
[02:51] Pointing out that simple information makes papers more discoverable in searches
[03:13] Describes a system developed to increase the success rate of publishing papers
[03:34] Mentions free Facebook groups with more in-depth content
[03:45] Sharing experiences on academic collaboration and paper creation
[03:45] Co-writers can help revitalize papers and increase production
[04:06] Co-writers not only improve papers, but also bring many benefits
[04:27] Co-writers are a recipe for building relationships and finding mentors
[04:36] You can't close off competition, you have to benefit from each other for long term success
[04:49] Sometimes you're evaluated on your last paper, and it's easy to be viewed that way when applying for programs
[04:59] Sharing about publishing and career development
[04:59] Talking about what it's like to get published
[05:22] Transitioning from first-time author to senior author and feelings about student success
[05:44] Acting as an enabler of student success and perspectives on careers
Thanks for posting these tips. Really helpful for me as a PhD student trying to get my first paper published.
It's interesting