Publish or Perish? The Ins and Outs of Publishing Academic Research

Professor Peter Cormack
WestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde
Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, Scotland, UK

It is a fact of life that academic researchers are expected to publish their findings, however the motivations for publishing research works are many and varied and the routes through which research findings can be disclosed publically are equally diverse (and, indeed, increasingly diverse). By drawing upon the presenter's own personal experiences of pure and applied scientific research at Universities in Scotland, England and Sweden, as well as the collective experiences and knowledge of the URV audience, this interactive seminar will discuss the personal, academic, institutional, national and international drivers for publishing, and the decisions facing researchers over where to publish. The session will also reflect upon the academic writing process, with a particular focus on quality. The views and opinions expressed by the presenter will be views and opinions aired and shared in a personal capacity.