Naseej Academy will host a webinar entitled "WRITING FOR PUBLICATION: Guidelines for University Librarians, Researchers, and Academics in the LIS Field", to be held on Monday, May 14, 2018, 4:00–5:00 pm, Makkah time (GMT +3).
The webinar is designed principally for university librarians, researchers and academics in the Library Information Science LIS field who wish to publish English-language peer-reviewed journals. The webinar will also interest editorial board members of peer-reviewed journals.
The webinar moderator is Professor Marta Mestrovic Deyrup.
Dr. Deyrup holds the rank of Full Professor at Seton Hall University Libraries, South Orange, NJ, USA. She has extensive experience as a writer and editor. She is a member of the editorial boards of Technical Services Quarterly, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, and International Information & Library Resources. Dr. Deyrup is also editor of the journal Archival Organization, and is the author of A Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication, to be published by ABC-CLIO/Libraries Unlimited in September 2018.
The webinar will cover a number of important topics, including:
- How to turn your idea into an article.
- The basic types of peer-reviewed articles.
- The editorial process, and how to work successfully with an editor.
- How to negotiate a publishing contract.
- Open-access publishing and new media.
The key objectives of the webinar is to enable participants to transform their ideas into articles suitable for publication in journals, to understand the peer-review process for articles, to identify the most appropriate journals for submitting their articles, and to conclude appropriate publishing agreements.
Webinar Registration
Register for a webinar here.
Due to limited of slots, early registration is strongly recommended to ensure participation.
About Naseej Academy
Naseej Academy is a non-profit initiative that seeks to support and develop the leadership of the information, knowledge and higher education sectors in the Arab world, by offering a comprehensive range of courses, workshops and continuing education programs in cooperation with local, regional and international organizations.
