How to Publish: Guidance from GSA’s Journal Editors

Thursday, November 3, 2022

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Location: 125 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D., FGSA

Professor
Psychological & Brain Sciences
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D., FGSA

Professor
Psychological & Brain Sciences
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Slides
RA

Rozalyn Anderson, Ph.D., FGSA

Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
SA

Steven Albert, PhD, FGSA, FAAN

Professor
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
DI

Derek Isaacowitz, PhD, FGSA

Professor of Psychology
Psychology
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Karen Jung, MSW

Managing Editor
Publishing and Professional Resources
The Gerontological Society of America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Each year the GSA publications team sponsors a symposium to assist authors who wish to publish in GSA’s high impact and influential journals. The first part of the session will include five brief presentations from the editors of The Gerontologist, Innovation in Aging, and the Journals of Gerontology Series A and B plus journal managing editors. We will integrate practical tips with principles of publication ethics and scholarly integrity. The topics will be as follows: (1) Preparing your manuscript: strong and ethical scholarly writing for multidisciplinary audiences, (2) common problems that affect peer review, (3) addressing translational significance and fit to journal expectations, (4) transparency, documentation, and Open Science; and (5) working with Scholar One. Following these presentations, we will hold round table discussions with editors from the GSA journals portfolio. At these round tables, editors will answer questions related to the podium presentations and other questions specific to each journal. Intended audiences include emerging and international scholars, and authors interested in learning more about best practices and tips for getting their scholarly work published.

Learning Objectives:

Scholars attending this symposium will understand how to determine the best fitting GSA (or other) journal for their manuscripts and meet the journal guidelines for submission, with emphasis on translational significance.
Scholars attending this symposium will understand common author mistakes and barriers to successful submission and how to avoid these issues.
Scholars attending this symposium will learn some basic tips clear and ethical scholarly writing, open science and transparency concerns in publishing, and how they can respond to these concerns as they are preparing manuscripts.

Presentations:

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Preparing Your Manuscript: Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D., FGSA – University of Louisville
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Common Problems that Impact Peer Review
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Rozalyn Anderson, Ph.D., FGSA – University of Wisconsin, Madison
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Defining Translational Significance in Gerontology
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Steven M. Albert, PhD, FGSA, FAAN – University of Pittsburgh
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Transparency, Documentation, and Open Science
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Derek Isaacowitz, PhD, FGSA – Northeastern University
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

GSA Managing Editors' Perspective on Submission Dos and Don'ts
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karen Jung, MSW – The Gerontological Society of America