Publishing in Nature Energy: Insights from the Editorial Team

Publications are the currency of the research enterprise, but what happens after you click submit to a journal is often a black box. The goal of this session is to illuminate what happens behind the scenes in publishing, with a specific focus on the Nature journals and in particular, Nature Energy. As handling editor for the social sciences, economics, modelling and policy content at Nature Energy, Silvana Lakeman will provide an overview of the process. The session will cover journal selection and the differences between various Nature outlets, as well as the editorial process – from initial submission to final publication. This includes how to overcome common hurdles in ensuring your paper is catching the attention of editors and reviewers for the right reasons, and examples of successful papers.

Following the session, a limited number of 15-minute one-on-one meetings with Silvana Lakeman will be available upon request for those who would like tailored feedback or have specific questions about the submission process. These individual consultations will take place between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.

Note: This is an invite-only event. Interested Penn faculty, PhD students, and postdoctoral researchers should contact Bill Cohen (cohenw@upenn.edu) to request more information or to reserve a one-on-one meeting slot.