Preparing to publish

Get ready to publish by updating your author profile, identify where your data and publications will be stored, consider how to select the most appropriate journal, and make sure that you know how to comply with the University and funder policies.

Author profiles

1. Maximise your impact and visibility with an up-to-date Researcher Profile.

2. Sign up for a unique author identifier ORCID so your research is easy to locate.

3. Become familiar with the key steps to Grow your profile.

 

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Top tips!

Consider the following tips for strategic publishing:

1. Consider your target audience.

2. Aim to publish in peer-reviewed journals.

3. Publish your work as Open Access to increase its reach and potential for citations.

4. Find well-known researchers, and ask colleagues in your field to discover where they are publishing. 

5. Increase the reach of your research by publishing in journals with high impact factors.