title: A Pragmatic Approach to Getting Published: 35 Tips for Early Career Researchers.
abstract: It is trite to say "publish or perish," yet many early career researchers are often at a loss on how to best get their work published. With strong competition and many manuscripts submitted, it is difficult to convince editors and reviewers to opt for acceptance. A pragmatic approach to publishing may increase one's odds of success. Here, we - a group of postdocs in the field of plant science - present specific recommendations for early career scientists on advanced levels. We cannot provide a recipe-like set of instructions with success guaranteed, but we come from a broad background in plant science, with experience publishing in a number of journals of varying topics and impact factors. We provide tips, tricks, and tools for collaboration, journal selection, and achieving acceptance.
authors.affiliation: Bayer CropScience Innovation CenterGent, Belgium; Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College LondonLondon, UK.
authors.forename: Natasha M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Antoniadi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gavin M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences Třeboň, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Götzenberger
authors.affiliation: Gregor Mendel Institute Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutzat
authors.affiliation: Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology Wageningen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kadri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koorem
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences Třeboň, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liancourt
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rutowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences - Botany, University of Basel Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saharan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Wanhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Science-Textflow Winterthur, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayer
keywords: collaboration; early career researcher; journals; open access; publishing; strategy