13:00 - 14:00
Mon 13 May 2024

PLT

Dr Victoria Richards joins us to demystify the editorial process at Nature Portfolio Journals

Abstract: Publishing your work in an influential journal begins with good research, but there is much more to it. This talk will demystify the editorial process at Nature Portfolio journals, including Nature, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications and Communications Chemistry. What takes a paper from new submission to accepted article? We will discuss what our editors look for in a paper and how best to communicate your work to the editor and reviewers to ensure the point gets across. Every stage of the peer review process will be explained, from how editors select referees, to how we make decisions from a set of reports. You will also learn the keys to fashioning a convincing response letter and putting together a successful appeal.

Bio: Dr Victoria Richards is Chief Editor of Communications Chemistry, an open access Nature Portfolio journal publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the chemical sciences. Victoria obtained her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2013, with research experience in the fields of metal-organic frameworks, surface self-assembly, molecular magnetism and main group chemistry. Victoria began her editorial career working on ChemComm and Chemical Science at the Royal Society of Chemistry, before moving to Nature Communications in 2016, where she managed the inorganic, materials and physical chemistry team. Victoria became Chief Editor of Communications Chemistry in September 2019.