Publish as Early Career Researcher: Why, When, Where and How?

Wednesday 31 March 2021, 10:00 – 18:30 h

This training will be held online on Webex (conference link)
Password: NCCR

This training is part of the third pillar of the Doctoral Program of the nccr – on the move. All Doctoral Students enrolled in the Certificate in Migration and Mobility Studies are encouraged to attend. While the training is meant primarily for early career researchers, all members of the community are welcome to attend.

General Description

While publication is the key to a successful academic career, the skills required to get an article published in a peer reviewed journal are rarely taught. Now that the second generation of nccr – on the move projects is entering its output-oriented stage, we want to open the black box of the international publication landscape and discuss existing trade-offs and good. This publication training assembles journal editors from the interdisciplinary field of migration and mobility research, experts in writing and publishing, as well as junior and senior researchers from the NCCR. It is structured around three main goals:

– Learn about the cultural and institutional tacit agreements within academic publishing
– Discuss experiences and strategies with senior researchers of the nccr – on the move
– Learn about the publishing criteria, norms and procedures of top migration and mobility journals

Note that this training does not handle the process of writing – which is addressed in other workshops – but focuses on the skills that will help the participants designing their own publishing strategy.

Flyer of the training (PDF)

Timetable

10:00 – 10:15: Short Introduction and Round of Presentations
Robin Stünzi, University of Neuchâtel

10:15 – 11:45: Publishing as a Migration Scholar: Ethics and Practice
Jean-Michel Lafleur, University of Liège

14:15 – 15:45: Publication Experiences and Strategies: Group Discussions with Short Inputs by Researchers and Alumnae of the nccr – on the move
– Yvonne Riaño, University of Neuchâtel
– Flavia Cangia, University of Fribourg
– Lisa Marie Borrelli, University of Neuchâtel
– Eva Green, University of Lausanne
– Philipp Lutz, University of Geneva
– Carlo Knotz, University of Stavanger

17:00 – 18:30: Round Table on the Publication Landscape in Migration and Mobility Research
– Mimi Sheller, Drexel University, Co-Editor and Founder of the Journal Mobilities
– Saskia Bonjour, University of Amsterdam, Senior Editor of Migration Politics
– Paul Statham, University of Sussex, Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
– Peter Scholten, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Editor-in-chief of the Journal Comparative Migration Studies
Moderation: Adrian Favell, University of Leeds