I just posted a new video on my scientific writing YouTube channel that looks at how journal editors decide to send out a paper for review. Some science journals send out for review less than half of papers submitted. Thus, it’s important to know how that decision is made and what an author can do to get past this first step in getting a paper accepted for publication. Here is that video:
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8 Steps to a Good Video Abstract: Embeddable Slide Show
More and more journals are publishing video abstracts to call attention to articles and the researchers. Even if your journal does not support video abstracts, you can still create and post one yourself, which will help raise your paper’s online visibility. And, as we all know, the more people who are aware of our work, the more likely it will be cited.
So I decided to create a slide show that covers eight basic steps for creating a good video abstract. This slide show is available on slideshare.net, where anyone can get the embed code to install on their website or share with others.
See below for how the player looks: