Academic publishing is a tortuous but necessary part of the research lifecycle. Thankfully, the LibMAPS team can guide you through the entire publishing process, helping you choose the best venue for your work, maximize impact, minimize costs, and retain your rights as an author. We are available to work with you to provide any of the services listed below. Reach out to drw2004@med.cornell.edu to schedule a consultation and start your publishing journey.
Pre-Publishing
- Suggest journals relevant to areas of research/interest for possible submission
- Check journal impact factors, indexing, and journal policies
- Explore alternate publishing models including open access journals and sharing publications via eCommons, Cornell's Institutional Repository
- Review and summarize publication agreements for potential journals
Turnaround time: 1-2 days
Manuscript Preparation/Pre-Acceptance
- Provide light editing (either done manually or with Copilot assistance, at the discretion of the author), including:
- Correct spelling, word usage, grammar, and punctuation
- Cross-check text with tables and figures for correct association
- Suggest textual changes for clarity and concision
- Ensure style consistency
- Recommend MeSH terms and keywords for article
- Support use of bibliographic software such as EndNote or Lean Library Workspace
- Assist with copyright questions and recommend publication agreement amendments to retain full or partial copyright
- Run manuscripts through TurnItIn plagiarism detection software
- Ensure journal instructions and policies for authors are met
Turnaround time: 1 week for Copilot-assited preparation, 2 weeks for manual
Post-Acceptance/Published
- Efficiently and accurately address reviewer comments
- Assist with complying with the NIH Public Access Policy the NIH Datamanagement and Sharing Policy
- Support integration of data into WIDRR to comply with the Cornell Data Retention Policy
- Facilitate deposition of manuscript into eCommons
- Set up citation alerts so you know who is citing your work
Turnaround time: 1-2 days