Everything You Alway s Wanted to Know About Publishing in the Humanities... Scientific pub lishing involves many considerations, such as identifying your target audience, choosing where to publish, and dealing with reviewers, edi tors, and publishers. Topics such as authorship and the impact of a p ublication are also important.
The University Librar y of VU Amsterdam is happy to support you in preparing and publishing a high-quality scholarly manuscript. Therefore, we are organizing a seminar specifically for humanities scholars, with special attention to the publication of monographs. Experienced academics and a publish er will guide you step by step through the publication process and an swer questions from the audience.
2:35 PM | Introduction: Open ing Remarks – Prof. Dr. Jeroen Geurts (Rector, VU Amsterdam)
2:45 PM | A Bridging Pen: The do’s and don’ts (and why you should ignore them) for early-career researchers (and an yone else) looking to reach a wider audience – Dr. Caro V erbeek (Assistant Professor of Sensory Skills and History, VU Amsterd am, Curator Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Author at Atlas Contact and Boom Ge schiedenis, Tedx Speaker)
3:25 PM | The Role a nd Working Methods of an Academic Publisher in the Humanities � � Dr. Mirjam Elbers (Senior Acquisitions Editor, Classical Studi es, Brill)
4:05 PM | Short Break
< strong>4:20 PM | The Role of Editors: How They Evaluate Manu scripts and How Authors Can Best Respond to Editorial Feedback � �� Prof. Dr. Dion Forster (Professor of Public Theology, VU Amst erdam)
5:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Net working Reception
This seminar is primarily intended for first-time authors and PhD candidates from the Faculty of Social Scie nces and Humanities. Students and staff from other faculties are, of course, also welcome.
This seminar is organized by the Universi ty Library of VU Amsterdam. Questions and/or comments? Contact: s.p.valkenberg@vu.nl
DESCRIPTION: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Publishing in the Humanities... Scientific publishing involves many considerations, such as identifying your target audience, choosing where to publish, and dealing with reviewers, editors, and publishers. Topics such as authorship and the impact of a publication are also important. The University Library of VU Amsterdam is happy to support you in pre paring and publishing a high-quality scholarly manuscript. Therefore, we are organizing a seminar specifically for humanities scholars, wi th special attention to the publication of monographs. Experienced ac ademics and a publisher will guide you step by step through the publi cation process and answer questions from the audience.