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How editors can mentor researchers in developing countries,
and why...
Ravi Murugesan, MS, ELSAuthorAID Training Coordinator
INASP, Oxford
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INASP• Office in Oxford, UK,
with 15 to 20 staff• Funded mainly by DfID,
Sida, and NORAD• Scholarly information
for development• Availability,
accessibility, creation, and uptake of research
• 22 partner countries, most in Africa
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AuthorAID• Since 2007• Workshops on scientific
writing • Mentoring• Small grants – travel,
organising workshops• Blog• E-learning• Discussion list
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Online mentoring scheme• Anyone can create a
profile on the website• Mentees: Early-career
researchers in developing countries
• Mentors: Senior researchers and editors, in developing or developed countries
• Advanced search, private messaging
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Size• Rapidly growing
community• Low administrative
supervision or control (something to improve)
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How it works
• Anyone can look up researchers offering or seeking mentoring
• Only members can see full profiles and contact others• Guidelines and learning agreement template provided
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A case study• Contacted by mentee• Exchanged CVs to assess
match• Helped mentee write up 2
papers for publication during her PhD
• Many hour-long Skype calls• Structuring and presenting
data, getting started with writing, identifying journals, career development
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How editors can be great mentors for early career researchers in developing countries
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Helping mentees with the content• Choosing target
journals• Study design• Publishing strategy• Manuscript critique
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Helping mentees understand scholarly publishing in general
• Clarifying the publishing process
• Timelines to expect• Decisions and how to
deal with them
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Helping mentees with the actual writing
• Tutorials on scientific writing, grammar, etc.
• Critiquing the language in manuscripts
• Copyediting
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Why be a mentor?• Professional activity• Improving the visibility
of research from developing countries
• Exposure to international perspectives
• Acknowledgement in published papers
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Want to test the waters?
• Join the active discussion list (usually several messages every day)
• http://dgroups.org/groups/authoraiddiscussion
