IAGG Oceania Workshop, 9am-12pm, Sunday 18th October:
Writing for Scholarly Journals: Views from Ageing Journals in Oceania.
Professor Lynne Parkinson, Dr Jane Sims, Associate Professor Stephen Neville, Australasian Journal
on Ageing
Dr Edward Leung, Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Scholarly writing is an essential academic skill, and can be useful for practitioners and others who
want to share achievements in practice or debate change in policy. There are some simple tips that
journal editors can provide to potential authors to improve the quality of manuscripts and increase
the likelihood of publication. Learning more about the journal review process can also help authors
to be better reviewers.
This three hour workshop will focus on the manuscript process from the editorial perspective. It will
include short presentations, interactive exercises and open discussion.
The short presentations will focus on the journal process, such as:
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writing for publication (approaches and tips)
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choosing a journal
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the review process
A central feature of the workshop will be short tasks in small groups, with support from the
facilitators. The workshop will be interactive and include open discussion on all presentations. The
workshop is suitable for early career researchers, students and anyone who is interested in learning
how to write more effectively.
Program
Sunday 18th October
Time
Details
9.00am
Introductions and overview
9.30am
Getting started: Tips and tricks to publication
10.00am
Choosing a journal
10.30am
What to make of the reviewer feedback
11.00am
Explaining the metrics
11.30am
Questions
12.00pm
Close
Presenters
Professor Lynne Parkinson, is Editor in Chief of the Australasian Journal on Ageing.
She is a population health gerontologist examining impact and management of
arthritis and comorbid conditions; encompassing epidemiological, health outcomes
and quality use of medicines research, primarily based within the Australian
Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. She also does research around healthy ageing
in aged care settings. She is a Professorial Research Fellow at the School of Human
Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, based in Rockhampton,
Queensland.
Dr Edward Leung, is Editor of the Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
He is President, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and Consultant
Geriatrician and Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation, United
Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Dr. Leung's major research interests are
epidemiology in old age, health promotion, osteoporosis, fall, stroke,
incontinence, long term care and public policy in old age. Dr. Leung has
published widely in local and international journals and has been contributor to
a number of books on health and ageing. Dr. Leung has served on various boards
and bodies in Hong Kong and internationally in the International Association of
Gerontology and Asia Pacific Advisory Board on Continence Care. He is also founding member of
Hong Kong Osteoporosis Foundation.
Dr Jane Sims, has a long-standing research interest in older persons' health,
particularly interventions to promote physical activity in older people, and falls
prevention. Much of her work has been within the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies of
Healthy Ageing (MELSHA), which is concerned with the discovery of modifiable
determinants of healthy ageing to inform population level and clinical interventions.
The program is being conducted in partnership with the University of Sydney.
MELSHA commenced in 1994 when a baseline survey of 1000 people aged 65 year
and over living in non-institutional settings was conducted in Melbourne, Australia.
She is an Associate Editor with the Australasian Journal on Ageing.
Associate Professor Stephen Neville, is Head of Department (Nursing) at
AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. Stephen’s research interests
relate to the health and well-being of older citizens, particularly those who
are marginalised, as well as health workforce development. He is
particularly interested in the socio-cultural aspects of ageing. His current
research explores the barriers and enablers to older people being able to
socially engage with their local rural community. He is the current
President of the New Zealand Association of Gerontology, and an
Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal on Ageing.