{"id":6246,"date":"2018-08-15T19:23:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T22:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:30:34","slug":"decision-to-get-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/decision-to-get-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the decision to get published"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you notice what is happening in science communication? Everyday a wave of new data and papers is getting drowned in the\u00a0ocean of scientific information. If you want to survive it, you need to make the decision to get published.<\/p>\n

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It may sound presumptuous, but after working hard to build a research from the scratch, the decision to get published is all yours. You just need to follow one simple step:<\/p>\n

Understand what journals are looking for<\/h3>\n

Journals are also feeling overwhelmed with the amount of scientific findings that is discovered everyday. In fact, they are the most interested people in making science communication work.\u00a0For that reason, a few changes are in order.<\/p>\n

For example, the traditional structure of a paper needs improvement. Instead of using only text and graphs, we need new ways to communicate our findings. And more! We need it to be a faster source of information.<\/p>\n

A sexy title and a sucint abstract are not enough for a fast communication anymore. Thus, many journals are calling on graphical abstracts. A graphical abstract is pretty much a visual way to tell your story.<\/p>\n

At ScienceDirect, we can see how papers are available and organized. The list contains:<\/p>\n