• Have you ever wondered what kind of article gets published and why?
• Do you want guidelines from the publishers' perspectives and what catches our eyes?
• Do you know how to select the right journal to submit your article to?
• If you have ever asked any of these questions before, then this is the talk for you.

SAGE is delighted to support you with tips and share with you how to improve your success rate at getting your article published.

In the session, Rosalia Garcia will go through the psychological aspects of a successful writer and why should you consider publication. Sharing with you specific tips on how to write an abstract, a good query letter to the journal editor, how to select journal to submit to, as well as how you should structure your article. She will also walk you through the process on a week by week basis from start to reviewing your opening and concluding the article.

This session is especially useful for students and junior faculty in their first forays into academic writing.

About the speaker

As the Executive Director, Consortia/Library Sales & Marketing, SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, Rosalia is responsible for the strategic direction to the overall SAGE Asia Pacific sales and marketing initiatives, as well as the development of sales and marketing goals and objectives for SAGE’s online products. Her role also involves engaging in high level discussions with Librarian Directors, exploring opportunities to collaborate and promote Open Access. Rosalia also sits on the board of directors of SAGE Asia-Pacific. She is passionate about publishing and which she sees as a means of educating the future leaders and researchers of the world.

Rosalia has previously worked for McGraw Hill, Pearson Education, Wiley and Elsevier and has experience in various aspects of publishing; from customer service and acquiring journals, books and journals/library sales to marketing and foreign rights management.

About SAGE

Founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community, SAGE is a leading international publisher of innovative, high-quality content.  SAGE publishes more than 800 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies, conference highlights and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC.  www.sagepublications.com