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Summary of ECPN Webinar on Publishing

On November 5, 2015, 2 ECPN hosted Demystifying the Publication Process in Conservation with Sanchita Balachandran, Michele Derrick, and Carolyn Riccardelli. The speakers shared insights from their own publishing experiences: Curator/Conservator Sanchita Balachandran has published in a variety of venues; Research Scientist Michele Derrick served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC); and Conservator Carolyn Riccardelli is AIC’s Director of Communications. The presenters discussed a range of topics including publishing platforms, the process of writing a peer-reviewed article, collaborative writing, and funding.

Webinar Follow-up Resources The following PDFs are of slides from the webinar "Demystifying the Publication Process in Conservation": Sanchita Balachandran's overview on publication Michele Derrick on the JAIC publication process Typical article sections in a peer-reviewed publication, such as JAIC, include: title, abstract, introduction, body, illustrations, discussion, conclusion, references, and suppliers. Many projects in the conservation field are collaborative, but it can be difficult to decide which contributors are considered authors (and in what order), and which should be listed in acknowledgements. In her May 2000 AIC News article "What Constitutes Authorship" , Judith Bischoff discusses authorship guidelines within AIC and allied fields. Carolyn Riccardelli on venues for publication