Workshop

Abstract

The business of publishing not only involves getting your own work published and disseminated for wider use, but also contributing to the process by which other research is peer reviewed and considered. Publication of research and clinical practice material is an important and integral part of the research process, as it provides a wider audience with the benefit of work undertaken. Dissemination of such work can take the form of original research reports, reviews of literature (many of which will grade the evidence available for particular questions), the presentation of case studies that will be of interest and clinical importance, reports of clinical trial protocols, or, on occasion, informed opinion pieces and editorials. Selecting the best outlet for your work (depending on its nature) can be tricky, and needs to be well considered in relation to the optimal audience and reach. The increasing number of journals in the sport and exercise medicine and science areas provides greater choice in selecting appropriate avenues for dissemination. Despite an increasing number of journals that consider work in the sports medicine and science areas, journals have been facing a markedly increased number of submissions for consideration. This often results in journals having to make difficult decisions about which papers it considers most worthy for publication, and a consequent number of good papers that simply cannot get published. At the journal's end, there is a strong reliance of the goodwill of a large bank of reviewers who can pass judgement (in a structured and constructive manner) on the papers under consideration. The general aim of this workshop is to provide a platform from which participants can understand more about the process of getting their work accepted for publication, and also provide an insight into the importance of the peer review process in the business of publishing.