Fogarty Fellows Seminar Monday 22nd April 2024 at 16h00 Via Zoom
The topic selected for the seminar was:
“How to respond to journal reviewers’ comments on submitted publications”
Professor Graeme Meintjes (PI of HATTP) gave a short presentation highlighting the review process following submission to a journal as well as the etiquette of responses to reviewers and the requirements of different journals, including encouragement to keep going to the finish line!
Prof Meintjes invited a panel to relate their experiences as reviewers and editors of journals.
Dr Linda Boloko gave an example of how he responded to extensive reviewers’ comments following a recent publication in Lancet Microbe.
The panel consisted of:
- Professor John Eikelboom, Professor in Haematology at McMaster University in Canada. He has over 800 publications and serves on the editorial board of many journals.
- Associate Professor Sipho Dlamini, serves on the HATTP administrative committee and is an ID physician in the Department of Medicine at UCT
- Gary Maartens is an Emeritus Professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at UCT and serves on the HATTP Co-ordinating Committee. He has over 400 publications and is the Editor-In-Chief of the SA HIV journal.
The Fogarty fellows had the opportunity to ask the panel questions such as:
- How to handle delays in response from co-authors
- How to communicate clearly for journal audience
- Expected turnaround times for responses to the editor
- When to inquire on outcome of response
Prof Meintjes thanked the panel and encouraged the fellows to persevere as the art of writing develops with time.
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