Publishing as an early career researcher

Welcome to our ECR resource hub

Helping to support early career researchers (ECRs) is vitally important for improving research culture and diversity, as well as training up the next generation of scientists. Here at the Royal Society, there are a number of different ways we provide support to ECRs including specific grant schemes and opportunities to attend free scientific meetings. Royal Society Publishing provides talks and workshops to help researchers navigate the publishing process, supports co-reviewing whereby an ECR can partner with a more senior researcher to gain experience in peer review, and publishes regular ECR blog posts including our growing author tips collection. The Biology Letters best paper competition and the Notes and Records Essay Award are both open specifically to ECRs.

Our comprehensive resource hub provides you, as an early career researcher, with the foundational knowledge of the publishing process and brings together resources to help you publish. We help you understand everything there is to know about taking that next step with your research.

• Learn how to choose the best journal for your manuscript
• Discover our publishing process
• Understand how peer review works and how to get involved
• Increase the impact of your work and develop your career

To help us provide the best possible support and guidance to this community, we would be very grateful for your feedback.