Scholarly Communications: Introduction

This guide provides useful information on scholarly publishing, such as finding the best journal, author identity, or promoting publications and communications.

The Purpose of this Guide

Overview of support services to increase you research impact

This guide provides information to help you develop an effective publication strategy, including:

Factors to consider when deciding where to publish
Advice on how to ensure your research is identifiable
Promoting & communicating your research
Tracking & monitoring your research impact

It is mainly aimed at early career researchers, but some suggestions and tips might be of interest for established authors as well. For more detailed information on many of the topics referred to in this guide, please see our related guides linked to below.

Further advice and support is also available through the UCD Research & Innovation Services Portal

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Advice on how to plan, capture and communicate your research impact from UCD Research

Library Webinars

UCD Library "Discovery" Webinar Series for Researchers

This semester, UCD Library Research Services are running a series of short, 30-minute introductory webinars via Zoom on a range of practical topics to help support your research. There will also be time for Q&A and discussion, so bring along your questions!

Click on the image above to book a webinar of interest to you.