academic publishing https://grad.rutgers.edu/ en My Shadowing Experience at Wiley https://grad.rutgers.edu/news/my-shadowing-experience-wiley <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>My Shadowing Experience at Wiley </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>By Melody Wren</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Hi iJOBS Blog readers, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I’m in my final year as an Exposure Science graduate student at Rutgers and want to share with you what I learned during my shadowing experience at Wiley back in 2018. From the beginning of my graduate career, I was always trying to figure out what I wanted to do once I graduated, and my mind was changing every five minutes it seemed (my parents can verify). I went to iJOBS career panels and talks, and decided I wanted more first-hand experience in a career I was interested in. It’s one thing to hear someone talk about their own experiences, and another to see what it’s like to work there day in and day out. When I joined iJOBS phase II in 2017, all I knew was that I didn’t want the headaches of a career in academia but still wanted to stay active in my field. I decided to shadow a scientific editor since I enjoy writing and editing and wanted to explore jobs off the bench. **Small spoiler** This shadowing experience gave me exactly what I was looking for: a new perspective of what a job in scientific editing truly encompasses and what the job demands on a daily basis. It was also a necessary step on my way to finding the right career path. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>            I was paired with a mentor at Wiley, a well-established publishing houses for academic publications that manages over 1,600 academic journals. With their global headquarters located in Hoboken, NJ, my commute was a two-hour walk + train adventure from Highland Park every day for two weeks. iJOBS phase II trainees can split up their time differently while shadowing, but I decided to do it all at once. My mentor, Ginny Chandra, was an amazing shadowing mentor. She worked with my schedule to set up shadowing dates and always made herself accessible. I split my time working with two editors, the editing director of the Journal of Neuroscience Research (a Rutgers graduate) and the managing director of Ecology. During my two weeks, I gained hands-on experience with editing and selecting manuscripts, helped craft emails to authors, and learned about the online system they use to manage journals. Ginny set up several meetings with editors and people with other positions within the publishing house where I learned about their experiences in the field, asked questions about the industry, and got tips on how to line myself up for a career in publishing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>During these meetings, I learned that all the scientific editors had a PhD, and some even had post-doctoral training. This is the only unit of the publishing house that has all science PhDs, and for good reason. Many journals come to the in-house publishing unit in bad shape from whoever had managed the journal previously, usually an academic society or a field expert in academics.  The primary focus for these editors is to revitalize the quality of the journal and revamp its focus and standards. Many members said that this was not what they envisioned they’d be doing after graduate school, but none of them regretted their transition into the field. They were still able to stay up to date with cutting-edge science and engage with top scientists and colleagues. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>            From the start, each editor is given three or four journals to manage, which may seem overwhelming, especially when some may not be in their field of study. However, since they all have a deep understanding of the scientific method, recognizing good and bad science is the qualifier they rely on to judge incoming manuscripts. One editor was selected specifically to build a journal from the ground up, where he was able to use his established relationships he had built through his academic career to form a base of reviewers and potential authors. Another editor headed a society journal, where she was able to work directly with the scientific society to improve authorship and membership. What they learned and the relationships they built throughout graduate and post-graduate work wasn’t wasted on the job. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>From my whole experience, the biggest shift in my understanding came in what it really meant to be an editor. Like curators who select artwork for their gallery, editors are curators of their scientific niche. They have control over what is brought into the archives of scientific discovery. This role holds a lot of power, and one thing I admired was their commitment to publishing good science. With the NIH’s new (at the time) emphasis on rigor and reproducibility, it was reassuring to see editors there realigning their journals’ acceptance criteria to include the NIH standards. Especially when working with low impact factor journals, they saw promoting good science as an advantage to improving the reputation of their journals. Ultimately, the editors at Wiley hold a unique position where they can instill good practices into the journals they manage while having a positive impact on the industry. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Let’s be real, the publishing world comes with its own headaches that we may be more familiar with: dealing with difficult authors, reading error-riddled manuscripts, and tight deadlines associated with publishing on a monthly or quarterly basis. Nevertheless, scientific editing puts you in a position to impact the industry in a meaningful way while still engaging with researchers and high-level science. Although I realized this was not the career I wanted (I have decided to teach High School science instead), the experience and understanding I gained through shadowing, and iJOBS in general, helped me sort through all the different possibilities. So, my final advice to you all is two-fold. First, I highly recommend putting in the work to join iJOBS Phase II if you want to invest more time into career exploration. And secondly, there are headaches to every job, so choose the headaches you are willing to deal with every day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Happy career searching,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Melody W.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><em>This article was edited by Junior Editor Gina Sanchez and Senior Editor Samantha Avina.</em></p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/377" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">sa1357</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Mon, 06/27/2022 - 21:20</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tags--news.html.twig * field--node--field-tags.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-tags.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topic Areas</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/211" hreflang="en">Featured</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/251" hreflang="en">Biomedical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/282" hreflang="en">career development</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/254" hreflang="en">iJOBS Event Summary</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/298" hreflang="en">academic publishing</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-academic-cluster--news.html.twig * field--node--field-academic-cluster.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-academic-cluster.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-academic-cluster field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Academic Cluster</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/226" hreflang="en">Biological, Biomedical, and Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-authored-on-year--news.html.twig * field--node--field-authored-on-year.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-authored-on-year.html.twig * field--computed-integer.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-authored-on-year field--type-computed-integer field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Authored On Year</div> <div class="field--item">2022</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:20:04 +0000 sa1357 2378 at https://grad.rutgers.edu Publishing Jobs at Wiley https://grad.rutgers.edu/news/publishing-jobs-wiley <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Publishing Jobs at Wiley</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><span><span><span><span>By </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>Soumyadipa Das</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>A Ph.D. in science traditionally translates to careers in academia or research positions in industry. Although, that’s not always the case. Therefore, Rutgers iJOBS introduces young scientists in academia to diverse career options. Keeping up with the tradition, Rutgers iJOBS organized a panel discussion on publishing jobs at Wiley, which opened a new horizon for scientists with a passion for writing and editing.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>We all have read books published from Wiley in our undergrad, but Wiley is also a stalwart in scientific research publishing with over 1,600 journals under its umbrella across various disciplines. All four panelists worked in the research publishing sector of Wiley, along with over 250 Ph.D.s worldwide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong><span>Virginia Chanda</span></strong><span> is a senior editorial director at Wiley, having worked there for 30 years, and is a Rutgers graduate. After earning her Ph.D., she transitioned into a postdoc position in Schering-Plough (a pharmaceutical later acquired by <a href="https://www.merck.com/">Merck</a>) where she discovered her passion for writing and editing while helping a colleague to copy edit a new lab manual of current protocols.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong><span>Christopher Arnette</span></strong><span> has been an editor at Wiley for the past three and a half years in Boston, Massachusetts. Christopher was initially inclined to attend medical school after his B.S. in biology, but a summer of research in Cleveland, Ohio inspired him to attend grad school. He did his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt School of Medicine followed by a postdoc in Northwestern University, where his PI introduced him to the other panelist Nidhi Bansal who was working for Wiley at that time. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong><span>Nidhi Bansal</span></strong><span> is a senior manager in strategic insights in business development at Wiley. She did her Ph.D. in University of Delhi, India. Initially, she wanted to move back to India after completing her postdoctoral studies and chose teaching as a career. However, during her postdoctoral studies she realized her preference of building narrative around the collected data  over bench science. She eventually joined Wiley as an editor in 2017 and was responsible for launching a new journal for cancer biology. Nidhi is now helping to develop publications in collaboration with scientific societies at Wiley where she is responsible for subject and market data analysis, financial projection, and more.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong><span>Emily Frieben</span></strong><span> is an associate editor at Wiley. Emily is currently working remotely, but her job is based in Boston. She has a B.S. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences. She did a lot of writing and editing during quarantine, which made her consider a job in the publishing industry. She is also the scientific editor for the corporate sales team, where she works with scientific instrument and chemical vendors to develop engaging content for their target audience.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The recruitment process at Wiley usually includes interviews where one needs to explain their scientific work and provide writing samples on how they would approach eminent scientists to write content for the journals. First-authored publications in high-impact journals are not a necessary requirement, but scientific publication is expected, especially to make sure that the candidate understands the writing, editing, and peer review process. One must also be aware of the current concerns in publishing industry like the open access movement, which is a movement to ensure equity in academic world by providing free access to scientific journals across the world to academicians.  (A good resource to gather such knowledge: </span><a href="https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/"><span>Home - The Scholarly Kitchen (sspnet.org)</span></a><span>). Peer review experience is always a plus for jobs at scholarly publishing. One can gain such experience as a graduate student in Rutgers by peer-reviewing </span><a href="https://aresty.rutgers.edu/aresty-rurj"><span>RURJ</span></a><span>: an in-house journal by Rutgers undergrads.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>As the language of science is global, Wiley puts the utmost consideration into the scientific background of the candidate, as they claim that the publishing and business can be taught when the new hire joins the team. Although, it is important to note that fluency in English is required for copy editing as most of the journals are published in English. Unfortunately, Wiley doesn’t sponsor Visa or Green Card for international students currently. As panelist Nidhi mentioned, the sponsorship had been a bottleneck for her while she was searching for job in scholarly publishing during her last postdoctoral studies. She got a lot more interview calls from different publishing houses once the residency issue was sorted out. However, Nidhi also pointed out that the post-pandemic era of working remotely has enabled people across the globe to work for global companies like Wiley. So, if international students want to move back to their country, then the option for working at Wiley and other scientific publishing houses at their respective home country remain open.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>As an editor at Wiley, one is responsible for communicating with the authors and reviewers regarding missing data, deadlines, or any other pertinent matter. This job enables one to go through a variety of literature and – as one of our panelists said – to be <em>in</em> science without <em>doing</em> the science. There are freelancing opportunities available such as a copy editing at Wiley for interested Ph.D. students at Rutgers. There are managing jobs within Wiley where one interacts with external editorial board members from academia and government to develop content. In this role, one is responsible for special issues, peer review, and inviting scientists to write content. On the other hand, a more senior job title of “publisher” holds one accountable to oversee a group of editors and manage corporate strategy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Virginia and Nidhi’s career is a testament of vertical growth within Wiley. All of the panelists vouched for the great, balanced life Wiley has provided them with, including regular work hours and flexible deadlines. Although the panelists were from molecular biology mostly, people from almost all scientific disciplines like physical or chemical sciences have an opportunity to work for Wiley in their respective journals. If you are someone who has an appetite for the broader world of science out of your Ph.D. discipline, enjoys reading diverse scientific literature, and communicates well, then a job in the scholarly publishing industry might be a good fit for you! </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><em><span>This article was edited by Junior Editor Gina Sanchez and Senior Editor Natalie Losada.</span></em></span></span></span></p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/352" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">nml95</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Wed, 03/16/2022 - 12:00</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tags--news.html.twig * field--node--field-tags.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-tags.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topic Areas</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/211" hreflang="en">Featured</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/251" hreflang="en">Biomedical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/282" hreflang="en">career development</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/254" hreflang="en">iJOBS Event Summary</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/298" hreflang="en">academic publishing</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-academic-cluster--news.html.twig * field--node--field-academic-cluster.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-academic-cluster.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-academic-cluster field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Academic Cluster</div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/226" hreflang="en">Biological, Biomedical, and Health Sciences</a></div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-authored-on-year--news.html.twig * field--node--field-authored-on-year.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-authored-on-year.html.twig * field--computed-integer.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-authored-on-year field--type-computed-integer field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Authored On Year</div> <div class="field--item">2022</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 nml95 2329 at https://grad.rutgers.edu