MediaLab micro-interviews
with people working in science & science media about what they do & what they think...
Scientific Publishing
from the Inside Out
(Steve Smart & Iain Matthews: 2/4/2012)
We interviewed Dr Sacha Vignieri after her recent talk at the School of Biology. Her interview video is below, and you can also click here to find out about Sacha's answers to 6 for Science
Dr Sacha Vignieri, an Associate Editor with Science, discusses some of the inner workings of Science and provides insight for authors preparing their own work for consideration in high-impact general-science publications...
From the outside, publication in high-impact general-science journals can seem like a mysterious process. A general understanding of the procedures and practices at Science can help unravel the mystery a bit, and contribute to an understanding of what makes a good (or even great) paper a high-impact-journal paper.
In particular, while many researchers strive to publish in these journals because of their high impacts, they are fundamentally general-science journals, and understanding this can help authors assess which aspects of their own work will be most successful in such outlets.
Videos from Science
Did you know that Science contributors can add augment their publications with video? - Some interesting examples can be found at Science's video portal. [School of Biology staff seeking in assistance in video production can contact our MediaLab]
Biography: Dr Sacha Vignieri
Sacha received her bachelor's degree from the UC Berkeley, where she majored in integrative biology and conducted undergraduate research in animal behavior and behavioral endocrinology. She received her PhD in zoology (with a focus on ecology, evolution, and behavior) from the University of Washington in 2005, where she studied the population genetics and dispersal ecology of the Pacific jumping mouse, under the guidance of Dr. Jim Kenagy.
After graduation, Sacha received a Leverhulme Visiting Scholarship to study evolutionary theory with Drs. Joel Peck and David Waxman at the University of Sussex. In 2006 she was awarded a University of California Presidential post-doctoral fellowship to study ecological adaptation in beach mice at the UC San Diego with Dr. Hopi Hoekstra. She completed this research as a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University in 2010.
Also in 2010, Sacha joined the editorial staff at Science as an associate editor covering the fields of organismal biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and conservation.