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Introduction to Scholarly Communication

Intended for graduate students, this guide provides essential information for graduate students to maximize the impact of their scholarly endeavors.

Action Items

Identify where your research is on the research cycle. 

The actors in the scholarly communication cycle

  • Researcher - consumer of scientific knowledge; creator of new scientific knowledge
  • Author - Initial communicator of new scientific knowledge
  • Peer Reviewer - quality control agent for new scientific knowledge
  • Publisher - Distributor of scientific knowledge

The Scholarly Communication Cyle

Scholarly Communication Cycle

Scholarly Communication Lifecycle pdf