The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and University Libraries have designed the Research Ready Series to support graduate students and other members of the BGSU teaching community engaged in research and scholarship. If you attend three sessions in this series, you will be eligible to receive the Research Ready email signature stamp.

To learn more about upcoming sessions in this series, please see the listings below. Listings are in chronological order by date.

Advance registration is required for all events. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. Please register for an event by clicking on the registration link below. Please indicate your interest in receiving the stamp on the registration form. Registration is open to all members of the BGSU teaching community, including faculty, instructors, graduate students, and staff.

To individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the workshop either on the registration form or by contacting Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Facilitators: 

• Edith Scarletto, Associate Professor/Reference & Instruction Librarian, Library Teaching & Learning
• Beth Fridrick, Assistant Professor/Collections & Electronic Resources Librarian, Library Teaching & Learning

Joining the scholarly conversation in your field can be intimidating. Where should you submit your article manuscript? Are some journals better than others? What about the emails you get from random journals asking you to submit your work? Using library databases such as Journal Citation Reports and Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, the facilitator will demonstrate how to find and evaluate scholarly journals in your field and discuss the indicators of deceptive publishing practices.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Use library databases and online resources to identify scholarly journals in your field(s). 
• Identify the red flags of deceptive publishing practices. 
• Evaluate scholarly journals based on various identifiers, such as impact factors and journal citation indicators.