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142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Saturday, November 15, 2014 : 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Samuel Posner, PhD , Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
This session will cover the submission and review process through to publication as well as how to draft a cover letter and how to avoid common mistakes. The lecture will give tips on how to prepare the manuscript for submission. The second half of this time period will be devoted to working with the class members and answer questions about the submission process.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the submission and review process. Identify three key actions to take in preparing the manuscript for submission. Explain five factors that editors consider when making decisions about publication. Explain six possible editor decisions and the author's next steps for each decision.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Dr. Posner is the Editor in Chief of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (PCD) while continuing to be the Deputy Associate Director for Science for NCCDPHP. Dr. Posner has authored or coauthored over 100 publications on a wide range to topics in public health and analytic methods. Dr. Posner is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Public Health. Dr. Posner serves as a peer reviewer for many journals.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 1007.0: Scientific writing for peer-reviewed publications for public health professionals -- Fee: $300