26th February 2020 - Brown Bag Seminar

Presentation Title:
"Peer review and journal editorial roles: why you should/should not do it and how to make such roles work hard for your career"


Topic:
Drawing on his experience as Editor of 2 BMJ group journals (BJSM, BMJ Open SEM), in this talk Emmanuel will give an overview of the fast changing scientific publishing landscape, and share some thoughts on how peer review and journal editorial roles can serve academic careers of all stages.

Bio:
Emmanuel is a Professor of Physical Activity and Population Health, an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, and the physical activity and exercise Theme Leader at Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. He received his PhD from the University of Bristol in 2003 and did a post-doctoral in epidemiology at University College London. He is one of the four Editors of the British Journal of Sports Medicine and the Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. His research program examines the health effects of physical activity and other lifestyle health behaviours using cohort studies and international consortia. He has published over 250 peer reviewed papers and in 2019 was named in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list. He is the co-Chair of the WHO global 2020 physical activity and sedentary behaviour Guidelines Development Group and lead of the adult physical activity guidelines sub-group.