The School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong will be hosting a seminar by Mr Matthew Smaldon, Executive Publisher of Elsevier, on “Publishing with the Social Science & Medicine Family of Journals”, on April 8. Details are as follows:

Speaker Bio
Mr Matthew Smaldon has over 25 years of experience in academic publishing for international publishing companies. He is currently the Executive Publisher responsible for Elsevier’s Health Studies portfolio of journals, which include Social Science & Medicine, SSM - Population Health, SSM Mental Health, SSM Qualitative Research in Health, SSM Health Systems, Health & Place and Wellbeing, Space & Society. 

About the Seminar
The presentation will provide an introduction to Social Science & Medicine and the wider family of journals – SSM Population Health, SSM Mental Health, SSM Qualitative Research in Health, SSM Health Systems, and Wellbeing, Space and Society. The opportunities to publish in these journals will be explained, and the presentation will help you learn more about the process of submitting to an international journal, with guidance on how to increase your chances of having your paper accepted for publication. The presenter will give examples of what Editors consider when receiving papers, explain the peer review process, ethical publishing and resources available to help authors. Opportunities to become involved with journals will also be examined, and there will be a Q&A session. 
 
Registration
Please register here by April 3, 2024 (Wednesday) at 11am.

A confirmation email will be sent to successful registrants.

Enquiry
For enquiries, please email sphevent@hku.hk.