A short trial period in science publishing | nodalpoint.org

For those interested in considering a career in scientific publishing, or perhaps an internship or sabbatical to see what it is all about, Pedro Beltrao in the post linked above describes his period as a trainee at Molecular Systems Biology. Pedro provides his assessment of what a journal does and what is involved in producing it. He concludes:

I thought this was a very useful experience. I think that it would be to everyone’s benefit if this type of trainee period was a standard part of a scientific education. It would give everyone more to relate to when we have to go through the publishing process either as author, referee or editor.