1. Slide 1 How editors can mentor researchers in developing countries, and why... Ravi Murugesan, MS, ELS AuthorAID Training Coordinator INASP, Oxford

2. Slide 2 INASP Office in Oxford, UK, with 15 to 20 staff Funded mainly by DfID, Sida, and NORAD Scholarly information for development Availability, accessibility, creation, and uptake of research 22 partner countries, most in Africa

3. Slide 3 AuthorAID Since 2007 Workshops on scientific writing Mentoring Small grants – travel, organising workshops Blog E-learning Discussion list

4. Slide 4 Online mentoring scheme Anyone can create a profile on the website Mentees: Early-career researchers in developing countries Mentors: Senior researchers and editors, in developing or developed countries Advanced search, private messaging

5. Slide 5 Size Rapidly growing community Low administrative supervision or control (something to improve)

6. Slide 6 How it works Anyone can look up researchers offering or seeking mentoring Only members can see full profiles and contact others Guidelines and learning agreement template provided

7. Slide 7 A case study Contacted by mentee Exchanged CVs to assess match Helped mentee write up 2 papers for publication during her PhD Many hour-long Skype calls Structuring and presenting data, getting started with writing, identifying journals, career development

8. Slide 8 How editors can be great mentors for early career researchers in developing countries

9. Slide 9 Helping mentees with the content Choosing target journals Study design Publishing strategy Manuscript critique

10. Slide 10 Helping mentees understand scholarly publishing in general Clarifying the publishing process Timelines to expect Decisions and how to deal with them

11. Slide 11 Helping mentees with the actual writing Tutorials on scientific writing, grammar, etc. Critiquing the language in manuscripts Copyediting

12. Slide 12 Why be a mentor? Professional activity Improving the visibility of research from developing countries Exposure to international perspectives Acknowledgement in published papers

13. Slide 13 Want to test the waters? Join the active discussion list (usually several messages every day) http://dgroups.org/groups/authoraiddiscussion

14. Slide 14 For more information Ravi Murugesan ravi@uwalumni.com @RaviMurugesan