Such a great thread! Would encourage PhDs and ECRs everywhere to read, not just in Africa... (Some more thoughts below) https://twitter.com/PhDinAfrica/status/1283388325747929095

I love what they say about quality over quantity. Even ONE journal article in a solid journal is plenty, and established academics should hear this too, as we all feel the pressure to do more and more (publish more and more). 1.

I was asked by one PhD supervisee to be a co-author on an article that they published out of PhD, because that was the convention in health research. Both myself and the other supervisor are second authors and I still find it strange, as not the convention in my field. 2

But now one hears about supervisors obligating their students to co-publish/add their names onto their PHD research; not cool or ethical. This thread tells you why and how to work around this. 3.

Also, great that this scholar speaks of their own rejections/ forced revisions, however unfair. I notice ECRs reacting defensively to critical commentary on their work. I get it. Academic breeds defensiveness, as we operate with our backs against a wall, BUT... 4.

Know the different btw critique that is developmental and generative (like this thread) and what is gatekeeping. Especially for those trained in the Anglo tradition, where there is 0 mentoring on publishing, journal and book editors are where you will get serious engagement... 5.

Embrace rather than reject, even if it feels harsh and entails moving outside your comfort zone. Balance the need to be wary of gatekeeping with the need for scholarly growth, so as not be defensive n dismissive of critique (and not based in identities of those making it). Fini.