Meeting the Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellows at the ASLO 2023 Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Perspectives on Professional Development, Writing, and Finding your Academic Superpower
Rita M Franco-Santos, Laura J Falkenberg, Scott Hotaling, Erin Peck
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Abstract
The ASLO 2023 Aquatic Sciences Meeting took place 4 to 9 June in Palma, Spain. The theme, resilience and recovery, applies to the natural world and our lives. Adaptability to disruptions is a valuable trait for early career researchers (ECRs), as they must deal with various barriers to success.
We introduced ECRs to initiatives aimed at overcoming these barriers—the ASLO Raelyn Cole Editorial Fellowship and associated opportunities. The Fellowship enables ECRs to develop scientific publishing skills as authors, peer reviewers, and editorial board members. It also fosters personal growth, contributing to resilience in academia, and exchange of lessons with peers. Approximately 30 ECRs attended the session; below we briefly describe the Fellowship's origin, lessons learnt by the Fellows, and topics of interest from the audience.
This Fellowship honors Raelyn Cole (Managing Editor of Limnology and Oceanography from 1965 to 1996) and her long and productive scientific career. After Raelyn's passing, her husband Dale approached ASLO to establish an endowment in her name; Teresa Curto, ASLO's executive director, suggested a scientific publishing fellowship for ECRs. The Fellowship started in 2017, funded by Dale's initial and ongoing donations, as well as ASLO's matching contributions. Limnology & Oceanography Letters (LOL) currently hosts the program, whose structure was developed by founding Editor-in-Chief (EiC) Pat Soranno and the first Fellow Laura Falkenberg. This two-year program selects applicants to work alongside the EiC of LOL, who encourages them to explore personal interests in any aspect of scientific publishing. For details on the Fellowship, see https://www.aslo.org/opportunities-in-aslo/raelyn-cole-editorial-fellowship/.
We biasedly encourage ECRs to apply for the Fellowship! Follow our X/Twitter account (@rcef_aslo) for upcoming calls. For questions, email us at [email protected].
LJF is Editor of Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. The authors declare that they have no other competing interests.
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All past issues of the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin are available online, including its predecessors Communications to Members and the ASLO Bulletin. Access to the current and previous volume is restricted to members and institutions with a subscription to the ASLO journals. All other issues are freely accessible without a subscription. As part of ASLO’s mission to disseminate and communicate knowledge in the aquatic sciences.