Author Question: What are the advantages of presenting a poster session, displayed for two hours a day for three days ... (Read 58 times)

dbose · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What are the advantages of presenting a poster session, displayed for two hours a day for three days at a well-attended conference, instead of a 15-minute verbal presentation with a 5-minute question period, at a breakout session? (Select all that apply.)

a. For authors who suffer presentation anxiety, a poster presentation can be much less stressful, since it provides many small conversations instead of a large lecture.
b. A poster session allows the researcher to display more information than a verbal presenter can.
c. A poster presentation provides the opportunity for one-to-one interaction with the viewers.
d. The poster presentation may reach more people than does the verbal presentation.
e. A verbal presentation requires more time to develop than does a poster.

Question 2

A journal states on its editorial page, A query letter is required before article submission to this refereed journal. If a manuscript is requested, both hard copy and an electronic copy will be required.

After initial acknowledgement of receipt, authors will receive a response from the editor within four months. What does this statement mean? (Select all that apply.)
a. Within four months, the author will be notified whether the article is accepted.
b. The author will be notified immediately of the manuscript's acceptance.
c. Only the editor reviews manuscripts.
d. The journal uses peer review.
e. If authors send a manuscript without an initial query, it will be returned.
f. If authors send a query letter, they will be requested to send a manuscript.
g. If a manuscript is accepted, it will be published within four months.
h. No manuscripts are ever accepted.

vish98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, C, D
Research findings are communicated at conferences and meetings through verbal and poster presentations. With presentations, researchers have an opportunity to share their preliminary findings, answer questions about their studies, interact with other interested researchers, and receive immediate feedback on their study. A 15-minute verbal presentation would consist of a 15-slide show (PowerPoint or otherwise). A poster session is a visual presentation of your study, all on one surface, with either three or four columns. Posters usually take from 10 to 20 hours to develop based on the complexity of the study and the experience of the researcher. Novice researchers usually need more than 20 hours to develop a poster. One major advantage of a poster session is the opportunity for one-to-one interaction between the researcher and the viewer. At the end of the poster session, individuals interested in a study will frequently stay to speak to the researcher. A quality poster is easily comprehended in 5 minutes or less.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, D, E
A query letter is developed to determine an editor's interest in reviewing a manuscript for publication. A query letter should be no more than one page and usually includes the abstract as well as the researcher's qualifications for writing the article. Journals that require a query letter will not accept manuscripts without that initial query. A refereed journal is peer-reviewed and uses referees or expert reviewers to determine whether a manuscript is acceptable for publication. Most refereed journals require manuscripts to be reviewed anonymously, or blinded, by two or three reviewers. Most academic institutions support the refereed system and may only recognize publications that appear in peer reviewed journals for faculty seeking tenure and promotion.