Call for Mentees: Publication Mentorship Program for First-time Women Authors in the Field of HPSR
Health Systems Global (HSG) and The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (the Alliance) are committed to supporting individual capacity for the conduct and uptake of health policy and systems research (HPSR).
Peer-reviewed publications are important for communicating scientific work, recognition within the research community and career progression. However, women lag behind their male colleagues in publications. A 2019 Lancet review argued that the division in knowledge between genders exists in all countries, with less than 30% of the world’s researchers being women. They further argue that while the proportion of women is increasing, these women still publish less than their male counterparts.
HSG and the Alliance, in collaboration with Health Policy and Planning, invite early-career women working on HPSR issues, based in Low- and Middle-Income countries, to participate in this call. Those who are interested in publishing their HPSR research for the first time in a global peer-reviewed journal and require guidance and support to submit a publishable manuscript should apply.
Prospective mentees must:
- Be early-career women researchers seeking to publish a paper of original research relevant to the field of HPSR;
- Be resident and working in an LMIC setting;
- Already have a paper idea, outline, or draft manuscript in preparation;
- Be able to develop the abstract and scientific paper in English;
- Have no previous publications in a peer-reviewed journal with global reach as a lead author;
- Require guidance through a one-to-one mentorship to prepare a high-quality publishable manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal.
* Afro-descent and Indigenous women researchers based in Latin America & the Caribbean are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested applicants are requested to complete this Application Form and submit a short motivation letter (max 400 words) and an abstract (max 400 words) of their completed research work which they intend to convert into a fully developed scientific paper for publishing. Please review requirements and application information in further detail in our Call for Mentees (PDF) and closely follow the instructions provided in the application form.
Please note that applications are no longer being accepted as the submission deadline of March 11, 2022 has passed.
I am very excited about this information.
I have been preparing to have my papper published for sometime now.
I will really appreciate some guidance to help me publish my research work.
Please, I am young professional with Msc health policy and health systems. Please I need mentorship to publish. Thank you
This is a much needed pathway in africa and more so with focus on women
Bound to improve
the health system data coolection tools , analytics and provide future priorities, policy and advocacy
Employment of technology
Intersectionality
Leadership thats grounded on evidence
Selahkoech@gmail.com
I will really appreciate some mentorship and guidance to publish my work
I’m a young researcher (MSc Epidemiology) and this looks like a great opportunity to improve my writing skills and get my papers accepted to a journal. Super excited!
I would be grateful to be granted the opportunity as a PhD in Public Health student researcher without any published work yet.
This mentorship program is timely and crucial for my academic journey.
Thanks for your consideration.
This is indeed a noble initiative that would help women early career researchers in academic progression.
Am very eager to come up with my own work to also appear in papers. Am grateful for the opportunity will work extra hard to produce something. I m already at a stage where am about to develop my manuscript.
Iam a Nurse and interested to participate. Kindly advice further.
I am a Ph.D. student from Palestine, and highly interested to submit but unfortunately, i can’t find my country name listed (PALESTINE)!!!
This is a good initiative,im preparing a paper for publication,it will be helpful to me as an upcoming scholar in health related researches
This offer is timely in my Public Health career. I will be glad to apply and get mentored with other women in the field of science. Keep it up.
I am a field epidemiologist. I wish to improve on my writing skills which will lead to effective publication
This is a good initiative,im preparing a paper for publication being a PhD student,it will be helpful to me as an upcoming scholar in health related researches
What a great opportunity worth trying and a noble initiative.A great opportunity to improve my writing skills and have my paper in the journal.
This is awesome! A long awaited opportunity , so apt considering the timing. Looking forward to exploring this great opportunity to horn my writing skills and publish my work.
This is a wonderful and very timely opportunity. I am a PhD student and this is going to be very helpful to me in completing my program.
Can’t wait to explore this unique opportunity to contribute to the science world of Health.
This is awesome,am a Master student in one of the government’s universities in Malawi.This will help me have an opportunity to publish my dissertation.
This is a great opportunity. Am interested
Wow…This is timely.I would like to be mentored to publish in peer reviewed journals.
This is great move in the research world. Hope I will make good contribution
Wonderful
This is a noble idea.
I am a male junior lecturer who is also interested in publishing. I have seen the call for application emphasizes the female gender. Do I have a chance at this?
I am very excited, I wish may get selected and this mentorship program will provide landmark in my career, as I want to pursue a PhD degree in future