Ms. Swati Meherishi
Springer

Scientific writing and publishing

ABSTRACT

The face of scientific publishing is changing at a very fast pace. Swati Meherishi, Editorial Director-Applied Science and Engineering Springer, will speak briefly about the transitions and the needs of the publishing world and how researchers need to prepare for it. This author workshop has been devised specifically as a resource for researchers, particularly young scientists how to achieve publication success. 

Some of the key topics covered during this presentation are:

1. Writing for International Publications: Structure, Style and Accuracy
2.Selecting a Publication for your Manuscript,
3.Publication Ethics

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Swati Meherishi is currently Editorial Director at Springer Nature. Since January 2019, she leads the Applied Sciences and Engineering books program in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this, Swati has been instrumental in developing Springer’s physical sciences books and journals program in the Indian Subcontinent. She developed and managed a large portfolio of both Springer-owned and key academic society journals. She is the recipient of a special contribution award from the Indian Institute of Metals for her work on their flagship journal Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals.

Swati’s book portfolio at Springer comprises books across all domains of engineering and applied science. She has successfully launched several new book partnerships with prestigious organizations such as INAE, Indian Institute of Metals, IIT Kanpur, CSIR-NAL, and the Infosys Science Foundation.

Swati holds degrees in Physics and Philosophy from the prestigious St. Stephen’s College in Delhi. She has an extensive experience publishing engineering content across two continents. Prior to Springer, Swati has managed key engineering textbook portfolios in both India and the United States. 

Swati is a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). In her free time, she teaches technical communications courses to graduate students at the IITs. Swati serves on the global Sustainable Goals Steering Group at Springer Nature and is also involved in initiatives related diversity and inclusion, the state of engineering education, and women in engineering and STM. Since 2022 Swati also serves on the Finals Jury for the Falling Walls Lab competition held in Berlin every year.