Awantipora, July 13: Rumi Library, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), organised a one-day workshop titled “From Search to Impact: Unravelling the Workflow of Academic Publishing” in collaboration with Cambridge University Press. The workshop witnessed participation from universities across Kashmir, including Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, faculty members, librarians, research scholars, students, and non-teaching staff.
The workshop was inaugurated by the Registrar, Prof. Shamim Ahmad Shah. In his address, he underscored the societal relevance of research and reaffirmed the University’s commitment to strengthening research, innovation, and academic excellence through similar capacity-building initiatives.
The workshop featured technical sessions by Ms. Chanchal Gilorta, Customer Success Manager (Academic), Cambridge University Press, Prof. Sumeer Gul, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, and Prof. Farzana Gulzar, Department of Management Studies, University of Kashmir. The sessions focused on academic publishing workflows, predatory publishing, open access, research visibility, scholarly communication, academic writing, and research quality.
Dean Research, Dr. Aabid Shalla, and Director, DIQA, Dr. Peer Bilal A highlighted the University’s sustained growth in research output and quality indicators, while emphasising the importance of responsible and impactful scholarly publishing. Earlier, welcoming the participants, Dr. Sheikh Shueb, In-Charge, Rumi Library, highlighted the library’s rich print and digital resources and said the workshop was designed to help researchers navigate the academic publishing process and enhance the quality and impact of their research.
The workshop concluded with an interactive discussion. It was coordinated by Dr. Saleeq Ahmad Dar, Assistant Librarian, while the vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Jahangeer Iqbal Qureshi, Professional Assistant.
