The SRS Podcast

SRS Podcast (#27): Early Life Adversity, Accelerated Epigenetic Aging, and Sleep - Dr. Justin Parent

SRS Podcast (#26): Sleep, Perivascular Spaces, and Parkinson's Disease - Lena Meinhold, Dr. Ruth O'Gorman Tuura, & Dr. Simon Schreiner

SRS Podcast (#25): Welcoming The New Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Advances - Dr. Sean Drummond

SRS Podcast (#24): Weekend Catchup Sleep, Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, and Mortality - Drs. Jean-Philippe Chaput and Chenlu Gao

 
 

SRS Podcast (#23): Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Student Athlete Performance and Wellbeing - Drs. Roxanne Prichard, Ketema Paul, and Jamie Zeitzer

SRS Podcast (#22): Development of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Narcolepsy: A Feasibility Study - Dr. Jennifer Mundt and Matt Horsnell

SRS Podcast (#21): Associations of The Gut Microbiome with Objective and Subjective Sleep - Drs. Elizabeth Holzhausen and Erika Hagen

SRS Podcast (#20): Sleep Regularity, Sleep Duration, and Morality Risk - Drs. Daniel Windred and Andrew Phillips

SRS Podcast (#19): State of Science and Recommendations for Using Wearable Technology in Sleep and Circadian Research - Drs. Max de Zambotti and Cathy Goldstein

SRS Podcast (#18): Unpacking the Sleep Journal with the Editor-in-Chief - Dr. Allan Pack

Episode Summary:
 
In this month’s episode Jesse Cook (Host) sits down with Dr. Allan Pack, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP, current Editor-in-Chief of the Sleep journal, to discuss many topics related to the journal broadly. including elements like its history, scope, mission, recent changes, and future intentions. Additionally, we cover topics related to the editorial ecosystem, the post-submission process from the journal’s perspective, and current challenges with the peer review process, among other things.
 
Enjoy!
 
Timestamps:
 
(00:49) – Orientation to Topic of Focus for This Episode’s Interview
(01:36) – Brief Biography on Dr. Allan Pack
(02:47) – Beginning of Guest Interview with Dr. Allan Pack
(03:56) – Dr. Allan Pack’s Journey into Sleep and Circadian Research
(17:45) – Keyword Association!
(19:59) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Transition
(20:29) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Journal History and Evolution
(27:52) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Changes Under Dr. Pack & Progressing the Impact Factor
(36:25) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Editorial Ecosystem and Challenge of Finding Peer Reviewers
(45:25) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Discussing the Peer Review “Crisis”
(53:49) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Getting the Trainees Involved
(56:46) – Unpacking the Sleep Journal: Improving the Quality of the Submissions in Sleep
(01:09:58) - Thank you, Acknowledgments, and Outro
 
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Guest(s) Contacts:
Allan Pack’s University of Pennsylvania Faculty Profile
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