An online lecture by Prof. Giovanni M. Turchini on writing review articles

Review Writing: A Talk of Symbolically Authentic NonEuclidean Adventures in Academic Publishing

📅 16 November 2026, 10:30am CET
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams: join the lecture

What does it take to write a review article that makes it past the editor’s desk? Inspired by René Daumal’s novel Mount Analogue, Prof. Giovanni M. Turchini presents review writing as an expedition. It starts with finding the right mountain, continues with assembling the right crew, and ends with reaching a summit worth the climb.

Drawing on his experience as Editor-in-Chief of Reviews in Aquaculture, he will explain what editors look for before a manuscript ever reaches peer review, and why so many submissions are rejected at an early stage. Topics include:

• choosing a topic and a journal
• authorship and expertise
• structure and storytelling
• brevity
• research integrity, including the responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence

The lecture is intended for PhD students, early-career researchers, and anyone planning to write a review article.

About the speaker
Prof. Giovanni M. Turchini is an internationally recognised scholar in aquaculture nutrition and sustainability. He is Head of the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES) at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Editor-in-Chief of Reviews in Aquaculture (Wiley). His research group, AquaS, focuses on aquaculture nutrition, sustainability assessment and quantitative modelling, including life cycle assessment and nutritional modelling. Outside academia, Gio is also a pianist and composer.