For faculty who want to publish more and edit less
Paper Published Starter Pack
More papers from your lab, from better drafts, with less of your time
Free toolkit for group leaders who want trainees to produce better manuscripts, while you focus on strategy, grants, and high‑impact work.
What you’ll get:
Publishing Powerhouse — Learn the small adjustments that make writing and publishing easier for you and help your trainees succeed.
Funding Guide — Practical wording, categories, and email templates to secure grant, departmental, or training funds for writing support.
Top 12 Time Traps (for trainees) — Spot the mistakes that derail your trainees’ drafts and waste your time—so you can prevent them early.
Fabulous Figures Guide (for trainees) — A simple framework your lab can use to create clear, compelling figures that strengthen reviews.
Draft Done Manuscript Checklist — A structured, start-to-finish system your trainees can follow to produce stronger first drafts with fewer revisions.
Tired of chaotic drafts and endless revisions?
This Starter Pack gives you two strategic guides that show you how writing and publishing can work in your lab. You can use it to see where time is lost, understand why your trainees struggle with manuscript writing, and explore simple changes that lighten your load and help your lab publish more smoothly, without adding more weekly meetings to your calendar.
Hey there!
I’m Julia Koehler Leman, a trained scientist and software developer with nearly two decades of experience in academia. I’ve published over 30 papers—including in Nature Methods and Nature Communications—mentored more than 30 trainees, and developed a system that help trainees write and publish faster, with fewer revision cycles and a lot less stress.
I created CYS Consulting because I’ve experienced first-hand how much time faculty lose to editing and rewriting their students' manuscript drafts. Most trainees aren’t taught how to write scientifically—and faculty end up picking up the slack. My goal is to change that.
Through my programs and resources, I help scientists:
Avoid common writing mistakes that waste time
Submit better drafts a lot faster
Develop more independent, confident trainees
Save hours of editing time—without sacrificing quality
With a rejection rate of around 3%, I know what it takes to get papers accepted—and I love helping others do the same.
Let’s make scientific communication easier—for you, and for your lab.