Course on Paper Writing
COURSE ON PAPER WRITING with Prof. Joe Da Costa, University of Queensland, Australia
Each lecture is scheduled for 1 hour. This course will be limited to 20 students. Further, the students are expected to have a good command of English as there will be 4 assignments all in English.
All lectures will be held at EQA 2 Auditorium.
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Lecture 1 – Paper Publication in the World Context
November 30, 10:00 to 11:30 am
New Brave Research World
Journal Impact Ranking
World University Ranking (Times, QS,ARWU and US News)
World Department Ranking (QS)
Important databases (Scopus and Web of Science)
Researcher Publication Record (impact factor, citations and H-index)
The role of the Researcher in Writing Papers
The role of the editor and reviewers
Dos and Donts on paper writing
Assignment
Lecture 2 – Paper formats and key points
December 2, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Assignment Presentation
Recap on Dos and Donts on paper writing
Short communications, scientific articles and review papers
What is the key message?
What is the story?
Cover letter
Graphical abstracts
Abstract
Introduction
Results and discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
Reference list
Assignment
Lecture 3 – Journal Formats and Policies
December 2, 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Assignment presentation
Different formats adopted by journals
Journal Policies
Plagiarism and data fabrication
Assignment
Lecture 4 – Journal selection and review process
December 7, 10:00 to 11:30 am
Assignment presentation
Recap on Dos and Donts on paper writing
How to select a journal for your paper publication?
How to reply to reviewers’ reports?
Assignment
Lecture 5 – Final publication stages
December 9, 10:00 to 11:30 am
Final assignment on paper reply
What happens if your paper is approved or rejected?
Are the reviewers’ reports fair?
Disputes and complaints