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Researcher Development : Writing Journal Articles : The Need to Knows

Description

Theme:

Education and Research

Category:

Education and Research This session will be DELIVERED VIRTUALLY - joining instructions will be provided beforehand.

This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers.

About this course:

This training course will cover the essential skills to write and publish academic journal articles.

This will include a thorough breakdown of the key sections of a journal article - abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion - and their specific functions.

The course will cover adhering to journal submission guidelines and formatting references in styles such as APA, MLA, or Chicago.

The course will include techniques for presenting and interpreting data effectively using tables and figures to enhance the clarity of their findings.

Additionally, the course provides practical insights into navigating the peer review process, including strategies for responding constructively to reviewer feedback.

To enhance productivity, participants will explore approaches like time management and dedicated writing sessions.

This course aims to include a summary of main skills to craft manuscripts for submission to academic journals.

Learning outcomes:

As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:.

- Identify the key Structure sections of academic journal articles (abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion) and their functions.

- Adhering to Journal Guidelines and Interpreting journal-specific submission instructions.

- Format references according to required styles, such as APA, MLA, or Chicago.

- Presenting and Interpreting Data Effectively in tables and figures to support findings.

- Peer Review Process and Responding to reviewer feedback constructively.

- Strategies to improve writing productivity such as dedicated writing time.

Who should attend this course:

This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers.

Presenter(s):

Neil Vaughan.

Before the course:

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A joining link will be provided beforehand.

Learning provider:

MAKE YOUR MARK - Research staff peer to peer development - This session is being delivered as part of a new pilot scheme of research staff peer to peer development titled `Make your Mark'.

The facilitator is kindly giving up their time voluntarily and willingly sharing their expertise to help the wider researcher community.

This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details.

If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend.

If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place.

You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session.

Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.

Details
DateLocationStartFinishCostTrainer(s)Places
Available
06/05/2025 Delivered Virtually 11:00 12:30 Neil Vaughan 20
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