COURSE DETAILS
You will learn how to choose the best journal for your work, negotiate the peer review process and deal with reviewer comments.
The course will cover:
 Why publish and how that affects how you publish.
 The structure of a paper.
 What to include in the title and abstract.
 Open access.
 Impact metrics and citations.
 Ways to get published more quickly.
 Publicising your paper once it is published.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
 Develop and understanding of the peer review process.
 Construct an effective title and abstract.
 Be equipped to choose journals for future papers.
 Be equipped to publicise future papers.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID
“Nice to have a professional with an in-depth industry knowledge offer training and advice.’”
“The course was excellent and very well delivered. there was a real sense of professionalism.’”
“Now it doesn’t feel so scary to try to publish a paper.’”

INTENDED FOR
DPhil students and research staff.
The course is suitable for DPhil students and postdocs who want to understand the publishing process better, whether or not they have already submitted a paper.