CANCELLED: We regret to inform you the UK EQUATOR Centre’s July Publication School has now been cancelled. At present, we do still plan to run our November Publication School. To be notified about this and other training from the UK EQUATOR Centre, please join our mailing list by sending a blank email to equator-oxford-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.

Original description:
The UK EQUATOR Centre’s Publication School is designed for early-career researchers and students working in health-related research. It aims to give you a smooth writing process that results in a published article that is fit for purpose.

You will experience two intense days of learning led by methodology and writing experts from the UK EQUATOR Centre and the Centre for Statistics in Medicine and other invited experts. Through group work, discussion, and practical exercises, we cover everything you need to know to plan, write, and publish your health-related research study.

Content:

Planning your message and audience

Negotiating authorship

Choosing a journal and avoiding predators

Good writing style and habits

What to write where: recipes for a successful introduction, methods, results, and discussion

Using reporting guidelines

Revising your work for simplicity, clarity and completeness

Summarising your article in an effective title and abstract

Submission and dealing with peer review

Disseminating your article after publication

Email us (equator@csm.ox.ac.uk) or visit our web page for more information: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-publication-school