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How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)

What you will achieve: In this project-based course, you will outline a complete scientific paper, choose an appropriate journal to which you'll submit the finished paper for publication, and prepare a checklist that will allow you to independently judge whether your paper is ready to submit. What you'll need to get started: This course is designed for students who have previous experience with academic research - you should be eager to adapt our writing and publishing advice to an existing personal project. If you just finished your graduate dissertation, just began your PhD, or are at a different stage of your academic journey or career and just want to publish your work, this course is for you. *About Project-Centered Courses: Project-Centered Courses are designed to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you’ll master the course content more efficiently; you’ll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.

Status: Research Methodologies
Status: Editing
Course14 hours

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SR

5.0Reviewed Jun 4, 2020

It was really helpful to me, I hope it will be useful to all researchers who are intensively working for publishing papers in journals. I thank all course instructors who handled the video sessions.

MY

5.0Reviewed Apr 2, 2017

This course helps to understand the journey from a writing a journal to publishing it, from researcher perspective to editorial perspective. I recommend to all PhD students to take this course.

VK

5.0Reviewed Mar 24, 2021

It's a very good course. If you don't know anything about publishing scientific papers then you will gain very amazing knowledge. All in all, it is a very good course for beginners or experts.

AI

5.0Reviewed Jun 7, 2020

It was an amazing experience. I was thinking about writing my paper's abstract but I wasn't taking action. Thanks to this MOOC I wrote my abstract finally and got good response.

SM

5.0Reviewed Apr 12, 2020

The content was very good and explanation was excellent just there was a slight problem with instructors accent but don't worry you will get used to it no time but the course is excellent and helpful

KA

5.0Reviewed Oct 26, 2021

very well delivered course and knowledge, I would suggest to have the settings in English when explaining how apps work such as Zotero, and to provide Readings assignments all in English.

AK

5.0Reviewed Apr 11, 2020

By the PhD Students for the PhD Students. That's what ticked for me. A thorough course with deep insights into the details of approaching a research problem. Amazing course. Highly recommended.

SS

5.0Reviewed May 9, 2020

It is really very informative and knowledgeable course. This course definitely helpful for writing research and review Manuscript. A wonderful experience to join and complete this course.

SA

5.0Reviewed Jan 15, 2025

I really enjoyed this project-centered course, exposing me to the full scope of article writing. I enjoyed the lead session by Heloise on the various sections of a journal article

AA

5.0Reviewed Mar 24, 2021

An excellent course that provide participants with the foundations of writing a scientific paper. I would like to thank the Ph.D students who delivered this course and the people who organized it.

SB

5.0Reviewed Apr 19, 2020

very good guidance for everyone who want to write and publish a scientific paper. easy to understand and very flexible to complete. it will definitely help whoever completes the course.

LL

5.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2019

This course has well-structured content, it guides me to have a complete view of how to publish a academic paper and it also shares useful tips of how to get a paper well-organized.

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