Get your papers published in great Journals
Welcome to spend a morning with Donald Huisingh - a thought leader on scientific publishing.
SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPT WRITING WORKSHOP
Friday the 30th of September 8:00 to 12:00
TUAS Building, Otaniemi (street address Maarintie 8, Espoo), TU5
The workshop is designed to help participants to prepare and to submit excellent quality manuscripts to potentially be published in International, Peer Reviewed Journals with High Impact Factors.
Prof. Dr. Donald Huisingh is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cleaner Production, an academic publication with an impact factor of 5. Aalto researchers have published several papers in the journal. Dr. Huisingh is highly qualified in the field, and learning from him is an excellent opportunity for any researcher! About Don Huisingh
The workshop is targeted for Ph.D. Students and Post Doc Researchers, but anybody interested in the art of scientific writing is welcome. Don't miss this unique opportunity!
Objectives of the “Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshop
This workshop will provide participants systematic insights into the key elements of an excellent manuscript with a special focus upon:
01 - The elements of a good document title;
02 - The elements of a good abstract with highlights on typical mistakes that should be avoided;
03 - The key features of appropriate key words;
04 - The important features of an excellent introduction to a manuscript;
05 - The crucial features of the theoretical framework, the objectives, methods and the relevant contextual literature review for a good scientific document;
06 - The essential elements of presentation of the empirical data that were gathered, how the data were gathered, how they were analyzed and how the author built the new findings upon the work of others in the same or related fields;
07 - The crucial elements of excellent discussions, recommendations and suggestions of highly relevant aspects that should be addressed in the future to help to ensure further progress on the area addressed in the document;
08 - The use of proper literature citation protocol for diverse types of manuscripts from peer-reviewed journals, governmental reports, website derived materials, etc.;
09 - Key elements in proper usage of all literature in the literature list, within the document being prepared;
10 - Key problems such as plagiarism, improper citation usage, inappropriate attribution or lack of attribution of credit and many related problems will be addressed;
11 - Key elements of the 'Peer Review' process will be addressed, including: being responsive to the reviewer's and editor's inputs in making revisions of the manuscripts, proofing the uncorrected proofs and publication of the excellent quality manuscript;
12 - Key elements in being a good 'Peer Reviewer;
13 - Key elements and procedures in performing systematic literature reviews as the backbone and foundation for preparing an excellent manuscript will be addressed as a framework for the entire process.
Additional notes:
Key differences and similarities between the principles of writing an excellent scientific manuscript and the writing of an excellent M.Sc. or PhD. thesis will also be addressed.
Key similarities and differences between preparing manuscripts and preparing proposals for funding of research projects or programs.
Pre-Workshop Homework Assignment!!
All participants should bring the following with them to the workshop:
A – One hard copy of each of two excellent quality documents they have found to have been helpful for their work;
B – Two hard copies of a draft document that the participant is working on and for which s/he wishes to seek advice on the journey to transforming it into an excellent scientific document.
The event is free of charge. Please register by 27.9.2016 at https://goo.gl/forms/NYZ15Fk6ZM2RQsp43.
The event is organised as part of the Social Manufacturing research project, Software Business Lab, DIEM, Aalto School of Science
For further information, please contact Timo Nyberg at timo.nyberg@aalto.fi or +358505604438.