Tim Albert’s succesful course “write a journal article and get it publised” is back! It was ran by Postgrade from 1992 through 2006 and is now available as a one-day course.
The skill of writing an article – and getting it published in a peer reviewed journal – is highly prized, but rarely taught. This one-day course concentrates on this skill, and in particular on the process of writing. Participants should come with an idea for an article, and during the day they will work this up in easy stages. The language of the course is English.

By the end of the session participants will…

• understand the publications game – and how to be a winner;
• make logical and informed decisions on where to send articles;
• reduce rewriting in the final stages by early planning;
• cut ‘information overload’ by using simple brainstorming techniques;
• make the most of scarce time by writing for 10 minutes a day;
• use ‘evidence based’ writing to solve disputes with others;
• apply simple marketing techniques to increase the chances of a submitted article being looked at favourably.

Who should - and should not - attend
- This course is suitable for anyone who wants to look at how they write journal articles, and who is ready to start writing one. This course is not suitable for those who have yet to decide on what to write about, who want a course in critical appraisal or ‘scientific English’, or who are on the whole satisfied with the way they write.

Programme
09.30  Understand the publications game.

10.30  Understand the player: personal action plans which ensure that participants will start to write.

10.45  Break.

11.00  Set the brief.

11.45  Organise the information.

12.15  Write a plan: understand the requirements for each of the sections of the scientific article.

13.00  Lunch break.

14.00  Write the article: reduce writer's block, save time and maximise creativity.

14.30  Rewrite the article: manage effectively the vital process of revising by applying two levels of questions and some objective tests.

15.00  Tea.

15.15  Add the extras.

15.45  Use internal reviewers.

16.15  Send off the package.

16.30  Questions, evaluation, personal action plans.