Featured Resources
Toolkit:A guide to starting and running an AuthorAID journal club
In this guide, we outline the steps to starting and running your own AuthorAID journal club and share learning from our existing journal clubs.
Toolkit:AuthorAID Research Writing Toolkit
Resources to run a participatory research writing workshop at your institution.
Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"
Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses
Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.
Toolkit:AuthorAID Training of Trainers toolkit
Resources to run a training of trainers in research writing workshop at your institution.
Resource Library
Online tools for researchers
PDF copy - Application for online course (April 1 to May 5, 2013)
PDF copy - Application for travel grant 2013 (First set)
PDF copy - Application for workshop grant 2013 (First set)
Web resource:"How to Write for Technical Periodicals & Conferences"
A 28-page guide from the professional association IEEE. Among topics addressed: ethics in scientific publication, deciding whether to present at a conference or write a journal article, identifying conferences and journals suitable for one’s work, developing a manuscript, revising, and peer review. Interactive, with links to other resources.
Web resource:Author Resource Center
Online resource on "writing and publishing scholarly manuscripts". Contains a blog (including an Editing Tip of the Week), a resources section, and external links. From the company American Journal Experts (AJE).
Web resource:"Writing for Publication in Veterinary Medicine: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians"
Online guide from the publisher Wiley-Blackwell. 24 pages. By 2 researchers with experience in journal editing. Contains advice applicable to writing in veterinary and other fields.
Presentation:PACN-INASP Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Teaching Scientific Writing
Presentation:Day 2 of 2: PACN-INASP Post-Congress Workshop on Scientific Writing
Presentation:Day 1 of 2: PACN-INASP Post-Congress Workshop on Scientific Writing
Main slides from the first half of an AuthorAID workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28-29 November 2012. Major topics include approaching a writing project, choosing a target journal, and writing each part of a scientific paper.