Biblioteca de Recursos
Preparing the Four Main Parts of a Scientific Paper: Concise Advice (Chinese Translation)
Posts from the four-part series "IMRAD Info", which appeared in the AuthorAID blog in December 2016.
Identifying and using online research literature
Identifying and using online research literature
"Online Resources on Writing, Publishing, and Presenting: Some Top Choices for the Medical Community"
Brief article in Ceylon Medical Journal.
Preparing the Four Main Parts of a Scientific Paper (IMRAD): Concise Advice
Barbara Gastel's guide to writing papers using the 'IMRAD' structure. Posts from the four-part series "IMRAD Info", which appeared in the AuthorAID blog in December 2016.
"Writing a Scientific Paper—A Brief Guide for New Investigators"
A section-by-section guide to writing journal articles reporting scientific research. Also includes guidance on choosing journals and information about the publication process.
"The Pathway to Publishing: A Guide to Quantitative Writing in the Health Sciences"
Openly accessible guide by medical epidemiologist Steve Luby and scientific writing specialist Dorothy Southern. 115 pages. Based on experience teaching public health scientists in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also largely applicable to scientific writing in other disciplines.
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Writing a Journal Article Reporting Research
This kit consists of nine modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- The Structure of Journal Articles
- Titles and Authors
- Writing an Abstract
- Citing References
- Writing the Introduction
- Writing the Methods Section
- Writing the Results Section
- Preparing Tables and Figures
- Writing the Discussion Section
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Preparing to Write a Journal Article
This kit consists of three modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- Deciding When and Where to Submit a Paper
- Defining the Focus and Contribution of Your Paper
- Using Journals' Instructions to Authors
Course:"Scientific and Technical Writing"
The course will help you:
- Conduct and plan your publication project by identifying necessary activities and resources
- Identify information sources, access the required information, and manage your reference list with appropriate software
- Apply the basic rules of scientific and technical writing, organize and support your arguments, structure and illustrate your points
- Choose the right journal in which to publish and follow the stages to submit an article to a journal
- Write a technical extension document: technical data sheet, technical manual, posters
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Disseminate and promote your scientific publication
Duration: 31 hours
Publication Date: June 2016"
Self-paced course from FAO. Collaborators included INASP. Adapted from a course in French.
Course:"Rédiger et publier un document scientifique ou technique"
- à élaborer et planifier un projet de publication en évaluant les activités et les moyens nécessaires
- à identifier les sources d’information, à accéder à l’information recherchée, et à gérer sa bibliographie avec un logiciel adapté
- à appliquer les règles de base de la rédaction scientifique et technique, et à organiser, argumenter, structurer et illustrer son propos
- à choisir la revue dans laquelle publier et à respecter les étapes de soumission d’un article à une revue
- à réaliser un document de vulgarisation technique : fiche technique, manuel technique, poster
- à diffuser sa publication scientifique et à la promouvoir
Durée : 31 heures
Date de publication : Novembre 2013"