You want to write your first scientific paper...
Don't worry: this is normal.
Writing a scientific paper is challenging - even more in a foreign language.
Nevertheless, writing a paper is a matter of structure.
Structuring
your thoughts
Structuring the
working steps
Structuring
your time
This course shows you how to design and write your paper step by step.
The course is project-based. It consists in a practical implementation of the techniques showed.
In this online course you will work on your own publication project. It is designed to help you step-by-step through the process of creating a research paper.
I will show you step by step how to prepare your paper, how to decide what you want to focus on, how to structure your ideas and how to write a good paper in English, even if English is not your mother tongue.
In brief: this course is an investment for your life
Content
#Module 1 :Prepare your paper
- What makes writing well so difficult?
- Why is it so challenging to write a scientific paper?
- Four main reasons why submitted papers are refused
- 14 questions to prepare a paper that demonstrates the value of your research
#Module 2 : Write the story to be told in your paper
- 7 key points to build a good story
- Show the relevance of your research
- Show your position in your community
- 5 applications for this story
#Module 3 : Structure your paper
- Visualise your outline
- What to do with your outline before you start to write
- Actions to undertake when you work with co-authors
#Module 4 : Criteria for selecting your target journal
- The journal's scope
- The target audience
- The visibility of the journal
- The publication delay
- The board members
- Predatory journals
#Module 5 : Move from the outline to the text
- A technique to collect ideas and activate passive knowledge
- A visualisation technique to order your ideas
- Principles for writing a first draft
#Module 5 : A strategy to improve your first draft
- Revise the content
- Write efficient paragraphs
- Highilght the main ideas of your text
#Module 6 : The elements of style for a scientific paper
- Write efficient sentences
- The art of concision
- Clarity and precision
#Module 7 : Catch your reader's attention
- 8 tips to write an attractive title
- Write a good abstract in 40'
- Example of an abstract: dos & don'ts
Bonus 1: a toolbox
- A technique to make more in less time
- A morning routine to start the day actively
- The PhD diary – an indispensable tool for researchers
Bonus 2: a technique to design your literature review in 3 steps
- How to start
- How to structure your review
- How to highlight the relevance of your work
Accompaniment - an individual session to discuss your project
During 1,5 hour, we discuss your project via Zoom.
We make sure the story you want to tell is demonstrating the value of your research.
We make sure the originality of your work is visible for a busy reader.
I answer all your questions.
And I give you a feedback on your way of writing: what is well done and should be cultivated;
what needs to be improved - and how to improve it to reach your audience.
What participants say about this course
A dense, qualitative and participative course
The course Writing a scientific paper step by step has helped me beyond my expectations. I have learnt how to organise my time better, find tips to curb procrastination, generate ideas and sorting them, edit my manuscript and market it to my audience.
I came with an abstract, I leave with a skeleton of my article, a first draft of my results, my title, a revised, better abstract and ideas for the literature review and introduction.
Martha is a kind and humorous person who is very eager and meticulous in transmitting her expertise on writing scientifically. She takes all opportunities that the online format offers to make the class interactive and to place students in the position to work on their paper.
She did an amazing job at taking all of us by the hand to help us formulate and structure our paper.
All in all, anyone lucky enough to have the opportunity to register should jump at the chance to access such a dense, qualitative and participative course. Thank you again Martha !
Bétina BOUTROUE// Political sciences - CIRAD, Montpellier
Ready to finish my article
I highly recommend this course for all scientists - juniors as well as seniors - who are expected to produce a written communication of their work: I was able to discover my hidden knowledge, sort it, structure it and perfect it with the tools presented. I now feel finally ready to finish the article that it took me more than 6 months to start. Thank you for everything.
Germain // PhD in Human Movement Sciences, Montpellier.
If you do not know the technique, you will never write a perfect paper
I found the Writing your first paper step by step course interesting and helpful for my research papers. After completing the course, I started to revise my research story, narrow down my research question, start drafting a paper I had under hand and write quite confidently. So, I would highly recommend this course for those PhD students who want start writing their papers and thesis. By attending this 20 hrs course you will be able to write without any fears.
Mohammadullah HAKIM-EBRAHIMI // Architectural and Material Engineering - IMT Mines Ales/Montpellier
The course is very well structured
I recommend the workshop to all PhD students.
The course will be more useful to those who have done some part of their research and have results available.
The course is very well structured, and it takes a student through the process of paper writing from the scratch. It contains practical tools and techniques to be used.
What I especially appreciate about the course is that it deals with challenges and usual mistakes students have when starting the writing process and provides easy to be used solutions in addressing them.
Elma Demir // Researcher and Project Manager
Access
The whole workshop is on a platform
You have access to the course during 12 months
14 days trial
- You have 14 days for trying the course.
- What happens within this period of time if you think the course does not help you to reach your goal?
- Show me that you have done all the exercises but they did not help you, and I will reimburse you the course fees.
Your investment
Registration fees
600€ (incl. VAT)
or 2 x 340€ (incl. VAT)