Academic Writing for Publication: Certificate of Completion
Academic Writing for Publication
We hope you have found this resource useful. Don't forget to also look at the resources at the end for further information.
This resource aims to help you develop skills in:
- academic writing
- preparing manuscripts for publication
- writing funding applications
It shares experiences of writing and publishing and gives professional advice on developing your writing and how to prepare, review and persevere with it.
Your certificate of completion
All your section comments have been recorded and can be accessed below. You can now choose to save to PDF format or print out as a record of completion.
Identifying your own starting point in this process
As you consider the image, think about...
What would you like to achieve regarding your own:
- Academic writing?
- Publishing aspirations?
- grant capture?
What do you struggle with?
What do you feel confident about?
Your writing journey
How might you do things differently?
Colleagues' writing journeys
What are the issues that concern you most?
How can you plan to address these?
Top tips: preparing the manuscript
- Short list of possible journals to publish in
- Read Guide for Authors of proposed first journal
- Export references list from citations database into journal style
- Re-read Guide for Authors and ensure whole manuscript complies (e.g., highlights, graphical abstract etc..)
- Prepare motivated covering letter to editor, indicating disclosures, and possible referees
- Prepare to submit manuscript to chosen journal...
Maximise your publication success
Make a checklist of relevant points.
Top tips: submitting and reviewing a manuscript
Top tips you wanted to add to your personal notes.
Feedback, revisions, rejections and acceptance
Top tips you wanted to add to your personal notes.
Writing for research funding
Add checklist to your personal notes?