Introduction to scientific publishing & How to read a paper

Aim

This joint workshop deals with two key competencies for early stage researchers: understanding the publishing system, and digesting the scientific literature.

Language

English

For

Beginners. 1st & 2nd year PhD students.

Contents

This interactive workshop will provide new researchers with a solid grounding in how the scientific publishing system works, and will explore the challenges that publishing scientists face, such as peer review and impact metrics. It will then introduce participants to some essential concepts and practical tools for gathering, managing, and extracting evidence from the scientific literature.

You will learn about:

• The publishing process, authorship, and conflicts of interest
• The publishing landscape, open access, and impact metrics
• The peer-review system
• Searching for and managing your literature
• Sections of a paper - finding key information
• How to read a paper – extracting key information

Study commitment

Participants need to reserve time for individual preparatory work before the workshop, and between each session.

Other relevant information

Please note that you'll need to bring a laptop for this workshop.

For any issue regarding attendance before or during the course, please note that you should contact the Intervals team directly by sending an email to intervals@prbb.org.