Writing Research Papers
Description
With the increasing amount of HIV research and surveillance studies carried over recently, there is a need to communicate the main findings and use them for policy making process and design of the further prevention intervention, research and surveillance.
This workshop aims to build skills of participants in scientific writing for peer reviewed journals. The aim is to allow HIV surveillance professionals and researchers to convert the results of HIV surveillance and research projects into manuscripts, which can be submitted for publication to peer-reviewed journals.
The workshop is structured to lead participants through the whole process of manuscript writing, from conception to final presentation of the results. Participants will gain experience of peer review on their own writing, and also facilitate peer review and feedback on papers prepared by other participants.
Learning objectives
Participants will learn how to make a writing process efficient, from developing the manuscript outline and writing up the results section to searching for the most appropriate title and submitting the manuscript. At the end of the workshop, participants will have a draft manuscript and comments on the manuscript structure and content from facilitators.
Key topics of the course are:
· Broad and basic considerations for publishing research in refereed journals
· Preparing specific sections of a manuscript
· Presenting the data – tables, figures, text
· How to clearly conceptualize the ideas
· Discussing the importance of the findings
· Describing the limitations
· Importance of the abstract
· Choosing a title that captures the attention
· Authorship
· Preparing the references
· Common reasons for failure to publish
· How to communicate with journal editors when submitting a manuscript.
Homework prior to workshop:
- Complete primary analysis as much as possible
- Bring data with you (electronically)
- Bring your laptop to write
Teaching Methods
Workshop consists of brief lectures that will describe how to structure the manuscript and write-up the key components. During the sessions that follow the lectures, participants will work individually with the assistance of the facilitators on preparing the components of draft manuscripts.
Target Audience
Epidemiologists, surveillance professionals, academic staff, public health professionals, social scientists
Lecturers
Willi McFarland, MD, PhD, Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco Department of Public Health
Professor George Rutherford, MD, Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco
Ivana Bozicevic, MD, DrPH, WHO Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building in HIV Surveillance, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
Jeff Mandel, PhD, Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco
Course organisers
Danijela Leso and Patricija Jankovic, WHO Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building in HIV Surveillance
Duration and site:
The course takes place in five days, from 12-16 July 2010 in Cavtat (close to Dubrovnik), Croatia. The course will take place at the Hotel Croatia in Cavtat ( http://www.hoteli-croatia.hr/ ).
The tuition fee for the course is 750 EUR per participant.
To apply for the course and arrange accommodation please contact Ms Patricija Jankovic or Ms Danijela Leso at: training@snz.hr or apply on-line at www.surveillancezagreb.org
The course is organized by:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building in HIV Surveillance
School of Public Health “Andrija Štampar”
School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
Rockefellerova 4
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: + 385 1 45 90 142/ 45 90 100
Fax: + 385 1 46 84 212
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