Research Paper Workshop
Place
Sala de Seminarios
Sótano, Biblioteca Central,
Facultad de Medicina, UANL
Coordinator
Dr. Sergio Lozano, MD
Objective
At the end of this course the participant will be able to prepare a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal in the English language.
Date
September 22nd and 23rd, 2011
Hour
14:00 to 19:00 hrs.
Thursday, September 22nd
| 14:00 to 15:00 hrs. | Presentation: Approaching a Writing Project • Publishing a Journal Article: Instructions to Authors • Workshop and Discussion: Instructions to Authors |
| 15:00 to 16:00 hrs | Presentation: The Structure of a Scientific Paper • Writing in English as a Foreign Language |
| 16:00 to 17:00 hrs. | Presentation/Discussion: The Methods Section • Examples of Methods Sections |
| 17:00 to 18:00 hrs. | Presentation/Discussion: The Results Section • Examples of the Results Section • Working with Tables and Figures |
| 18:00 to 19:00 hrs. | Presentation/Discussion: Writing the Discussion Section |
Readings
From the Scientific Reading Manual: "General Guidelines", "Using an Outline to Prepare your Paper" (pages 2 and 3) and "Word Usage in Scientific Writing", "Grammar" and "Active versus Passive Voice in Writing" (pages 16 to 23)
Review
Pitkin RM, Burmeister LF. Prodding tardy reviewers: a randomized comparison of telephone, fax, and e-mail. JAMA 2002;287:2794-2795
Authors' Criteria for Selecting Journals JAMA. 1994;272:163-164
Bring the instructions for authors from three journals in your field (from the journal website or the journal).
Friday, September 23rd
| 14:00 to 15:00 hrs. | Citing References • Workshop: working with references (PUBMED) |
| 15:00 to 16:00 hrs | Presentation/Discussion: Writing the Introduction Presentation: The Title page: The Title, the Running Title, Authors and Affiliations, the Corresponding Author • Workshop: Preparing a Title Page |
| 16:00 to 17:00 hrs | Presentation/Discussion: Writing the Abstract • Key Words |
| 17:00 to 18:00 hrs. | Presentation/Discussion: Submitting a manuscript • The Review Process: How to deal with Editors • The Publishing Process: How to deal with Proofs • Workshop: Writing a Cover Letter |
| 18:00 to 19:00 hrs. | Presentation/Discussion: Poster presentations and Oral Presentations • Evaluation and Presentation of Certificates |
Readings
From the Scientific Reading Manual: "Writing the Methods" and "Writing the Results", including Numbers and Statistics, Tables and Figures (pages 4 to 9); "Writing the Discussion" and "Preparing the Reference Section" (pages 10 to 13); "Writing the Introduction" "Writing the Title" and "Writing the Abstract" (pages 14 and 15)
Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Making Tables and Figures (File name: HTW_Guide_Table-Figures_9-30-08)
A Guide to Effective Oral Presentations
Review
Citing Medicine (Do a web search <citing medicine nlm>)
The reference section of the instructions for authors from three journals in your field
The Introduction and Abstract from three journals in your field
Design of Scientific posters: http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html
Creating effective poster presentations: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/
Bring three articles from journals in your field to review Methods, Results and Tables, Figures, Graphs, Discussion, and References.