Scholarly Communication [Academic & Research Proposal Writing Open Science]

SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLISHING COURSE

Publishing and Open Access
Understanding the academic publishing industry
Understanding the importance of Open Access in publishing
Using pre-print repository services-AfricArxiv

Scientometrics
Understanding the Science of Citation Practice
Understanding the use of H Index
Understanding How Impact Factor works
Visibility of research using ResearchGate,ORCID & Publons.

Process of Writing an Academic Paper.
What are non-primary publications
Some major types of non-primary publications
What are primary publications
The structure of a primary scientific article
How to compose – The Title
The delicate art of deciding about Authorship
How to write – Addresses, The Abstract?, The Introduction, The material & methods, Results, Discussion, Other Parts: acknowledgements, & appendices, etc.
How to cite & compile – References
The writing process : how to write the first version?, Preparing the final version, How to submit a paper?
Scientific Editing Process
How to interact with editor
How to write Revisions
What happens with the MS after acceptance?
Technical editing
Proofreading
What to do with a published paper
How to write Conference proceedings paper, Review article, Book chapter

The Journal Selection Process
How to decide where to send a MS for publication
How to select a journal for your publication
Using AI in Academic Writing

My endnoteweb.com – Thomson Reuters, (Currently Clarivate Analytics)
Journal Finder – Elsevier
Think.Check.Submit
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