English Writing – Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang

English Writing – Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang

• Date: Feb 29, 2020
• Time: 14:00-17:00
• Venue: Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang

Chapter 1: How to come up with research questions

• Types of manuscript https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author/types-of-journal-manuscripts/1356
• What is an original article? https://libguides.unf.edu/c.php?g=177009&p=1164349
• Useful mobile apps
• Prime: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline
• Researcher: Academic Journals https://www.researcher-app.com/
• Literature search: Pubmed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
• How to choose reference management software?
• Washington University in St. Louis | https://libguides.wustl.edu/choose
• American University | https://subjectguides.library.american.edu/c.php?g=479020&p=3323781
• PICO/PECO https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1904193/
• Research proposal: https://www.cleverism.com/how-to-write-a-research-proposal/
• Research protocol format: Download

Chapter 2: Writing an original article

• Prepare an outline: Download
• Size of paragraph: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/paragraphs_and_paragraphing/paragraphing.html
• Reporting guidelines
• http://www.consort-statement.org/
• http://www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=strobe-home
• http://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/index.html
• http://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/
• http://www.prisma-statement.org/
• http://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/ISSM_MOOSE_Checklist.pdf

Chapter 3: Submitting manuscripts

• How to find journals:
• JANE: http://jane.biosemantics.org/
• Elsevier Journal Finder: http://journalfinder.elsevier.com
• Springer Nature Journal Suggester: https://journalsuggester.springer.com/
• SciRev: https://scirev.sc
• BEALL’S LIST: https://beallslist.net
• MeSH on demand: https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/MeSHonDemand
• Cover letter sample: Download
• Responding to reviewers’ question: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005730
• Plaigiarism: https://training.cochrane.org/online-learning/editorial-policies/plagiarism
• Authorship: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html

Chapter 4: Extra session

• Nature’s guide to the authors http://www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/index.html#a4
• Extra session answers

Useful links

• Elsevier “Get published quick guide”
• The Pathway to Publishing: A Guide to Quantitative Writing in the Health Sciences
• Argument, Structure, and Credibility in Public Health Writing
• Improving your scientific writing: a short guide
• Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals.
• How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Amazon Link)