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How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 13 hours
  • Course by École Polytechnique
  • Offered by

About

What you will achieve: In this project-based course, you will outline a complete scientific paper, choose an appropriate journal to which you'll submit the finished paper for publication, and prepare a checklist that will allow you to independently judge whether your paper is ready to submit. What you'll need to get started: This course is designed for students who have previous experience with academic research - you should be eager to adapt our writing and publishing advice to an existing personal project. If you just finished your graduate dissertation, just began your PhD, or are at a different stage of your academic journey or career and just want to publish your work, this course is for you. *About Project-Centered Courses: Project-Centered Courses are designed to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you'll master the course content more efficiently; you'll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you'll have a finished project that you'll be proud to use and share.

Modules

1.0 Why creating such a MOOC? Who is it for?

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Your thoughts

3 Videos

  • Introduction by Mathis Plapp
  • Let me walk you through the course
  • French version of the class

1 Readings

  • Teaching team

1.1 Why is publishing important?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Why is publishing important?

1 Videos

  • Why is publishing important?

1 Readings

  • Breakthroughs!

1.2 "KYC": Know Your Community

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Know your community

1 Videos

  • "KYC": Know Your Community

1.3 How journals work: the review process

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • How journals work: the review process

1 Videos

  • How journals work: the review process

1 Readings

  • Additional contents

1.4 Presentation of scientific journals

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Communication with the editorial board

1 Discussions

  • Compatibility between paper submission and editorial board

1 Videos

  • Presentation of scientific journals

1.5 Ethical Guidelines

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    • 1 Readings
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  • Ethical Guidelines and intellectual property

1 Videos

  • Ethical Guidelines

1 Readings

  • Examples of guidelines

2.1 Paper definition "KYP', Know Your Paper

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • So, what?

1 Discussions

  • Compatibility between paper and journal

1 Videos

  • Paper definition "KYP", Know Your Paper

2.2 How to: the literature review 1/2: find a good literature review

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Literature Review

1 Discussions

  • Understanding how the literature review is structured

1 Videos

  • How to: the literature review 1/2: find a good literature review

2.3 How to: the literature review 2/2: construction of your own literature review

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Think about it
  • Main ideas

1 Discussions

  • Finding Useful References: Difficulties & Strategies for Success.

1 Videos

  • How to: the literature review 2/2: construction of your own literature review

1 Readings

  • Books and tools

2.4 How to: the research design

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Comparing different research designs on the same subject

1 Videos

  • How to: the research design

2.5 How to: the gap

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Gap?

1 Videos

  • How to: the gap

2. Additional class: Zotero

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Presentation of Zotero: aggregate references

3.1 The structure of an academic paper

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Comparing different constructions of papers

1 Videos

  • The structure of an academic paper

3.2 On writing an academic paper, preliminary advice

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • On writing an academic paper, preliminary tips

1 Readings

  • Important readings before writing a paper

3.3 How to: the bibliography

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • The bibliography
  • Please, try by yourself

1 Videos

  • How to: the bibliography

3.4 How to : the abstract

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Peer reviewing of an abstract

1 Discussions

  • Discussing abstracts

1 Videos

  • The abstract

1 Readings

  • More detailed information on how to write your article

3. Additional content

    • 1 Videos
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  • Zotero: online features

4.1 How to avoid being boring?

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • How to avoid being boring?

1 Readings

  • Avoiding mistakes

4.2 The main mistakes to look for: format

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • The main mistakes to look for: format

1 Readings

  • Format and Writing Readings

4. Two sides of a same coin

    • 2 Videos
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  • 1. The researcher
  • 2. The editor

4.3 Constructing your checklist

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Now it is your turn: the checking list

1 Discussions

  • Several content worth taking a look at

1 Videos

  • Constructing your checklist

1 Readings

  • Tips

Auto Summary

Enhance your scientific writing and publishing skills with this project-centered course on Coursera. Ideal for those with academic research experience, you'll outline a complete paper, select an appropriate journal, and prepare a submission checklist. Perfect for PhD students, recent graduates, or researchers aiming to publish their work. Engage with an instructor and a community of learners for guidance. The course spans 780 minutes and offers professional and starter subscription options. Elevate your career with practical, real-world project completion.

Mathis Plapp
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Mathis Plapp