Educational Plan

• Resources for basic and advanced information retrieval.
• The scientific journal as the main vehicle for STEMM research dissemination.
• Workflow of a scientific article; (copy)rights and dues of an author, plagiarism, citations and bibliographies.
• How to work with a reference manager software.
• Improving research impact: from bibliometric analysis to research evaluation; journals evaluation (from authoritative to predatory); differences among ahead of print, post print, editorial version of a publication; the Open Access initiative and what this means for the authors; what ASN and VQR are with examples and exercises; how the repository IRIS works; checking author profiles on Scopus, Publons and ORCID.

• Communicate with others by focusing on THEM not on YOU – you will understand that by helping everyone else you are also helping yourself
• See yourself and your research as a ‘product’ that you need to ‘sell’
• Increase chances of publishing your paper: reduce text, short sentences, highlight your findings, put right info in each section.
• Structure an Abstract, Introduction, Discussion and Conclusions.
• Structure a sentence and a paragraph.
• Avoid redundancy, ambiguity and mistakes in general.
• Deliver a presentation by engaging with the audience and leaving them with a positive final impression that will encourage them to contact you.
• Be positive and constructive, and keep everything simple.
• Write emails that ensure you get the response you were hoping for

• Research and Innovation Policies, Research design,
• Publishing to enhance the research, Intellectual property and Enhancement of Research.

Course given through an aynchronous part with the use of videotaped courses, and with thematic workshops.

• Session 1: Foundations of effective scientific writing (Principles of clarity, conciseness, and accuracy. Understanding the target audience and journal scope. Crafting impactful titles and abstracts.)
• Session 2: Structuring your manuscript (The role and order of authors and affiliations, paper structure and tools for preparing robust and convincing sections)
• Session 3: Navigating the publication process (journal selection, peer-review process, cover letter, Reply to Reviewers, Copyright & Open Access)
• Session 4: Practical tips and strategies for success

• Artificial intelligence as useful data-mining tool and concerns about its use in science writing
• IRIS Management tool (live DEMO), Open Science, open access e research data management
• Bibliometric parameters and evaluation of the research
• Scopus author ID, ResearcherID, ORCID (live DEMO)