Transferable Skills Seminar – Writing for Journal Submission
Event | November 28, 2018
This seminar is for young researchers (Master’s course, Doctoral course, Postdocs), and will be conducted in English.
This Transferable Skills Seminar “Writing for Journal Submission” is intended primarily for young researchers who are submitting a paper to an international journal for the first time. However, as this seminar will also touch on fundamental “dos” and “don’ts” when writing a scientific manuscript, and will include tips for preparing your cover letter for submission. Experienced researchers should also find it beneficial and informative. The lecturer, Greg Adams, is the Managing Editor at FORTE, Japan’s leading science communications company and provides personalized, high-quality rewriting and translation services to Japanese doctors, researchers, scientists and engineers in the academic and corporate sectors. This 90 minute seminar is compact, but provides a detailed summary of all the essential information you need when preparing your manuscript, writing your cover letter, and corresponding with reviewers.
Practical advice for writing scientific manuscripts
- “Scientific” English
・Grammar and style
・Clear words, concise sentences - How to write effective English
・Useful phrases
・”Discussion”
・Writing appealing sentences
・Make arguments logical - Plagiarism
・How journals check plagiarism
・Ways to avoid plagiarism - Guidelines
・Pay attention to word limits
・Often overlooked guidelines
・Supplementary information - Cover Letter
・The purpose of a cover letter
・Standard cover letter format
・If a journal asks for more information - How to choose a suitable journal
・Choosing the right journal
・How to identify and avoid predatory journals - What journals say about submitted articles
・Essential information
・Article structure - Trends in scholarly publishing
・Clarification of authorship
・The review process
Lecturer
Mr. Greg Adams, Managing Editor
FORTE Science Communications: Experts in Academic Papers
FORTE is Japan’s leading science communications company. FORTE specializes in providing personalized high-quality rewriting and translation services to Japanese doctors, researchers, scientists and engineers in the academic and corporate sectors.
Seminar date
11/28/2018 (Wed.) 16:30-18:00
Place
Frontier Research in Applied Sciences Building, 2nd Floor Seminar Room #2
Eligibility
Hokkaido University graduate students, postdocs and faculty members/staff
Application deadline
11/28/2018 13:00
Max participants
50
How to register
You must be registered in the Hi-System. If you are not in the system, please register here.
Click here, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “申し込む” to register for the event.
Hokkaido University faculty members/staff
Please register using this google form.
If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail within three business days after registering, please contact I-HoP.
Inquiries
Front Office for Human Resource Education and Development
I-HoP: International Human Resource Development Program
Hokkaido University
ihop@synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp
011-706-2157
