Schedule 2007

FOR 694– Writing for Scientific Publication

Date	Topic	Assignment
Jan 16	Why Publish?	Bring your questions
Jan 18	Discuss Getting Started	Getting Started Exercise (Example)
Jan 23	Steps to Publication, Choose Journal	Knowing your Journal Exercise
Jan 25	Effective Tables and Figures	Figure and Table Exercise
Jan 30	Figures and Tables	Two copies of Tables and Figures with Getting Started (revised)
Feb 1	Outline	Two copies of your Outline
Feb 6	Results	Draft of Results (two copies)
Feb 8	Materials and Methods	Draft of Methods (two copies)
Feb 13	Writing exercise	1-page writing sample from your paper
Feb 15	Preparation for peer review Editing and proofreading	*Submit Results and Materials and Methods Sections* with Getting Started (for First Peer Review)
Feb 20	Statistical Considerations	Bring your questions
Feb 22	Introductions	Bring examples from your field
Feb 27	Advice, using anonymous examples.	*First Peer Review Due*
Mar 1	Discussions	Bring examples from your field
Mar 6	Progress on Introductions (shared in class)	2 copies double-spaced
Mar 8	Progress on Discussion (shared in class)	2 copies double-spaced
Mar 14-18	(spring break)
Mar 20	Last chance for informal review	1 copy double-spaced
Mar 22	Readings on Peer Review	*Submit Rough Draft* and Response to First Reviews
Mar 27	Mid-semester feedback	Anonymous feedback
Mar 29	Authorship	Authorship Exercise
Apr 3	Scientific careers and role of publications	*Second Peer Review Due*
Apr 5	Proposals	Bring examples of RFPs, proposals
Apr 10	Work session TBA.	Sections for review
Apr 12	Work session TBA	Sections for review
Apr 17	Ethics	On being a Scientist HTML (free) PDF (for purchase)
Apr 19	Work session	Schedule trades if you like
Apr 24	Electronic publishing, Abstracts	Bring examples from your field
Apr 26	Abstract review; Title, by-line, key words	Abstracts and Literature cited due
May 1	Gallery proofs	*Final Draft of Manuscript Due*