Date

Class

Assignments Due

Jan 13

Why Publish? 

Bring your questions

Jan 15

Discuss Getting Started

Getting Started Exercise (Example)

Jan 20

Steps to Publication, Choose Journal

Knowing your Journal Exercise

Jan 22

Effective Tables and Figures

Figure and Table Exercise

Jan 27

Figures and Tables

Two copies of Tables and Figures with Getting Started (revised)

Jan 29

Outline

Two copies of your Outline

Feb 3

Results

Draft of Results (two copies)

Feb 5

Materials and Methods

Draft of Methods (two copies)

Feb 10

Writing exercise

1-page writing sample from your paper

Feb 12

Preparation for peer review

Editing and proofreading

Submit Results and Materials and Methods Sections with Getting Started (for First Peer Review)

Feb 17

Introductions

Bring examples from your field, n copies, number the paragraphs, staple, include Conclusions and Summary

Feb 19

Statistical Considerations

Statistics in Research Publications.pdf

Bring your questions

Feb 24

Advice, Responses to Reviews

First Peer Review Due

Feb 26

Discussions

Bring examples from your field

Mar 3

Progress on Introductions (shared in class)

2 copies double-spaced

Mar 5

Progress on Discussion (shared in class)

2 copies double-spaced

Mar 9-13 (spring break)

Mar 17

Mid-semester feedback

Anonymous feedback

Mar 19

Abstracts

Mar 24

Readings on Peer Review

Submit  Rough Draft and Response to First Reviews

Mar 26

Authorship

Authorship Exercise

Apr 2

Proposals

Bring examples of RFPs, proposals