Course "Targeting your Writing to the Journal Requirements: Preparatory Stage"
For an author aiming at an international publication, choosing the right journal is a key factor in publication success. As there is a variety of journals, the criteria are not always obvious. It is important to understand how wide the coverage of an article can be and how a publication can affect your career generally.
An equally important aspect is writing an article in accordance with the requirements of the selected journal. A language corpus compiled on the basis of publications in the relevant disciplinary field can provide significant assistance in writing for publication.
The goal of the program is to help you use various tools to find suitable journals and analyze language features of articles in your disciplinary fields with regards to the requirements of selected journals.
During the course you will:
1. choose an international journal for publication using a combination of traditional approaches and AI tools
2. prepare a list of selected sources in the required format using reference managers and AI tools
3. and create a language corpus of articles in your own disciplinary field.
You will be able to identify and further use language and structural features that are expected in your research field. The skills of working with your own corpus will be useful in your further research writing endeavors.
Trainer: Varvara Sosedova is a member of the National Consortium of Writing Centers and a Clarivate trainer in databases and research analytics. Varvara is a co-author of English for Research Publication Purposes course on Coursera and a course on writing grant proposals for Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. She holds a degree in philology, has authored a number of publications in Linguistics and Cultural Studies, and ran courses at MGIMO.
Dates: October 2 – October 23 (24 a/h), 17:00 - 20:00
Format: online
English level requirement: B2+
How do I get accepted? The course is offered on a competitive basis. Please fill out an online registration form and write a motivation letter in English (about 300 words). Please describe your experience of preparing a research paper in English and the difficulties you have faced. Explain how the course will help you overcome these challenges and how the new skills are relevant to your work at the university. The motivation letter should clearly demonstrate that the applicant has read the course syllabus and is willing to make time to do all course tasks.
For more information on how to write a strong motivation letter, please read the AWC blog.