Publishing and Scientific Writing: from research to writing an article

Code:

CTPEC01

Acronym:

PECIEA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Engineering and related techniques

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S (of 01-09-2024 to 31-01-2025)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Metallurgy, Materials and Technological Processes Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Transferable Skills: Publishing and Scientific Writing

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CTPEC	28	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
M.BIO	1	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
MEB	0	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
M.EIC	3	Syllabus	2	-	1,5	14	40,5
M.EM	1	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
M.IA	0	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
			2
PDEEC	13	Syllabus	1	-	1,5	14	40,5
PDQUI	0	PE_Doctoral Degree Program in Chemistry	1	-	1,5	14	40,5

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Researchers are increasingly faced with the need to publish their research papers either to impart knowledge or for the purpose of academic career. This course aims to facilitate this task through a more thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the various components associated with publishing and scientific writing, which are described in the course syllabus.

Learning outcomes and competences

With knowledge of the issues related to publishing, the type of journal, in which databases the paper is included, the impact of the journal , the basic steps of writing a scientific article , the proper search of articles already published in databases, and the ethical issues of plagiarism , it is expected that people who attend this course can publish articles with more success through a more systematic writing and more appropriate choice of the journal in terms of content and impact in the scientific community . Apart from writing and choosing the journal.

Working method

Presencial

Program

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  Scientific publication

  
  
  
  
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    The editorial process (including refereeing)

    
    
  
  
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    The publisher

    
    
  
  
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    Types of scientific journals and publishing

    
    
  
  
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    Journals of Engineering

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Infoliteracy

  
  
  
  
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    Research and exploitation of bibliographic databases ( Inspec , Web of Science and Scopus )

    
    
  
  
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    Tools bibliographic management : (EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero)

    
    
  
  
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    Open Access : models , policies and research resources

    
    
  
  
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    Metrics of scientific literature : citation analysis and rankings of journals

    
    
  
  
  
  


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  Indexing and bibliometrics

  
  


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  Scientific writing

  
  
  
  
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    The process of scientific writing

    
    
  
  
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    Technical aspects of scientific writing

    
    
  
  
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    Ethical aspects of scientific writing

    
    
  
  
  
  

Mandatory literature

Andreas Öchsner; Introduction to Scientific Publishing: Backgrounds, Concepts, Strategies, , Springer, 2013

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of general concepts and basic information of each of the points listed in the contents and discussion of the topics presented.

Interactive classes, particularly as regards search into databases.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Teste	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	10,00
Frequência das aulas	22,00
Total:	32,00

Eligibility for exams

70% of the lessons.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assessment involves two Moodle tests, weighted at 60 per cent,
and weekly activities in Moodle, with a weight of 40%.