After all your research work spanning months and years, you have finally put down your invaluable results in a paper for peer review and publication. Transition from a hard-working data-gather to a skilled academic writer is by no means smooth! How can you place your results within the broad context of your research area so that your peers will appreciate the merits of your work? How can you draft an effective abstract and an eye-catching title to make your paper stand out among others? How can you present sound logical arguments in the discussion and tie them up with the introduction? And most importantly, how can you write for readers instead of for yourself/your mentor? This webinar provides a practical guide on effective academic writing from the perspective an experienced scholar and journal editor.

Beginner- and intermediate-level authors, especially those with science and technology backgrounds, who have frequently had manuscripts rejected by journal editors

Effective academic writing is difficult for students and even inexperienced researchers. There are established rules to follow, but one may still make many common mistakes. This session will be delivered by an experienced scholar who has also served as an editor for a few international journals. It will help you acquire fresh insights into effective academic writing, by focusing on the following important aspects:

• How to write for readers instead of for yourself/your mentor?
• How to place your results within the broad context of your research area so that your peers will appreciate the merits of your work?
• How to present sound logical arguments in the discussion and tie them up with the introduction?
• How to draft an effective abstract and an eye-catching title to make your paper stand out among others?

After this session, you will gain a working knowledge of effective academic writing, which will help you write more confidently keeping in mind what peer reviewers and international journals require.

It’s simple!

• Click on “Register now”.
• Fill in the short one-time registration form to generate your username and password.
• You will receive a confirmation e-mail with the link to the webinar.
• On the day of the webinar, click the link and sign in using your login details.

Don’t wait too long to sign up! The seats are limited!

Note that the webinar will be conducted in Chinese.