This self-directed course will take you through every aspect of writing a high-quality academic paper: understanding the publication process; reverse-engineering existing papers to understand the structures that work best; creating a clear central message; selecting information for a compelling narrative; writing your first draft; editing and style; and how to get your paper read once it’s published.

This will enable you to create a paper that contains your research while tailoring it to the publication you hope will publish. Even better - you can complete the content where you like, when you like, and at your own pace.

What will you learn in this course?

• Introduction
• Step 1 - The publication process
• Step 2 - Analysing structure
• Step 3 - Creating a journal-led map
• Step 4 - Determining your message
• Step 5 - Authorship issues
• Step 6 - Building narratives
• Step 7 - Select information
• Step 8 - Deciding on the order
• Step 9 - Writing with purpose/revise for clarity 
• Step 10 - Abstracts and post-publication
• Recap