Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

Writing a Journal Article… and Getting it Published

This course is about the processes of writing and getting published. Students will bring an article that they are actually working on for a truly hands-on experience.

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The goal of this course is simple: to enable PhD students to get their articles written and sent off to a journal. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the publication game, the key players and the scientific journals. They will be able to organize, plan and write the article. Furthermore, they will be able to deal with reviewers and editors.

Inhalte

Day 1:
1. Understanding the publication game
2. Understanding the key players
3. Setting the brief
4. Organizing the material
5. Planning the article
6. Writing the article

Day 2:
Write a first draft of the article.

Day 3:
In the morning of day three we discuss the drafts.
In the afternoon we address issues plus about finalizing and submitting articles.

Arbeitsweise / Programm

Seminar and individual work

Attainment of learning objectives measured by assessing progress of students’ own proposed article.

Basisinformationen

Nummer E046.OC2.24
Termine

Wed, 19.06.2023 on-site
Thu, 20.06.2023, writing day
Fri, 21.06.2023, on-site
 

Zeiten 09:15-16:30
Kursort

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM
Mittelstrasse 43,
3012 Bern

room 116, first floor

Situationsplan
Leitung

Professor MD Nicola Low
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, ISPM, University of Bern

 

Plätze max. 12 Personen
ausgebucht
Anmeldung möglich in Warteliste
Kurssprache English
Anmeldefrist 07.06.2024
Format Individual event von Public Health Sciences Course Program
You will receive a certificate of attendance.
Trägerschaft

Faculty of Medicine University of Bern

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

ECTS-Info

2 ECTS points will be credited for this course

For an accreditation of the ECTS, a minimum of 80% attendance and active participation incl. completion of assignments and assessments are required.

Zielpublikum

All PhD students, Post-docs, clinicians and public health practitioners who wants to write and publish an article.

Besonderes

It is essential that participants are actively writing or are ready to write their article. Practical exercises will use students’ own material. The course is suitable for students using either quantitative or qualitative research methods. The course is not suitable for those who are still planning their study, collecting the data, or doing the analysis. Note that this is not a course on critical appraisal or English language and grammar.

Anmelde- und Aufnahmeverfahren

A tertiary education degree is required. The program manager decides on the final admission. Priority is given to PhD students.

Application process: You are requested to enroll online. Seats will be allocated according to date of enrolment. Three weeks before the course/workshop at the latest, the administration will decide and inform about running or cancelling the course/workshop.

Kosten

Amount still open

Administratives

Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern who commit to the whole course attendance. To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course. Please note cancellation regulations below.

Course fees for other participant categories:

PostDocs Uni Bern CHF 100
Other participants Uni Bern CHF 600
Participants other academic institutions 1200
Other participants CHF 1680

Participants completing the entire PHS Course Program benefit from a reduction; overview course fees here.

Annullierungsbestimmungen

After the closing date for registrations, the organisers will decide whether the course can take place. The decision is based on the number of registrations.

Cancellation regulations

After the closing date for registrations, the organisers will decide whether the course can take place. The decision is based on the number of registrations.

These cancellation rules apply to PhD students of the University of Bern.

Processing fee of CHF 100 will be applied for:

  • Cancellations after the registration deadline (late cancellations)
  • Participants with course attendance of less than 80% of the on-site course time
  • Absence on the first day of the course (considered as a late cancellation).

Course attendance must be cancelled at the latest 2 weeks before the first course day. Write an email to phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch.
The cancellation has to be confirmed by the course coordination.
For your registration the General Terms and Conditions of the PHS Course Program apply.

Kontakt

University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program

c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Tel: +41 31 684 34 04

phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch
www.medizin.unibe.ch/phs

Anmeldung

Diese Veranstaltung ist ausgebucht.