Syllabus del corso
Titolo
Surfing the academic job market: How to publish in high impact interna-tional journals
Docente
Marco Brambilla – Department of Psychology
Lingua
English
Breve descrizione
Aims:
The workshop aims to provide students with basic skills for writing and submitting a scientific paper. In addition to covering the main sections of a paper, it will also introduce essential skills for selecting an appropriate journal, managing citations, and understanding databases that measure the quality and impact of scientific output.
Suggested year of attendance:
1st year
Table of contents:
- Selecting the right journal: impact factor, emerging metrics of influ-ence, journal aims, and types of papers published
- Writing key sections: Title, abstract, introduction, method, results, and discussion
- Writing strategies
- Submission and re-submission
- Do’s and Don’ts of manuscript submission
- The review process
- Ethical issues in publishing
Target audience
Students involved in the following PhD programs:
DIMET, Neuroscience, Nursing, Public health, Psychology, Physics, Com-puter science, Mathematics, Marine science, Materials science, Chemical, geological and environmental science, TeCSBI
Numero massimo di partecipanti
No restrictions
Metodo di valutazione
Essay
CFU / Ore
1 CFU - 8 hours
Periodo e modalità di erogazione
2 days (4 hours each)
March 4, 2026 (2pm-6pm)
March 5, 2026 (2pm-6pm)
This workshop is classroom-based only (no online participation)
iscrizioni su “Segreterie online”: da definire
Title
Surfing the academic job market: How to publish in high impact interna-tional journals
Teacher
Marco Brambilla – Department of Psychology
Language
English
Short description
Aims:
The workshop aims to provide students with basic skills for writing and submitting a scientific paper. In addition to covering the main sections of a paper, it will also introduce essential skills for selecting an appropriate journal, managing citations, and understanding databases that measure the quality and impact of scientific output.
Suggested year of attendance:
1st year
Table of contents:
- Selecting the right journal: impact factor, emerging metrics of influ-ence, journal aims, and types of papers published
- Writing key sections: Title, abstract, introduction, method, results, and discussion
- Writing strategies
- Submission and re-submission
- Do’s and Don’ts of manuscript submission
- The review process
- Ethical issues in publishing
Target audience
Students involved in the following PhD programs:
DIMET, Neuroscience, Nursing, Public health, Psychology, Physics, Com-puter science, Mathematics, Marine science, Materials science, Chemical, geological and environmental science, TeCSBI
Maximum number of participans
No restrictions
Assessment method
Essay
CFU / Hours
1 CFU - 8 hours
Teaching period and mode
2 days (4 hours each)
March 4, 2026 (2pm-6pm)
March 5, 2026 (2pm-6pm)
This workshop is classroom-based only (no online participation)
course registration on “Segreterie online”: to be defined