Fall 2020 Lectures, Tuesday Evenings, 6:30pm to 9pm

Course Director and Lecturer:  Gwendolyn E.P. ZAHNER, PhD

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 1 (周二10.13)

Part I Course overview

Part II   A brief history of scientific journals and scientific writing style

Part III   Special focus for SWAP-S in 2020: Journal publications and the COVID-19 pandemic

Part IV Introduction to online writing resources

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 2    Paragraph development in scientific writing (周二10.20)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 3   Sentences in scientific writing (周二10.27)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 4 Word choice in scientific writing (周二11.3)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 5 (周二11.10)

Part I Planning the paper

Part II Introduction Section

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 6 The Methods Section ( 周二11.17)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 7 Writing the Results Section (周二11.24)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 8 Discussion and Conclusions (周二12.1)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 9  Preparing the “Front pages” of your manuscript (周二12.8)

A. Summary abstract

B. Title page

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 10 Preparing Your Manuscript’s End Notes and Author Assurances

（周二12.15）

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 11  Final steps in preparing the manuscript for submission （周二12.22)

1. Citing and paraphrasing source materials: Avoiding plagiarism

2. Completing final revisions of the manuscript

3. Handling journal requirements for submitting manuscripts: (Authorship forms, copyright and licenses, embargo policies, cover letter, checklists and permissions)

SWAP-DCE Fall 2020 Lecture 12 Sending your manuscript to a journal  (周二12.29)

1. Submitting the manuscript online

2. Journal review and publication process

?      These lecture notes were updated on 2020.6.10 to include examples of two COVID-19 journal articles that were retracted after publication

Final examination date:  1.5