Workshop on: How to write a paper for a scientific journal

In conjunction with the 15th EWRS Symposium (European Weed Research Society) July 12-15, 2010. Kaposvár, Hungary

Time: 11^th of July, 2010 from 9:00 to 17:00

Venue: Kaposvár University Guba S. str. 40, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary

Instructors: Jon Marshall, Editor-in-Chief Weed Research (Marshall Agroecology, UK) and
Jens Carl Streibig, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Description
Science is hard to read and understand and its difficulties are born out of necessity, out of the extreme complexity of scientific concepts, data and analysis. But complexity of thoughts need not lead to impenetrability of expression. We believe that improving the quality of writing actually improves the quality of thought and the quality of the science. Without communicating our work, science cannot advance or be applied where it can make a difference to human endeavour.
The workshop will approach the questions:

Why publish? When to publish? And where to publish?

The structure of a paper submitted to Weed Research. What is the editor looking for in:

Title page
Summary
Keywords
Introduction
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Tables
Figures
Appendices
Supplementary information

Should I do the research and then write, or the other way around?

Each participant should bring a draft manuscript and be prepared to share the draft with others on the course.

Participation to this workshop of the EWRS Education and Training working group is free for members of the EWRS and for registrants to the 15^th EWRS Symposium. Others must pay a workshop registration fee of 60 EURO, which corresponds to the annual membership fee to the EWRS.

Unfortunately, this workshop is full.

Jens Carl Streibig
Professor of Weed Science
University of Copenhagen
Email: jcs@life.ku.dk