Medical research

Course 3: Writing and Publishing Your Research Paper

Goals of the research course?

Dr. Muhammed Elhadi

Doctor, Researcher

MBBCh – Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli

Course Description

Writing and Publishing Your Research Paper By Dr. Muhammed Elhadi

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Amazing Course

In this course, you will learn the principles to consider during scientific writing.

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Course Details

Course Duration

Approx. 1 months

Course Price

240 LYD / 60$

Course Level

Beginner

Course Description

By the end of the course, you will learn:

Introduction to academic writing

  • IMRaD structure
  • Basic principles to consider during writing
  • Punctuation uses in scientific writing 
  • Paragraph structure
  • Steps in writing a paper

Referencing using Endnote

  • Reference (how to find suitable references)
  • How to use Endnote 
  • Checking Reference

Writing Original Manuscript

  • Preparing Tables and Figures
  • Writing results (statistical tests are explained in the statistical course) 
  • Writing method sections 
  • Reporting guidelines for main study types according to EQUATOR
  • Writing introduction 
  • Discussion writing 
  • How to write abstract/summary 

Writing other types of publications

  • Review articles
  • Letter to editor/correspondence
  • Case reports

Scientific Writing Issues

  • Authorship and ICMJE guidelines
  • Conflicts of Interest/copyright transform forms.
  • Issues in scientific writing (plagiarism, ghostwriting, reproducibility of research)

Preparing manuscript and abstract

  • How to format and prepare your manuscript for publications 
  • How to select a suitable journal for your research
  • How to submit your research to international conferences 
  • How to prepare conference presentations (poster and oral presentation) 
  • Reviewing process and comments
  • How to write a cover letter for journal submission 
  • How to detect predatory journals?

Key Features

About the Course Instructor

  • MBBCh from Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli
  • Founder of Libyan Medical Research Network
  • Reviewer at over 40 international peer-review journals
  • Editor at PLOS ONE and BMC Public Health and BMC Medical Education
  • Worked on more than 50 International Projects including:
    African Surgical Outcomes-2
    GlobalSurg 3
    GlobalPaed Surg
    COVIDSurg / COVIDSurg Cancer
  • Chair of Incision – International Student Surgical Network – NWG of Libya
  • Have more than 50 posters and oral presentations at prestigious international conferences
  • Participated as speaker and presenter at: AHA, ASiT, ACOG, Digestive Week, AACR, EACR….
  • Have more than 70 published/accepted in international peer-review journals with impact factors in various surgical and medical specialties
  • Won over 15 awards and grants from international societies and conferences