Academic Writing Workshop

Academic Writing and Publication for Economic Science Researchers

Brief Description of the Training:

These two-days’ training introduces how to write a clear and concise article that will appeal to a broad audience and gives a comprehensive overview of the editorial and publishing process of an article in economics and development studies, including regional sciences. The training is open to students, young scholars and researchers who are at the beginning to intermediate stage in the development of a research publication. The training starts with the introduction of how to make a great paper where publication fits into the research life cycle. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the course material to a draft paper that has been made or will be made. We will also discuss selected methods of analyses which are progressively used in scientific writing in regional sciences.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand what the essential criteria are for a good paper.
  • Ability to utilize reference management tools for academic writing and publication.
  • Ability to organize ideas effectively, structure the paper, and publish the paper.
  • Understand the editorial and publishing process.

Topics:

  • Writing A Publishable Paper: Overview and Motivation
  • Determining Topics, Research Problems and Novelty
  • Selected Methodologies: Causal Inferences in Econometric Modelling
  • From Background to Conclusion:  A guide for Effective Writing
  • Hands on Selected Potential Journals for Economic Papers
  • Review and Editorial Processes of Submitted Paper (including ethical aspects of academic writing e.g., Plagiarism, Artificial Intelligent and Other Ethical Issues)
  • Selected Methodologies: Spatial and Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
  • Best Practices in Academic Publishing

Agenda:

Day 1, 15th July 2023*

07.30 – 08.00 | Registration

08.00 – 08.15 | Opening Remarks 

08.15 – 09.45 | Topic 1: Writing A Publishable Paper: Overview and Motivation

09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee break

10:15 – 11:45 | Topic 2: Determining Topics, Research Problems and Novelty

11:45 – 12:45 | Lunch break

12:4514:45| Topic 3: Selected Methodologies on Causal Inferences in Econometric Modelling

14:4515:00 | Coffee break

15:0016:00 | Exercise: Reviewing Participants Selected Drafts

16.00 – 17.00 | Topic 4: From Background to Conclusion:  A guide for Effective Writing

Day 2, 16th July 2023

07.30 – 08.00 | Registration

08.00 – 08.30 | Recap and Overview

08.30 – 10.00 | Topic 5: Hands on Selected Potential Journals for Economic Papers

10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00 | Topic 6: Review and Editorial Processes of Submitted Paper

12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00 | Topic 7: Selected Methodologies on Spatial and Dynamic Panel Data Analysis

15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee break

15:15 – 16:45 | Topic 8: Best Practices in Academic Publishing16.45 – 17.00 | Closing Remarks