HEN638 Academic publishing

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Jaroslav Hlinka, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Thursday 11:30–15:00 U32; and Thu 18. 9. 17:00–20:15 U44
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The attending students will gain or develop: The ability to formulate critical review of a scientific manuscript. Skills necessary to formulate a sound reply to reviewer's comments. Orientation in the process of publishing a scientific paper. Overview of the potential issues, controversies and trends in the academic publishing
Syllabus
  • • The course will be based on combination of individual and team-based hands-on experience with (mock) peer-review process, seminar-style discussions and talks by invited speakers regardging various aspects of academic publishing. The aspects we shall focus on include:
  • • Academic publication - building stones: scientific paper, peer-review, academic journals
  • • Peer-review in detail: rules for peer-review, hands-on experience
  • • Alternative publication channels: books, open-access, self-archiving
  • • Academic publication crisis and problems: confirmation bias, peer-review burden, financial aspects
  • • Effective result dissemination: choice of journal, keywords, title, abstract; highlighting results, spreading the word
  • • Differences in academic publishing between fields
Teaching methods
Individual and team-based work with scientific manuscript and peer-review texts, experience sharing, lectures, discussions, text study, homeworks, consultations
Assessment methods
The successful completion requires active participation in the course (including homework and presentation in the seminar), preparation of a review of a scientific paper and a reply to a review (texts in English language).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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