2020 Training | From research to publication

On October 29, Professors Luís Carvalho (FEP-UP) and Mário Vale (IGOT-UL) provided a training session on the publication process entitled, “From research to publication: graduate studies and the process of scientific publication”.

Due to the pandemic, the session took place simultaneously online and in person, with about 140 participants. The presentation raised some questions from the audience, namely on the difference between WoS and Scopus, what to do when an article is rejected, on the importance of writing an article with a specific journal in mind and on doing a PhD by publication, among others.

The session can be viewed here.

Of the 68 responses to the satisfaction survey, the training action was evaluated by 98.5% of the audience as well / very well organized, and 98.5% rated the topic as relevant / very relevant.

The following were suggested as future actions:

- How to write a book review;

- Strategies for writing a doctoral thesis by publication;

- Database research methods and understanding international rankings of geography journals;

- Finisterra's review process;

- How to review articles;

- How to conduct a systematic literature review;

- Scientific articles and school education.