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Science Writing for Publication Workshop 3: Strategic publishing

Description:

This workshop is an introduction to Strategic Publishing and will be delivered by Faculty Librarians. It will cover:

How to identify predatory publishers and avoid them.
How to choose outlets for publishing your research.
How to use databases and other tools to answer your questions about the relevance and reputation of a journal or other publication that you are considering.
The importance of Researcher Profiles and the benefits of Open Access to increase the visibility of your research.

Please see the Zoom link below:

https://macquarie.zoom.us/j/87085036404

Join from dial-in phone line:

Dial: +61 2 8015 2088

Meeting ID: 870 8503 6404

International numbers available: https://macquarie.zoom.us/u/kbczxYXnRX

Join from a H.323/SIP room system:

Dial: SIP:87085036404@zmau.us

or 103.122.166.55

Meeting ID: 870 8503 6404

Science Writing for Publication Workshop Series

The Science Writing for Publication Workshop Series focuses on key topics and skills for writing science research articles. There are 10 different workshops that run throughout the session (see schedule below) and you are welcome to enrol in all the workshops* or just those topics that are of interest. The aim of each workshop is to develop an understanding of writing practices in science.

Each workshop lasts about 2 hours and will include opportunities to discuss your writing and/or issues you have with your writing.

*You will be eligible for course certificate of completion once you attend all 10 workshops in the series.

Session 1 2026 Schedule

#	Topic	Date	Start Time
1	Getting Started with Your Writing	Thu 19 Feb	10:30 am
2	Improving the Flow of Your Writing	Tue 3 Mar	2:00 pm
3	Strategic Publishing	Wed 25 Mar	10:00 am
4	Writing the Methods Section	Mon 30 Mar	1:30 pm
5	Data Presentation	Thu 16 Apr	10:30 am
6	Writing the Results Section	Tue 28 Apr	2:00 pm
7	Writing the Introduction Section	Thu 21 May	1:30 pm
8	Writing the Discussion Section	Thu 28 May	10:30 am
9	Writing the Abstract and Title	Thu 4 Jun	10:30 am
10	Responding to Reviewers’ Comments	Tue 16 Jun	2:00 pm

Attachments

Date:

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Time:

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Audiences

Graduate Research Supervisors

Mid Career/Senior Researchers

Graduate Research Students

Early Career Researchers

Venue(s):

Zoom

Facilitator(s):

medwenna.buckland@mq.edu.au

Enquiries:

Jing.Li1@mq.edu.au

Registration closes:

Tuesday 24 March 2026 02:00 PM

Registration for this workshop is not open.