In this specialized track of Effective Writing for Health Care, you will learn strategies and develop skills to craft a compelling clinical or basic science article. Learn from distinguished Harvard Medical School faculty, editors and reviewers at the New England Journal of Medicine and published clinicians, clinical investigators and researchers about:
The art of persuasion
What it takes to publish in the top-tier journals
Best practices for academic argument
Reference management tools for scientific writing
All variant forms of plagiarism
Guidance to improve altmetrics
Key copyright considerations when publishing research
Best practices for packaging and pitching your paper
How to review and self-edit your paper
Strategies for authorship negotiation
These concepts will help you master the writing process, from ideation to final submission to:
Communicate your science in a strong and impactful way
Select the most effective writing structure and communication approach
Shape the right research question
Understand editor and reviewer priorities
Avoid mistakes that result in article rejections
Write compelling abstracts and conclusions
Network in research, teamwork and collaboration
Incorporate reviewer feedback
Present data, tables and figures
Search the biomedical literature
Ensure publication integrity
Understand and navigating your publishing options
Education includes instruction, strategies, skills development and best practices for developing an article’s:
