Scientific Writing and Publishing online course - Nature Masterclass

Audience: For students and researchers in the natural sciences who are new to publishing or wish to refresh their skills 

Key features: 
3-part course with 3 certificates 
36 editors from 20+ Nature Research journals 
11 hours of learning 10-minute lessons 
English language 
captions and transcripts 

Skills gained:
Develop writing skills and confidence writing for journals 
Understand editorial processes and what editors look for 
Learn best practices for submitting a paper and peer review

Part 1: Writing a Research Paper 
1. What makes a great paper?
2. Elements of writing style
3. Titles and abstracts
4. From introduction to conclusion
5. Data management
6. Data presentation 

Part 2: Publishing a Research Paper 
1. Authorship and authors' responsibilities
2. Selecting a journal for publication
3. Submitting your paper
4. Understanding peer review
5. Journal decisions
6. The editorial process
7. Measuring impact
8. Plagiarism and other ethical issues 

Part 3: Writing and Publishing a Review Paper
1. Writing and publishing a review paper