Course code:
773A2		 Course name:
Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers 1

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

10

Study level:

doctoral academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 1. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Biochemistry: 1. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Teachers:

Slobodan M. Milosavljević, Ph.D.
professor emeritus, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Filip J. Bihelović, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Jelena Z. Radosavljević, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Božidar R. Čobeljić, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Jovana J. Trbojević-Ivić, Ph.D.
research associate, Innovation center, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: eight hours of lectures + one hour of study research work

Goals:

The student is acquainted with the basic characteristics of scientific work, the rules when writing each of the individual parts of a scientific publication and how to submit manuscripts for publication. Ethical principles that must be respected when creating a scientific publication are also addressed.

Outcome:

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to independently write a scientific research publication.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, semmester papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  1. Parija, Subhash Chandra, Kate, Vikram (editors): Writing and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper, Springer Singapore, 2017, eBook ISBN 978-981-10-4720-6, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4720-6
  2. Barbara Gastel, Robert A. Day: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Cambridge University Press, 2017, ISBN: 9781316640432
  3. The papers in top ranking international scientific journals.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  1. Chris A. Mack: How to Write a Good Scientific Paper, SPIE Press, 2018, ISBN 9781510619135
  2. Zoran V. Popović: Kako napisati i objaviti naučno delo, Akademska misao, 2004.

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

10 points (8 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  1. Components, structure and organization of scientific research paper.
  2. Title of the scientific research paper, authors and their affiliates.
  3. Keywords and abstract of scientific research paper.
  4. Introduction of scientific research paper.
  5. Methods of scientific research paper.
  6. Results of scientific research paper.
  7. Discussion and conclusion of scientific research paper.
  8. Literature search and references.
  9. Choosing a journal to submit a manuscript and manuscript submission.
  10. Manuscript revision process.
  11. Publication process.
  12. Ethics of publishing scientific papers.

Semester papers:

60 points

Oral exam:

30 points

Study research work:

0 points (1 hour a week)