What is this workshop about and who is it for?

Run as a two-part lecture with Q&A, as part of the Arts Methods workshop series, this training event offers two sessions designed to help you revise completed research, such as an existing thesis chapter or conference paper, into a publishable article. The training guides you through successful techniques, approaches, and examples to planning, structuring, completing, and submitting a journal article. The training will be most helpful to participants that have a clear piece of work in mind that they can transform into publishable material – ideally over the 12-week summer period from July to September.

When is this workshop?

Wednesday 5 July, 1-3pm

Wednesday 12 July, 1-3pm

Content

The session is specifically targeted for researchers in the advanced stages of their doctoral research and who are ready and able to turn a well-developed piece of research (i.e., research for a chapter of your PhD, an expandable conference paper, or an MA essay that received a high grade) into an article.

The first session (Wednesday 5 July) will cover how to get started, selecting a journal, contacting a journal, journal and reviewer expectations, completing your literature review, pinpointing your intervention, and writing your abstract.

The second session (Monday 11 July) will cover how to strengthen the structure of your article, introductions, conclusions, the main body, the proofreading process, and submission.

Outcomes

• Improved awareness of the journal article writing process, from getting started to submission.

• Enhanced knowledge of key approaches to each stage of the article writing process.

• Deeper understanding of tried and tested methods and strategies for students to utilise in their own writing process and fall back on when needed.

• A kick-start to writing your own journal article over the 12-week summer period from July to September.

These session are run by Dr David Firth, SALC’s Academic Skills lead, who currently runs the School’s Skills Training Programme for PGT students, as well as the Arts Methods ‘From Chapter to Article’ workshop series. Dr Firth is an Associate Editor with the Journal for Postcolonial Writing and the Literary Encyclopedia, and manages Doctor Edit (www.doctoredit.co.uk), which provides proofreading, copyediting and academic services.

For any questions, please email: d.h.firth@manchester.ac.uk

Writing and Submitting a Journal Article in 12 weeks