Publishing in Academic Journals

From manuscript to acceptance, including the review you will get.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 How scholarly publishing actually works
2. 1.2 Journals, impact metrics, and their misuse
3. 1.3 Open access models
4. 1.4 Preprints, and what they are for
1. 2.1 Deciding when work is ready
2. 2.2 Choosing the target journal first
3. 2.3 Scope, format and author guidelines
4. 2.4 Structuring for the reader and for the reviewer
1. 3.1 Title and abstract as the decision point
2. 3.2 Making the contribution explicit
3. 3.3 Figures that survive review
4. 3.4 Reporting standards and checklists
1. 4.1 The cover letter
2. 4.2 Suggesting and excluding reviewers
3. 4.3 Declarations, data and ethics statements
4. 4.4 Author order and contribution statements
1. 5.1 What reviewers are actually asked to do
2. 5.2 Types of review, and their trade-offs
3. 5.3 Reading a review without despair
4. 5.4 Desk rejection, and what it tells you
1. 6.1 Building a response document
2. 6.2 Answering a reviewer you disagree with
3. 6.3 Strategy for a major revision
4. 6.4 Resubmission and appeals
1. 7.1 Proofs, licences and copyright
2. 7.2 Data and code availability
3. 7.3 Promoting your work honestly
4. 7.4 Corrections and retractions
1. 8.1 Reviewing for journals yourself
2. 8.2 Predatory journals, and how to spot one
3. 8.3 Collaboration and multi-author work
4. 8.4 A publication strategy you can sustain

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.