Session 8 · Publish: finish the paper, get it out, present
Week 8 · Saturday · online, 19:30–22:30 (3 hours, 15-minute break)
Date: 19/12/2026
Agenda
- 19:30 Recap: Session 7
- 19:35 8.1 Writing the paper (II): Introduction, Discussion, Abstract, Title
- 20:00 Manuscript workshop 2: Q1 together, then your own
- 20:30 8.2 Getting published: from checklist to reviewers
- 21:05 8.3 Be the reviewer: Papers 1 and 2, as a whole class
- 21:30 Proposal presentations (about 5 volunteers), 22:15 closing
Timetable
| Start | Clock* | Min | Segment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 19:30 | 5 | Recap |
| 0:05 | 19:35 | 25 | 8.1 Writing the paper (II): Introduction funnel, Discussion six moves, calibrated language, abstract, title & keywords, before you submit |
| 0:30 | 20:00 | 30 | [DS] Manuscript workshop 2: Introduction, Discussion, Abstract and Title modelled live on Q1 (22 min); each participant writes their own aim and title (8 min) and completes their draft as homework |
| 1:00 | 20:30 | 20 | 8.2 Getting published: reporting guidelines (EQUATOR demo), choosing a journal, predatory journals, submission package, peer review, responding to reviewers (preprints, rejection, proofs and conference abstracts in the extra slides) |
| 1:20 | 20:50 | 15 | BREAK |
| 1:35 | 21:05 | 25 | 8.3 Be the reviewer: simplified appraisal of Papers 1 and 2 (Boulet 2024 RCT and Hyun 2023 cohort, in Course/Papers/) with the whole class, using the 10-question checklist, as training for the individual peer review after the course |
| 2:00 | 21:30 | 45 | Volunteer presentations: about 5 volunteers present their own research proposal + publication plan (6 min + 2 min feedback each), then a 5-minute closing round; everyone submits slides and the written proposal |
| 2:45 | 22:15 | 15 | Post-course quiz, evaluation, next steps (individual peer review of one peer’s manuscript as homework) |
*Times are relative to the start of the session; the clock column shows Vietnam time for the online 19:30–22:30 session. All exercises are done by the whole class together (no groups). [DS] = course-dataset content (FLUID-ICU analysis and manuscript writing).
Slides
Press F for full screen, S for speaker notes, E to print, Esc for an overview.
Downloads
| Slides (PowerPoint) | English · Tiếng Việt |
| Exercise sheet | Read online · Word · PDF |
| Solutions | Read online · PDF |
| Live-demo script | Read online · PDF |
Before this session
- Written proposal and 6 slides ready to submit (volunteers: presentation rehearsed, 6 minutes).
- Your Methods + Results draft and your results pack.
- The abstracts of Papers 1 and 2 read.
After this session (homework)
- Finish the manuscript and submit it (see the manuscript brief).
- Peer review: review the one classmate’s draft the instructor sends you, with the 10-question checklist, within 1 week; then answer the review of your own draft with the response-to-reviewers template within 2 weeks (peer-review instructions).
- Writing exercises (Part A of the Session 8 sheet) for practice.