Surgery: Publishing

Journal Lists

Important Web Links

Latest Presentations

• See a full collection of important presentations by Mrs Sunette Steynberg on maximising research impact, submission, publishing and more on our Postgraduate Online Training Guide
• From Thesis to Publication by Prof. Michael S Pepper (2019)

Writing Articles

• How do I build up my article?
• How can I ensure that I am using proper manuscript language?
• Making data easy to share in articles

Publishing Articles

• What not to do: Publishing ethics
• How to get your article published
• The peer review process
• Publishing articles: Making the Choice: Open Access vs. Traditional Journals

Open Access Article Processing Charges (APCs)

• Policy on Open Access Publishing Processing Charges
• Guidelines for Application to the University of Pretoria Open Access Fund for APCs
• Application for Refunding APCs

Predatory Journals

Predatory Journals by Sunette Steynberg (2020) - Narrated Presentation

• Predatory Publications subject guide
• Evaluating predatory journals
• How to Spot a Predatory Journal
• Predatory journals, publishers and conferences
• Predatory publishers: How to recognise them and why we should avoid them

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Recommended Sources:

• Fundamentals of Manuscript Preparation: How to structure your article correctly
• 10 tips for writing a truly terrible journal article: what not to do
• Books publishing: What makes a great book manuscript?
• Ethics in Research and Publication (brochure)
• Why you can't afford to ignore publication ethics
• Getting noticed
• What is Open Science?
• Additional courses

Presentations by Shalimar Shadeed:

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• Where to publish
• Process of writing
• Publishing ethics
• Open access publishing