Scientific Writing Courses

How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)

5 ratings

In this project-based course, you will outline a complete scientific paper, choose an appropriate journal to which you'll submit the finished paper for publication, and prepare a checklist that will allow you to independently judge whether your paper is…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Scientific Writing for Research Grant Proposals

31 ratings at Coursera

Learn to write persuasive biomedical grant proposals using the SUCCEED model and MEAL framework, organizing paragraphs, sentence positions, and reader expectations for clarity and concision.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Scientific Writing Style

2 ratings

An overview of style in scientific writing.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Scientific Writing: PhD Thesis - Acknowledgements, Bibliography, and Text Stylistics

1 rating

Explains thesis writing through formal paper elements—acknowledgements and bibliography—and text stylistics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AICTE;  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

NIeCer 103: Scientific Writing in Health Research

Learn to organize, write, format, and submit scientific manuscripts, from argument matrix and methods to publication ethics, journal selection, and peer review.

• Swayam
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

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Writing and Organizing Literature Notes for Scientific Writing

Build a workflow for turning annotated scientific references into organized literature notes and a finished article using Emacs.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

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Communicating Physics through Letters - Enhancing Scientific Writing Skills

Students explain a physics concept to a lay reader in a personal letter, then transfer the writing skills to lab reports.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Scientific Writing: Text Stylistics and Bibliography - Lecture 62

Examines text stylistics in scientific writing, including acknowledgements and bibliographies in papers and thesis writing.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Scientific Writing: Journal Papers - Part 2 - Lecture 58

Prepares writers to begin journal papers by considering the title, abstract, and other aspects of a research paper.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Responding to Peer Review in Scientific Writing

Learn how to respond to peer review.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Indonesia Cyber Education Institute

Strategies for Successful Scientific Writing and Publication

Develop original research ideas, structure scientific papers, strengthen scientific writing, and devise strategies for successful publication.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Academic Writing Made Easy

55 ratings

Struggling with writing an academic text? This MOOC will ease the pain – and make your writing shine.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Writing in the Sciences

14 ratings

Write clearer scientific prose: cut clutter, use active voice, structure manuscript sections, handle authorship ethics and predatory journals, and adapt research for grants and general audiences.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Julia Scientific Programming

33 ratings

Learn Julia from scratch: use arrays, loops and functions on Ebola outbreak data, fit an SIR model, and build plots, DataFrames and statistical tests.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You

9 ratings

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)