Faculty workshop: Top 5 errors authors make when writing scientific papers

Join the Office of Faculty Development for this workshop as Tom Annesley, Ph.D. discusses ways to avoid the top errors that authors make when developing scientific papers including:

• The Introduction: Failure to set the scene for the reader
• The Results: Confusing data from results
• Figures and Tables: Difficulty reading and grasping the message
• The Discussion: Making a poor argument for your work
• Responding to Reviewers: Failure to help reviewers see changes

Facilitated by: Thomas Annesley, Ph.D.; deputy editor, Clinical Chemistry; professor emeritus, U-M

Workshop objectives

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Better tie together the major sections of a scientific paper.
• Differentiate data from results when writing a scientific paper.
• Improve the visual presentation of data in figures and tables.

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 20

Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Location: Zoom

Register

This workshop is hosted by the Office of Faculty Development and is intended for faculty. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this workshop or have questions about accessibility, please contact Faculty Development at UMMS-Faculty-Development@med.umich.edu.