Manuscript Writing and Publication Workshop: An Invoking Pilot Study on Enhancing Cognitive Research Capabilities in Health Sciences Institutes of Pakistan.
capacity building
cognitive abilities
interactive workshop
manuscript writing
pakistan
publications
research manuscript
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Jun 2020
24 Jun 2020
Historique:
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2020
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2020
medline:
30
7
2020
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epublish
Résumé
Background With an upsurge in research in developing countries, researchers from allied sciences need to augment their skills for disseminating research work worldwide. Training workshop is one of the quick interventions which can enhance writing skills and ease research publication. Objective We designed this research to explore the perception of the faculty of different higher education institutes (HEIs) regarding manuscript writing and to assess the impact of these workshops in the improvement of cognitive capabilities of preliminary researchers in Pakistan. Methodology We conducted workshops in HEIs of Sindh, Pakistan. Contents of the workshop covered algorithm of writing manuscript and related descriptions, choice of quality journals, correspondence with the editor, and dealing with rejection. The knowledge of the participants was assessed by 15 items pre and post evaluation tests. McNamar's test assessed the significance of the change in knowledge. Kruskal Wallis test was performed to check the difference in the opinion of workshop quality among different institutes. Results A significant improvement was observed in participants' knowledge on the readers' prospects (P=0.001), the algorithm of writing (P<0.001), interpretations of results (P<0.001), and selection quality journal for publication (P <0.001). The agreement with the workshop's quality based on need, knowledge, and content was above average. Conclusion The participants' response regarding the effectiveness of manuscript writing for publication workshop was overwhelmingly positive, and there was a significant impact on the knowledge of the participants. There is a need for research training that will help for better capacity building in different HEIs of Pakistan.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32724748
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8802
pmc: PMC7381853
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e8802Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Hussain et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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