Writing for Academic Journals in English

The course will be one week (25 hours over 5 days) with classes conducted over Zoom, and then an optional three months follow up working together online with your tutor and your group. During the follow-up phase, you will be working on various tasks individually and in groups, with feedback from and consultation with your tutor.

Research and scholarly writing

• Understanding academic style
• The scientific method and the organisation of research paper
• A clear research issue

Dealing with literature

• How to conduct library research effectively
• Collecting and presenting sources
• An annotated bibliography

Introduction to research papers

• Analysing good introductions to papers
• Writing a synthesis of literature
• Writing an introduction

Literature review, methodology

• Overview of appropriate methodology
• Discuss and review method sections
• Writing a methodology section

Results and discussion

• Discussing and analyzing exemplary results
• Incorporation of graphics into research papers
• Discussing exemplary discussions and conclusion sections
• Writing a discussion section

An abstract and presenting

• Writing an abstract
• Presenting your research to others

Putting it all together

• Choosing the right journal
• Designing a paper and producing a writing plan
• Working through several drafts of your paper
• How to: write with clarity; synthesise other people’s writing; avoid jargons; avoid plagiarism; create sound and logical arguments; write your conclusion
• Editing, proofreading and getting to the perfect ‘final draft’

Schedule

The course is available online or offline. It can be scheduled upon request at IALF Jakarta, Gading Serpong, Bali or your institution.

Fees

• Online Training via Zoom (25-hours) only: Rp. 7.000.000 / person
• Full Training (including 3-months online support): Rp.11.000.000 / person

Group fees are available upon request, please email Ms Candra Dewi di cdewi@ialf.edu for further details.

A minimum English level of: IELTS 6.0; TOEFL IBT 80; PTE 56