NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC WRITING
Code: PGCF2211
Course: Graduate Program in Forest Sciences (Master's Degree)
Credits: 4
Hourly load: 60
Syllabus: Interpretation and production of texts. Characteristics of a scientific article. Qualis and impact factor. Search for national and international journals. Automatic generation of a database containing bibliographic references of indexed works. Journal publication standards. Sequential composition of an article: a) title, b) authors, c) author affiliation, d) abstract, e) keywords, f) introduction, g) materials and methods, h) results, i) discussion, j) conclusion, l) acknowledgments, and m) references. Text revision in Portuguese. Translation and revision of the text into English. Certification of translation and revision services. Other items of an article: a) letter to the editor(s), b) highlights, c) graphic summary, d) supplementary material, e) interactive map file (.kmz or .kml), and f) video(s). Step-by-step instructions on how to submit an article to a journal's platform. Monitoring of the article on the journal's platform. Response to reviewers. Completing the journal's publication terms with emphasis on copyright, research funding, publication and printing fees. Final review of the edited article by the journal before final publication.
Bibliography: Atenção: Bibliografia de acordo com as normas de revistas da Esevier.
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Andonie, R., Dzitac, I., 2010. How to Write a Good Paper in Computer Science and HowWill It Be Measured by ISI Web of Knowledge. Int. J. Comput. Commun. Control 5, 432. https://doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2010.4.2493
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