EQUATOR Publication School

Early-career researcher?

Planning a journal article?

We're here to help!

Taught by writing and methods experts from the UK EQUATOR Centre, this course covers all you need to know to plan for publication and write up your health-related research study.

This course is designed for early-career researchers and students. If you would like to discuss whether this course will meet your needs, you are welcome to contact us at equator@csm.ox.ac.uk

Course Description

 

There are 2 courses running:

Course 1:

The course runs over four consecutive days, with sessions taught 9:30 – 13:30 GMT over Zoom. Course overview:
Monday 1 December 2025 - Day 1: Overview of publishing; authorship and acknowledgement; planning a publication; choosing a journal; reporting guidelines
Tuesday 2 December 2025 - Day 2: Thinking about writing; writing the methods; writing the results
Wednesday 3 December 2025 - Day 3: Writing the discussion, introduction, abstract, title and cover letter         
Thursday 4 December 2025 - Day 4: Revising your rough draft for language and style; dealing with peer review; disseminating the article after publication; what editors want 

Course 2:

The course runs over four Mondays, with sessions taught 9:30 – 13:30 GMT over Zoom. Course overview:
Monday 19 January 2026 - Day 1: Overview of publishing; authorship and acknowledgement; planning a publication; choosing a journal; reporting guidelines
Monday 26 January 2026 - Day 2: Thinking about writing; writing the methods; writing the results
Monday 2 February 2026 - Day 3: Writing the discussion, introduction, abstract, title and cover letter         
Monday 9 February 2026 - Day 4: Revising your rough draft for language and style; dealing with peer review; disseminating the article after publication; what editors want 

 

For more information about the course, see the full course description at https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/equator-publication-school. If you would prefer to complete the course over four consecutive Mondays, please see our other course dates on the same page. 

Cancellation policy: 
Course registrations are not transferrable. You may cancel your order at least 2 weeks before the start of the course. We will refund the following proportions of the course fee. The periods reference the day on which we receive your notification of cancellation:
•    Cancellation requests received more than 4 weeks before the start date: 100% refund
•    Cancellation requests 2-4 weeks before the start date: 50% refund 
•    Cancellation requests less than 2 weeks before the start date: 0% refund