Writing a Publishable Paper: A Practical 2-day Workshop for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Researchers
You have a research project, dissertation chapter, class paper, or manuscript—but aren't sure how to turn it into a publishable article or get it through the review process.
This interactive two-day workshop focuses on the decisions and strategies that move research from an idea or existing body of work to a manuscript ready for submission.
Building off experience writing and publishing more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, this workshop particularly focuses on the practical skills that often aren't explicitly taught.
What you'll do
During the workshop, you'll:
Identify the central contribution of your paper
Learn how to turn existing academic work into publishable manuscripts
Develop a clear manuscript blueprint
Work through authorship and authorship-order decisions
Identify appropriate target journals
Evaluate your manuscript from a reviewer's perspective
Practice responding to reviewer feedback
Develop a concrete 90-day publication plan
Who is this for?
This workshop is designed for:
PhD students
Postdoctoral researchers
Early-career faculty
Researchers who have completed or are developing a research project
Researchers who have a dissertation chapter, class assignment, conference paper, or existing manuscript they'd like to turn into a publication
You do not need to have a completed manuscript to participate.
Format
Two half-day interactive sessions
Thursday, December 17 — Building the Paper
9:30 AM–1:00 PM ET
Friday, December 18 — Getting the Paper Published
9:30 AM–1:00 PM ET
The workshop combines:
Short presentations
Individual exercises
Small-group activities
Discussion
Applications to participants' own research
Participants should come prepared to work on one research project or potential manuscript throughout the workshop.
Learning objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify the central research question, contribution, and significance of a potential manuscript.
Evaluate existing research and academic work—including dissertation chapters, class assignments, conference presentations, and analyses from larger projects—for opportunities to develop publishable papers.
Develop a coherent manuscript blueprint that connects the research question, literature gap, argument or hypotheses, evidence, and contribution.
Apply principles for determining authorship and authorship order and develop a plan for discussing authorship with research collaborators.
Evaluate potential journals and develop a target-journal strategy based on scope, audience, contribution, and fit.
Anticipate common reviewer concerns and critically evaluate a manuscript from a reviewer’s perspective.
Develop strategies for responding to peer-review feedback, including deciding when to revise, respond, appeal, or submit to another journal.
Develop a concrete 90-day publication plan for moving a research project or manuscript toward submission.
Instructor
Jordan E. DeVylder, PhD is an Associate Professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. His research focuses on psychosis, suicide, social determinants of mental health, and mental health services. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in psychiatric, public health, and social work journals and has served as an editorial board member and reviewer for numerous journals, including JAMA Network Open, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. He has also mentored doctoral students and early-career researchers in developing research projects and manuscripts for publication.
Pricing
Founding Cohort Registration
PhD students — $495 (use coupon code: MSWORKSHOP-PHD)
Postdoctoral researchers & early-career faculty — $695
Limited reduced-rate registrations are available for participants experiencing financial constraints. Please contact us to inquire.
Institutional payment accepted. If you need an invoice or other documentation for payment/reimbursement, please contact us directly.
FAQ
Do I need to already have a manuscript?
No. Participants can bring a completed manuscript, a manuscript in progress, a dissertation chapter, class assignment, conference paper, research project, or other work that they would like to develop into a publication.
Is this workshop only for social work researchers?
The workshop is particularly relevant to researchers in social work, psychology, public health, psychiatry, and related fields. The core publication strategies are applicable across academic disciplines.
Is the workshop recorded?
No, this is a live workshop that includes active participatory components.
How many participants will there be?
The founding cohort will be limited to 20 participants to allow direct interaction and small-group work.