Academic Writeshop

An Academic Writeshop is a focused workshop where participants learn and collaboratively develop writing materials, such as a research paper or book chapter. The process involves active learning of topics related to writing strategies or selecting a peer-reviewed journal, and intensive drafting, peer review, and revision sessions to refine the content within a set timeframe.

From September to November 2024, LSIL Local Capacity Development Crosscutting Theme conducted academic writeshops in Ethiopia, Nepal, and Rwanda. This page provides resources and materials used during the writeshop (aka the Guide and PowerPoint presentations).

Where to start?

The content presented here is designed for hosting a two-day academic writeshop.

A guide has been prepared to support facilitating the academic writeshop process. The Guide is in Microsoft Word, allowing users to amend the guide to their program needs and context after download.

A series of PowerPoint presentations are also available for download. As the guide, the presentations are in Microsoft PowerPoint to allow amending content or adding additional information.

All materials are in English.

Facilitation Guide

Presentations:

Welcome and introductions

Manuscript writing starts with a good study design

Articulating the research objectives

Good writing practices

Telling the story - Ways to present results

Selecting the right journal for your manuscript

Placing results into a broader context

Organizing the supplementary information

Utilizing online tools & resources to support publishing

Getting research results out amidst challenges

Peer Review

Next Steps

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is part of Feed the Future

This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Additional funding was received from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP#060115. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors alone.