Workshop 4: How to write a scientific article
5 October 2016
Modérateurs : A. Hinz1, E. Zygadlo2 1 Ed De Gruyter, Berlin2 Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract
The objective of the workshop is to make an overview of the most important aspects of scientific literature searching and writing a scientific article. The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first part will focus on basic search strategies and on the benefits of a good literature search. The second part of the workshop will present the structure of a scientific article and some publication requirements of an international pharmaceutical journal. Both parts of the workshop will be illustrated with examples from hospital pharmacy publications.
Part 1
Ewa Zygadlo
Medicines Information Pharmacist, Medicines Information Service, Wroclaw, Poland
Literature search for hospital pharmacists
- What do you need to know before starting a literature search?
- Medical and pharmaceutical databases in hospital practice.
- Search strategies – how to succeed ?
- Good literature search – what are the benefits?
Part 2
Alexandra Hinz
Ed De Gruyter, Berlin, Germany
How to write and publish a scientific article?
- Scientific articles - why is it important to write and publish?
- Rules and recommendations that apply to general scientific writing.
- Standard structure of a scientific manuscript.
- Requirements for articles to be published in Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy.