Developing your personal publishing strategy

As a researcher, publishing in journals is one of the main ways to make your work more broadly visible to other researchers and the community. Taking a strategic view of the publishing process will likely increase your visibility as a researcher and improve the academic and societal impact of your work. 

This workshop will cover:

  • General strategies for finding the right journal   
  • Ways to evaluate a journal for suitability
  • Tips for boosting your impact

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Last updated 1st September, 2023 3:26 pm

Tracking the impact of your research publications

The Australian Research Council defines research impact as “the contribution that research makes to the economy, society, environment or culture, beyond the contribution to academic research”. 

Learn how to track your research publications and gather data about the impact they're having in academia and the broader community. 

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Last updated 30th August, 2023 3:49 pm

EndNote for systematic reviews

EndNote is a software package that will assist you to collect, store, organise and output references in various referencing styles. References can be entered into EndNote manually or exported from databases and library catalogues. This workshop will focus on how to best use EndNote for your systematic review.

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Last updated 1st September, 2023 3:02 pm

Introduction to EndNote

An introduction to the basics of the reference management software EndNote. Learn how to navigate the interface, how to add and create references, and then cite them according to your favourite referencing styles into Microsoft Word.

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Last updated 30th August, 2023 3:44 pm

Advanced literature searching

Do you want to find most relevant articles from your search, but don’t want to get too many irrelevant results?  Use the advanced features of library databases to search more effectively.  This workshop is aimed at those with basic database searching experience who want to take their search skills to the next level.  

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Last updated 1st September, 2023 3:04 pm

Systematic reviews: the search process

Following a systematic search process is an essential part of conducting a systematic or scoping review. This workshop outlines the steps involved in conducting a comprehensive search strategy and offers some tips around the record-keeping that goes hand-in-hand with systematic searching.  

It is highly recommended, if you are not already familiar with search techniques, that you should also attend our literature searching workshops. 

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Last updated 1st September, 2023 3:00 pm

Introduction to systematic reviews

UTS Librarians will discuss the differences between a systematic search and a systematic review as well as tips and techniques for composing an appropriate research question that will guide your search or review. 

This session will also look at other types of reviews such as scoping and rapid reviews, and the guidelines and standards used for Systematic Reviews. 

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Last updated 1st September, 2023 2:58 pm