Journal Article Writing Workshop

 

 

 

May 18-20, 2026

Learn how to better communicate your results and get published in high-impact scientific journals with Scriptoria's workshop in Journal Article Writing offered over 2.5 days of interactive, hands-on sessions.

Target audience

PhD students and clinician-researchers, affiliated to NARILIS. Previous experience having published as a first author is welcome but not required!

Course description

Scriptoria's Journal Article Writing Workshop is aimed at providing early-career researchers the theoretical and practical foundations to write high-quality scientific journal articles for publication. Our bilingual trainer has extensive experience as an author, editor, and peer reviewer and brings her insider knowledge to the sessions.

In this workshop, we will first cover how to plan, develop, and write scientific manuscripts for publication, using real-life examples from basic life sciences as well as clinical research.

Each session will focus on a different part of the manuscript and alternate with participant-led exercises and group discussions to put the learning into action.

We will then focus on the writing and editing skills that you need to succeed as a researcher: being concise, being precise, improving your style, and finding the right tone for your audience. Once again, you will be provided with opportunities to put your editing skills into practice on real text.

The course will also teach participants project management for manuscripts and the formal writing and editing cycle — with practical tips on how to edit and proofread your own work and effectively use MS Word, reference managers, and free software tools. All participants will receive a comprehensive set of course notes in addition to useful templates and checklists.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to

• Understand key issues underlying manuscript authorship, integrity and ethics
• Identify the right target journal for their work
• Describe the manuscript review process
• Manage data and references
• Present data clearly in tables and figures
• Understand the requirements for each section of the journal article text
• Draft a concise manuscript abstract and text
• Edit their own work to improve organization and style and remove typos.

About Scriptoria

Established in 2001, Scriptoria has been running in-house and online training courses for top scientists from research institutions and the commercial sector worldwide for nearly twenty years. Scriptoria's trainers are experienced communications professionals and writers with scientific PhDs and extensive real-world experience in the subjects they teach. Read more

About the trainer

The workshop will be given by Dr. Robert Bolt, who holds a PhD in Cell Biology and Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Leeds, and currently works as consultant and trainer at Scriptoria. Read more

Practical information

Course length: 2,5 days - Participants must commit to attending every day of the workshop!

Dates:

• Monday May 18, 2026 from 9:30 to 16:30
• Tuesday May 19, 2026 from 9:30 to 16:30
• Wednesday May 20, 2026 from 9:30 to 12:30

Location: UNamur

Language: The workshop will be given in English. 

How to apply? Applications will open mid-November.

The number of participants is limited to 24. As places are limited, you will be notified by email if you have been allocated a place. If the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, priority will be given to PhD students at a more advanced stage in their doctoral thesis.