Faculty of Science and Health hosted two days’ workshop on ‘The Structure of a Scientific Paper and its publication’. As many as 68 academic staff attended the workshop that was jointly organized by Biology and Physics Department from the same faculty on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since a successful publication of research brings attention to scholars and their institutions. Therefore, scholars in every country are being pushed to write more, as the publishing process is highly competitive, and to publish in a high-quality journal requires you to compete against researchers who are much more experienced. Hence, motivating authors to go through the writing process, in order to publish their work, is one of the essential duties of the Universities. Although, either altruism or self-interest is the main reason to motivate the authors the most, holding such activities as workshops and training courses could be a first stepping stone for the beginners. As the primary reason for becoming a scientist is the desire of most scientists contributing the advancement of their field, and publication is the most obvious way. therefore, the most effective way to write and publish a paper is a vital step that needs to be taken.
About the workshop:
Title of the workshop: The Structure of a Scientific Paper and its publication
Place: Health and Science Research Center
Organizer: Biology and Physics Departments
Faculty: Science and Health
Presenters: Asst. Lecturer Hanaa Ali Muhammad / DBIO
Asst. Lecturer Shalaw Zrar Sedeeq /DPHY
Date: 14th – 15th December 2021
Time: 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Number of participants: 68 Academic staff
Number of days: 2 days.
Program of the workshop:
1st day: How to publish a scientific paper and recognizing the faked and hijacked journals – Science and Health Research Center Hall – (14th/12/2021) -11:300 to 02:302nd day: The structure of the paper and its language – Science and Health Research Center Hall – (15th/12/2021) -11:300 to 02:30
----------
Koya University (KOU) is located in the city of Koya (Koy Sanjaq) which is 1.0 hr drive to the East of the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil (Arbil, Hewlér) in Kurdistan Region of F.R. Iraq. It is on the foothills of beautiful high mountain. Its campus has been carefully laid out to embrace the beautiful mountainous nature. . There are 4 Faculties and 2 Schools in KOU; Faculty of Engineering (FENG), Faculty of Science and Health (FSCH), Faculty of Education (FEDU), Faculty of Humanities and Social Silences (FHSS), Shcool of Physical Education (SPHE) and School of Medicine (SMED). Also, there are two research centers; Genome Center and Malai Gawra Center. Moreover, at KOU there is an English Language Center (BELC) at KOU has been opened with the sponsorship of IREX and American embassy in Baghdad as well as with the support of Spring International Language Center of The University of Arkansas. KOU has two Scientific Journals; ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University, which is indexed by Clarivate Analytics (ESCI), and Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (KUJHSS). KOU is a proactive member of Erasmus/ Marhaba Project and Erasmus+. KOU signed many Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with many International Universities, e.g., The University of Arkansas (June 2015). The Lulea University in Sweden (April 2014), The University of Nottingham in the UK, The University of Buckingham in the UK (Oct 2008), Belkin University in Turkey (Sep 2009) and The University of Greenwich in the UK.
