The Only Workshop You Need to Publish in High-Impact Journals
A Step-by-Step Guide to Academic Writing, Journal Submission, and Ethical AI Use
🎙️ About the Speaker
I’m a university lecturer and researcher at TU Dresden, with a PhD in Psychology from Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich. Over the past decade, I’ve published widely in peer-reviewed journals across cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and behavioral science, and I serve as a reviewer for more than 35 international journals. Through that experience—both as an author and reviewer—I’ve learned that most rejections happen not because of bad science, but because of poor writing.
Early in my career, some of my strongest studies were rejected—not because of weak data, but because the writing lacked structure, clarity, or focus. After long cycle of revise-and-reject, I developed a practical top-down writing strategy—a method centered on the reader’s perspective and the functional purpose of each section, structured around four core principles of professional writing: Value, Persuasiveness, Organization, and Clarity.
My mission is to help you develop the skills and confidence to write professionally, use AI responsibly, and publish in high-impact journals. – Dr. Miloš Stanković
🔗 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ctccr4QAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
🆔 ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9767-5634
📊 Web of Science ResearcherID: ABB-5541-2020
Full-day workshop
🔹 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (UTC+2, Berlin time)
📍 Online (Zoom)
🎓 Language: English
📜 Certificate of Participation included
👥 Target audience: Master students, PhD students, postdocs, early-career researchers
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🎯 Workshop Goals – What You Will Gain
- Learn to apply a top-down writing strategy and avoid the most common reasons for journal rejection
- Be fully equipped for professional and independent academic writing
- Learn to ethically integrate AI tools into your writing process
- Use AI prompting for self-critique to elevate the quality of your manuscripts
- Gain a step-by-step toolkit for journal submission to maximize your chances of acceptance
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Workshop Program
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome & Introduction
- Overview of the workshop structure
- Participant goals and expectations (live poll)
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09:15 – 10:15 | Module 1: Theoretical Foundation
- Why 90% of papers get rejected: Common pitfalls in the writing and submission process
- Professional academic writing: Strengths and limitations of formal academic style
- Misconceptions about academic writing: From planning research and drafting to revision
- Scientific worldviews and writing: Positivism vs. editor-oriented models
- Interactive exercise: Discussion on major misconceptions in academic writing
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10:15 – 10:30 | ☕ Coffee Break
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10:30 – 12:15 | Module 2: Practical Techniques with Participant Exercises
- Four principles of professional writing: Value, Persuasiveness, Organization, Clarity
- Who is your audience: Editors, reviewers, and disciplinary peers
- How to write Introductions, Methods, Discussions, and Conclusions effectively
- Citation practices: Correct and ethical referencing (APA)
- Interactive exercise: Drafting a mini-article using the four principles
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12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break
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13:15 – 15:15 | Module 3: AI in Academic Writing
- Ethical integration: Using AI for drafting, outlining, paraphrasing, and proofreading while respecting authorship boundaries
- Avoiding plagiarism with AI: What high-impact journals consider acceptable use of AI tools in academic writing
- Using AI as a self-critic: Smart prompting strategies to identify logical gaps, weak argumentation, and stylistic weaknesses in your manuscript
- Thinking like a reviewer—and beyond: How to use AI to refine your paper more rigorously than most editors and reviewers
- Interactive exercise: Drafting a mini-article using AI
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15:15 – 15:30 | ☕ Coffee Break
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15:30 – 16:15 | Module 4: Submitting Your Paper to a Journal (Step-by-step guidance – Interactive session)
- Identifying a suitable research topic: Align your work with current trends in the field
- Selecting the right journal: Consider impact factor, scope, target readership, and use of journal finder tools
- Open Access vs. Subscription-based publishing: Pros, cons, and funding implications
- Suggesting reviewers: Ethical strategies to improve your chances during submission
- Writing an effective cover letter: How to address editors and highlight your manuscript’s contribution
- Responding to reviewers: Handling minor or major revision decisions with professionalism and clarity
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16:15 – 17:00 | Q&A Session
- Open discussion on writing, publishing, and AI tools.
- Final summary and key takeaways.
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📝 Registration
Standard Registration: €150
Regular price.
Early-Bird Registration: €69
Included for all participants:
• Official invoice
• Workshop materials
• Writing templates
• Certificate of participation
Limited to 8 participants.
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