Module Information
Module Identifier
PGM6410
Module Title
Writing your first Journal Article
Academic Year
2025/2026
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Reading List
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Attendance and participation in sessions and completion of in between tasks. | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | Reflective essay on the process and resulting paper. All three components need to be passed at 50% level. | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Draft Journal Paper | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Reflective essay on the process and resulting paper. All three components need to be passed at 50% level. | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Attendance and participation in sessions and completion of in between tasks. | 20% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Draft Journal Paper | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Have a critical awareness of how to present their original research in written format
2. Be able to self-direct on how to develop a journal paper
3. Creatively deal with issues with regard to a journal paper submission
4. Have an understanding of the peer review process and how to creatively deal with reviewers comments
Brief description
This module will look at the development of journal articles within a PhD context and would cover the full pipeline up to paper submission (and possible beyond that). It is seen that this is supporting the development of an essential skill for an academic/research career.
This is aimed at second/third year PhD (or potentially first year MPhil) students. It could be based around transferring a thesis chapter into a journal paper or starting that process from scratch.
This is aimed at second/third year PhD (or potentially first year MPhil) students. It could be based around transferring a thesis chapter into a journal paper or starting that process from scratch.
Aims
To allow PhD/MPhil students to develop their writing and communication skills with regard to publishing their research.
Content
The module will develop a journal submission and could contain the following sessions:
- from thesis chapter to journal paper
- from research to journal paper
- selecting a journal
- structure of a paper
- novelty/arguments/significance
- appropriate literature and academic grounding
- introduction and setting the scene
- discussing results/view/etc.
- writing an abstract
- covering letters
- submission process
- peer review process
- responding to reviewers comments
There could be practical tasks in between the sessions. There will be the opportunity to share work and to obtain feedback on developed work by peers, supervisors and facilitators.
- from thesis chapter to journal paper
- from research to journal paper
- selecting a journal
- structure of a paper
- novelty/arguments/significance
- appropriate literature and academic grounding
- introduction and setting the scene
- discussing results/view/etc.
- writing an abstract
- covering letters
- submission process
- peer review process
- responding to reviewers comments
There could be practical tasks in between the sessions. There will be the opportunity to share work and to obtain feedback on developed work by peers, supervisors and facilitators.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | |
| Information Technology | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Problem solving | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Research skills | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Subject Specific Skills | Yes, through sessions and assessment |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7