Program Overview

Introduction to the Academic Publishing Course

The Academic Publishing course is a third-cycle course offered by Luleå University of Technology, focusing on the different phases and functions of the publishing process. The course aims to create a platform for understanding and discussing how knowledge is produced, transferred, and evaluated within and outside the scientific community.

Course Details

Course Name and Code

• Course name: Academic publishing
• Course code: FOR044F
• ECTS/HP: 4.5hp

Educational Level and Entry Requirements

• Educational level: Third-cycle course
• Entry requirements: Admitted to third-cycle studies at LTU. If there is room for more participants on the course, the course examiner can decide whether the course is open for application by doctoral students admitted to other universities than LTU.

Course Content

The course focuses on the different phases and functions of the publishing process based on research approaches, perspectives, and traditions. It includes lectures and workshops that require active participation by the course participants. The workshops include practical exercises intended to provide tools to manage as well as to strategically plan, initiate, and implement the publishing process.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, the PhD student should:

• Understand and have practical knowledge of the different phases and functions of the publishing process
• Understand the role of academic publishing in knowledge production and transfer
• Have knowledge of and insight into different publishing traditions and models
• Have knowledge of and practical skills in reviewing articles
• Have knowledge and be able to apply a critical perspective on:
  • Bibliometrics as a measure of evaluation of research
  • Women's and men's conditions for academic publishing

These learning outcomes imply that this course targets the following national criteria for a doctoral degree: 2.3; 3.2

Course Methods

The course leaders and guest lecturers lecture on the different phases and functions of the publishing process based on their research approaches, perspectives, and traditions. The aim is to create a platform for understanding and discussions on how knowledge is produced, transferred, and evaluated within and outside the scientific community. In connection to the lectures, workshops are held, which require active participation by the course participants.

Examination Form

The course is examined based on verbal and written assignments, including active participation in class. To pass the course, attendance and active participation in class are required, where active participation in five out of six sessions are mandatory, of which the first and the last sessions are non-negotiable mandatory.

Grading Scale

• Pass/Fail

Course Literature

A literature list will be presented at the start of the course.

Education Cycle

• Lp 1
• The course is given periodically: Yes, every year.

Tuition

• No tuition fees are mentioned for this course.

Course Open for Application by Doctoral Students Admitted to Other Universities

• No

Limited Number of Students

• No

Contact Person and Examiner

• Contact person: Not specified in the provided context
• Examiner: Professor Karolina Parding

Course Syllabus Decided By and Date of Decision

• Course syllabus decided by: Helena Ranängen
• Date of decision: Not specified in the provided context

University Overview

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research areas. It has a total turnover of SEK 2.3 billion per year, 1,800 employees, and 21,600 students.