Training cycle "How to increase the impact of scientific production"

During November 16, 17 and 18, the UCP Library network will provide a training cycle called "How to increase the impact of scientific production".

During three training sessions in Portuguese, starting at 10am and lasting 90 minutes each, topics such as the concept of Bibliometrics, its usefulness and limitations, the metrics associated with researchers' profiles, the concept of Open Access, best practices in elaboration, publication and dissemination of scientific production, general rules and suggestions, among others, will be discussed.

This training cycle will be open to all interested parties, with no prior registration or limit of participants, just access through Microsoft Teams links created for this purpose for each session.

 

Sessions program

Date

Access Link

Metrics of scientific production

  • Bibliometrics – Definition, usefulness and limitations; 
  • Traditional and alternative metrics of scientific publication - Databases and platforms;
  • Metrics associated with the researcher profiles. 

Nov 16 - 10 a.m.

Access Microsoft Teams

Publish in Open Access

  • Definition of the Open Access concept and policies of funding agencies and institutional; 
  • Licenses and versions of scientific documents; 
  • Open Access Journal Databases; 
  • Predatory journals. 

Nov 17 - 10 a.m.

Access Microsoft Teams

Best Practices for the production and publication of scientific information

  • Best practices in the preparation and publication of scientific production;  
  • Sensitive scientific data – How to use and publish; 
  • Dissemination of scientific production - Rules and suggestions. 

Nov 18 - 10 a.m.

Access Microsoft Teams

 

The access links for each session/day are unique and they are also available on the UCP page in the section “Events” or in Portal de formação das Bibliotecas UCP.

If you wish, you can contact the UCP Libraries training team through the email address: formacao.bibliotecas@ucp.pt

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