I read the free preview on a whim and ended up finishing the whole thing in two sittings. Superb pacing.

Writing Journal & Conference Papers
From a blank page to a published paper.
A step-by-step system for writing and publishing a journal or conference paper, taught through a review paper you build alongside the book. Covers topic selection, literature review, outlining, figures, drafting, journal choice, submission, and surviving peer review.
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00Why Write Papers5 capsules
Why Write Papers — 5 chapters.
01Why Your Research Profile Mattersconceptfree9 min02What Is a Research Paper?conceptfree11 min03What Is a Review Paper?concept🔒9 min04Preprints and Conferencesconcept🔒11 min05Do I Have the Skills to Write a Paper?intuition🔒10 min01Foundations and Tools6 capsules
Foundations and Tools — 6 chapters.
06The Basics of a Research Paperconcept🔒9 min07Why Write a Review Paperintuition🔒10 min08The Tools You Will Needconcept🔒11 min09Managing References with Mendeleyproject🔒10 min10Writing in Overleafproject🔒10 min11Mapping the Literature with Litmapsproject🔒11 min02Finding Your Topic4 capsules
Finding Your Topic — 4 chapters.
12Your Broad Area of Research Interestintuition🔒10 min13Finding Value in Your Projectsintuition🔒10 min14Identify Five Seed Papersproject🔒11 min15Narrowing to a Specific Topicproject🔒10 min03Reading the Literature6 capsules
Reading the Literature — 6 chapters.
16Bird's-Eye vs In-Depth Readingconcept🔒11 min17Selecting Papers from Vast Literatureintuition🔒11 min18How to Read a Paperconcept🔒12 min19Summarizing and Noting Key Findingsproject🔒10 min20Review the First 25 Papersproject🔒10 min21Finding the Thread of Your Paperdeep-dive🔒10 min04The Paper Outline6 capsules
The Paper Outline — 6 chapters.
22What Is a Paper Outline?concept🔒10 min23The Major Parts of an Outlineconcept🔒12 min24Crafting Your Titleproject🔒10 min25Writing an Initial Abstractproject🔒12 min26Add Your First 25 Referencesproject🔒11 min27The Bullet-Pointed Outlineproject🔒10 min05The Introduction4 capsules
The Introduction — 4 chapters.
28The Pivotal Role of the Introductionconcept🔒10 min29The Structure of the Introductionconcept🔒12 min30Writing a Bullet-Pointed Introductionproject🔒11 min31Templates and Adding Referencescode🔒9 min06Figures and Tables6 capsules
Figures and Tables — 6 chapters.
32Figures: The Backbone of Papersconcept🔒12 min33Tools for Making Figuresconcept🔒10 min34Schematics in PowerPoint and Canvaproject🔒12 min35Publication Graphs in Excel and Codeproject🔒11 min36Captions and Inserting Figurescode🔒13 min37Tables: When and How to Use Themcode🔒13 min07Writing the Manuscript6 capsules
Writing the Manuscript — 6 chapters.
38Review the Next 45 Papersproject🔒10 min39From Bullets to Full Proseproject🔒10 min40Writing the Main Bodydeep-dive🔒12 min41Discussion and Conclusionproject🔒13 min42Assembling the Full Manuscriptproject🔒11 min43Style, Tense, and the Key Storyconcept🔒11 min08Submit and Survive Review8 capsules
Submit and Survive Review — 8 chapters.
44Grammar Checks and Final Editsproject🔒11 min45Choosing the Right Journalconcept🔒14 min46Formatting to Journal Guidelinesproject🔒11 min47Writing the Cover Letterproject🔒12 min48Submitting the Paperproject🔒12 min49What Is Peer Review?concept🔒11 min50Writing a Rebuttaldeep-dive🔒11 min51Handling Rejection and Resubmissionintuition🔒14 minRatings & reviews
1,679 readersDense but never confusing. Every chapter builds cleanly on the last — you can feel the care in the structure.
Practical and rigorous at the same time. I went straight from reading a capsule to shipping it at work.
This is the resource I wish I had when I started. Clear mental models, zero fluff.
Best explanation of this topic I have found anywhere. The sidenotes fill in exactly the gaps I had.