24/08/2025
๐ Publish or Perish? No, Publish and Flourish!
IJSO Workshop on Writing, Publishing, and Thriving in Surgery
An intensive, interactive workshop to help surgeons become confident authors and successful contributors to surgical literature.
๐น Limited Seats: 20 only
๐น Assured outcome: Every participant will receive complete editorial guidance to publish one original article in IJSO.
๐ Prizes & Opportunities
First Prize: A brand new iPhone
Top 3 Winners:
โช Appointed as Guest Editorial Board Members of IJSO (3โ6 months)
โช Official entry into Springerโs Editorial Manager system
โช Guided training in peer review, revisions & editorial decision-making
โช Certificate jointly from Springer & the IJSO Editorial Board
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Programme Overview
8 Focused Sessions ร 25 mins + Closing
Icebreaker: challenges in writing & publishing
Why publishing matters: careers, outcomes & guidelines
IMRAD explained: global format with surgical examples
Writing effective Introductions, Abstracts & Keywords
Methods & Results: clarity, reproducibility, tables & figures
Discussion & References: linking literature, avoiding pitfalls
Journal Selection, Submission & Ethics (authorship, plagiarism, AI use)
Surviving Peer Review & responding to reviewers
Closing with 10 Golden Rules of Scientific Writing + Certificates
๐ฏ Why Attend?
Learn directly from renowned surgical editors & oncologists
Gain hands-on editorial exposure with a PubMed-indexed Springer journal
Walk away not just with skills, but a guaranteed publication pathway in IJSO
Compete in the Art of Writing Contest with prizes and editorial board opportunities
๐ Seats limited to 20 โ Register now to secure your place!
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