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Publication of Scientific Papers

Tudományos publikálás
A tantárgyleírás hatályossága
Hatályosság kezdete:
2026. March 21.
Hatályosság vége:
Subject name (Hungarian, English)
Tudományos publikálás
Publication of Scientific Papers
Subject code BMEVIHIAV44
Subject type
Training Level
Course types and hours (weekly/semester)
Course type lecture tutorial laboratory
hours (weekly) 2 0 0
type (linked/independent)
Assessment type félévközi érdemjegy
Credits 2
Subject coordinator
Dr. Kara Péter András
position: adjunktus
Responsible department
Hálózati Rendszerek és Szolgáltatások Tanszék
Faculty Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar
Subject website
Primary curriculum type
Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Exclusion none

Objectives

Programme
• Week 1: Why should I publish?
o Introduction, the history of scientific publishing, modern dissemination of knowledge, relevant organizations, general overview of the publication process, the lifecycle of papers.
• Week 2: Where should I publish?
o Scientific journals and conferences, presentations and posters, regular and short papers, scientific contributions and review papers, invited papers, open access, the predators of publishing.
• Week 3: What should I publish?
o Scientific content of papers, trade secrets and know-how, extent of novel contribution, extension of prior works and similar research, claims, technical soundness.
• Week 4: How should I publish? Part 1
o Template, title, subtitle, authors, affiliations, funding information, abstract, keywords, research question.
• Week 5: How should I publish? Part 2
o Related work, experimental setup, contributions, results, figures, tables, language.
• Week 6: How should I publish? Part 3
o Conclusion, summary, discussion, acknowledgment, references, footnotes.
• Week 7: Submission
o Submission criteria, special issues, cover letter, conflict of interest, correspondent author, the authors' consent, submission portals, internal validation, external validation, supplemental contents, salami publishing, extended abstract.
• Week 8: The review process
o Blind reviews, double-blind reviews, assigning reviewers, review criteria, paper ranking, thematical selection, relevance/irrelevance, plagiarism, self-plagiarism.
• Week 9: The verdict
o Acceptance, rejection, multi-level/multi-round acceptance, conditional acceptance, rebuttal, resubmission.
• Week 10: The final steps
o Preparation of the camera-ready paper, modifications to content, proofreading, review of editorial work, legal documents.
• Week 11: The presentation
o Regular presentations and poster presentations at scientific conferences, requirements, paper exclusion, Q&A sessions, technical difficulties.
• Week 12: Post-publishing management
o Detection and handling of errors, extension of published works, publication databases, paper being published, online-only publications, citation, sharing rights.
• Week 13: Publication hall of fame
o Analysis of some of the greatest scientific papers ever published.
• Week 14: Student presentations
o The students present their assignments.
The goal of the lectures is to enable an in-depth understanding of the lifecycle of scientific papers, from the perspectives of both the authors and the reviewers. By completing the course, the student shall be able to: identify appropriate scientific venues (i.e., journals and conferences), specify the necessary data to be submitted regarding the contribution, compose journal and conference papers, handle the submission procedure, rate scientific papers, competently present at conferences (i.e., talks and posters), and manage the long-term presence of published papers.

Learning outcomes

Ez a tantárgy a KKK rendeletben meghatározott, következő kompetenciák fejlesztését szolgálja:

Knowledge

No learning outcomes recorded.

Skills

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Attitudes

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Autonomy and responsibility

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Oktatási módszertan

2 hours of lecture per week.

Tanulástámogató anyagok

Online források
On writing scientific papers:C. A. Mack, "How to Write a; Good Scientific Paper," Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers; (SPIE), 2018.; B. Gastel and R. A. Day, "How; to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper," Cambridge University Press, 2017.; S. C. Parija and V. Kate, "Writing; and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper," Springer Verlag, 2017.; C. N. Candlin, P. Crompton and; B. Hatim, "Academic Writing Step by Step," Equinox Publishing, 2015.; P. J. Benson and S. C. Silver,; "What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing," The; University of Chicago Press, 2013.; M. Aliotta, "Mastering; Academic Writing in the Sciences," Taylor & Francis, 2018.; S. B. Heard, "Scientist's; Guide to Writing," Princeton University Press, 2016.; M. Hochberg, "Editor's Guide; to Writing and Publishing Science," Oxford University Press, 2019.; R. E. Berger, "Scientific Approach; to Writing for Engineers & Scientists," Wiley, 2014.; D. Kmiec, "IEEE Guide to; Writing in the Engineering and Technical Fields," Wiley, 2017.; B. Stephen, "Essentials of; Academic Writing for International Students," Taylor & Francis, 2015.; M. Rowena, "Writing for; Academic Journals," Open University Press, 2013.; E. Wager, "Getting Research; Published," Taylor & Francis, 2015.; On the language of scientific papers:; R. A. Day and N. Sakaduski, "Scientific; English," Greenwood Press, 2011.; P. Young, "Writing and; Presenting in English," Elsevier, 2006.; H. Glasman-Deal, "Science; Research Writing For Non-native Speakers Of English", Imperial College Press,; 2009; A. Wallwork, "English for; Writing Research Papers," Springer Verlag, 2016.On presenting scientific papers at conferences:; Presentations at International Conferences," Springer Verlag, 2016.; N. Rowe, "Academic &; Scientific Poster Presentation," Springer Verlag, 2017.

Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject

Knowledge type competencies
(azon előzetes ismeretek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
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Skill type competencies
(azon előzetes képességek és készségek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
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Recommended (non-compulsory) preliminary competencies
(azon ajánlott (nem kötelező) előzetesen megszerzendő kompetenciák összessége, amelyek jelentősen hozzájárulnak a tantárgy eredményes teljesítéséhez)
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General rules
Requirements: 1 mid-term exam one on week 7, covering the topics of weeks 1 to 6 Written assignment delivered by week 13 and oral presentation (based on the selected topic of the assignment) on week 14, during the scheduled times of the lectures. The assignment can be done either individually or in pairs, but in case of the latter, the individual contributions must be clarified and both students must participate in the presentation. Additional possibilities: The mid-term exam can be retaken on week 15. The deadline for the late submission of the assignment is week 15, and the same week provides the opportunity for late presentations.
Assessment methods
In-term assessments

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Weight of in-term assessments

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Exam-period assessments

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Weight of exam elements

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Grade calculation

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Attendance requirements

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Rules for retake and resubmission

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Short description

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Detailed description

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Recommended courses

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Workload to complete the subject

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