Jean-Robert Tyran speaks at the University of Fribourg

Jean-Robert Tyran teaches a PhD course on “Scientific Publishing in Economics” at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland on October 10/11.

Jean-Robert Tyran teaches a PhD course on “Scientific Publishing in Economics” at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland on October 10/11.

What is a “scientific publication”? Why publish? What makes a paper “publishable” in a good journal? How to assess the quality of scientific publications? How do referees and editors evaluate papers? How to write a scientific paper? What could be a promising strategy for submission? What are the right journals for my paper? How should I read, understand and deal with referee reports? How can I be a good referee? Which norms and rules must I observe? The course also gives some general advice on “dos and don’ts”.

The handout can be found here.