Browse or search for courses

This online course follows the whole process of public a monograph or other academic book, from making the initial decisions, to what to do once you have the finished book in your hands.

You’ll learn:

• key considerations when turning your thesis into a monograph
• how to choose the best publisher for you
• how Open Access monographs work
• how to write a great proposal
• what to expect from the peer review and publishing process

You will receive the URL for the course in the confirmation email after booking.

This online module covers the basic skills you need if you are preparing to publish in academic journals.

It will help you to:

• plan a publication strategy and choose the right journals for you
• avoid the snares of predatory publishers
• navigate the peer review process
• understand Open Access publishing and what it means for your publications

You will receive the URL for the course in the confirmation email after booking.

UKRIO holds regular webinars on research integrity and related issues. In their previous webinar series, speakers from UKRIO and invited experts explore topics such as: publication ethics and authorship; research data; implementation of the Concordat to Support Research Integrity; research ethics; consent in research; and research integrity training.

Selected presentations and recordings (where available) from previous UKRIO webinars are available on the UKRIO website and on their YouTube channel

Past webinars videos and slides

1. Co-production: participant and stakeholder involvement in research – 28 June 2023
2. Trusted Research – 19 April 2023
3. Research Culture: Environments & Accountability, in association with GuildHE – 22 February 2023
4. An Introduction to Research Integrity – 7 December 2022
5. EASE/UKRIO Peer Review Week webinar: How Can Peer Review Support Research Integrity? – 21 September 2022
6. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the Research Environment – 20 April 2022
7. Research Integrity in Practice Research – 9 February 2022
8. An Introduction to Research Integrity – 1 December 2021
9. Alternative Methods of Publishing – 4 November 2021
10. Recognising & Rewarding Responsible Research Practice – 21 July 2021
11. An Introduction to Research Integrity – 21 April 2021
12. Research Involving Animals – 24 February 2021
13. Good research practice from the publishers’ perspective – 20 January 2021
14. Research Culture – 9 December 2020
15. Data Sharing and Ethics – 11 November 2020
16. Clinical Trials – 14 October 2020
17. Consent – 9 September 2020
18. Research Ethics – 5 August 2020
19. Research Integrity: a landscape study – 8 July 2020
20. Publication Ethics – 10 June 2020
21. Sector Update – 6 May 2020

You don't need to sign up here to watch the recorded webinars. If you sign up here, this will be recorded on the training website.