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Abstract:
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In the academic world, writing for peer-reviewed journals is a well-established way to share, discuss, and receive feedback on results and ideas. In addition, writing an article with the aim of being published in a scientific journal is a valuable learning process for both authors, reviewers, and editors. However, outside academia, writing for publication is not necessarily recognized as a part of daily working life. During this roundtable, we will discuss what it takes to write for publication and in what way style, presentation, and organization of results are important. What are the differences between writing a government report and a scientific article? Personal engagement and good ideas are not always enough for successful writing; an active strategy from the organization might also be necessary. Training in writing, as well as encouraging reviewing and reading, and cooperation with others inside and outside the organization may be important parts of a strategy to improve the style and amount of scientific writing and, in the end, more published work. How to encourage scientific writing, and ideas for training, is also a topic for the discussion.
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