A onsite training session on “WEB OF SCIENCE” was held at Saveetha Dental College, Chennai on 29th October 2018.

The training was conducted by Mr. Jaswanth Jenny – Solution Consultant based out of Chennai office. Dr. Subhasree Nag, based out of Bangalore office joined us online during the training session to take questions.

The agenda for the one day workshop was

Session 1: WEB OF SCIENCE: Take Your Research To The Next Level (1 hour)

1. The Role of Web of Science in Research and Publishing

2. Web of Science Core Collection: metadata construct and features

3. Web of Science: Search Methodologies and Use Cases

4. Discovery: the importance of citation indexing and metadata

5. Citation report and Author Profile Evaluation in Web of Science

6. Impact Factor, Journal Ranking, and Predatory Journals: What do these terms mean and how to use it for better publications?

7. EndNote: Reference Management made easy

8. Web of Science and Endnote demo

Session 2: Publishing in High Impact Journals-A practical guide (1-1.5 hour)

This presentation covered:

1. Structure of a Scientific Paper

2. Steps to follow before starting writing the manuscript

3. How to write an impactful introduction

4. Choosing the right journal

5. The peer review process for scholarly publishing

6. Demystifying plagiarism: author’s responsibilities & rights

7. What you should do after getting published