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About the Course

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences....

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AA

Jan 11, 2023

The best course I attain in Coursera. I struggled a lot to write my first manuscript and it took a lot of time. This course is beneficial for all scientific students. I highly recommended this course.

IA

Aug 25, 2020

A very helpful course. My writing has improved significantly in these 8 weeks. I highly recommend this course to everyone. Thank you Dr. Kristin Sainani and Coursera for bringing this course together.

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By Sara C A V

Apr 19, 2023

Muy interesante y claro, aprendi bastante aspectos claves a la hora de redactar y editar articulos cientificos. Todos los modulos fueron pertinentes

By Prachi M

May 31, 2020

Very nice course. Great increase in my knowledge about scientific writing. Nice writing techniques explain very well. I really liked the demo edits.

By Cynthy

May 26, 2020

This course is very helpful, especially the first three modules. It would be more useful if I had the chance to take this course in graduate school.

By Aman

Apr 27, 2020

Excellent teaching. I learned a lot about how to develop elegance in one's writing. Expected nothing less from Stanford. Truly the best of the best.

By Paramvir S

Jul 26, 2024

Amazing course to improve writing and editing skills, especially because of the fact that the quality of the Stanford University is really special.

By K. L E

Dec 26, 2022

I enjoyed learning to speak in the active voice and making the story a reader friendly experience. Thank you Coursera and Writing for the Sciences.

By Martin L

Sep 18, 2022

I really liked the teacher. I felt the material was useful and succint. Would recommend to others hoping to specifically focus on science writing.

By Чеглаков А Н

Jun 7, 2021

It is an intelligent and compelling course. It made me aware of many ins and outs of publishing process and helped to write my first article draft.

By Durgaprasad

Dec 27, 2020

Best course for research and writing skills development. Very straightforward with good content and thank you for your very succinct clarification.

By pallavi l

Dec 2, 2020

The course is intelligently designed and presented so that it useful for both amateurs and those who have experience. Above all its very engaging.

By Lieke v G

Nov 23, 2020

This is a very good course, I learned a lot from the lectures provided. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to start writing scientifically.

By Ingrid R C

Jun 25, 2020

One of the best teachers I´ve ever known. Explains with clarity, her voice is perfectly modulated. Her knowledge and its transmission: impressive!

By Prashant K

Apr 27, 2020

Great Learning Experience. This course covered very detailed information about writing. Assignments are well prepared and very useful for learning.

By Haneen I

Jul 10, 2019

I absolutely enjoyed this course. I got to learn a lot. This course has helped me immensely in pursuing my research. THANK YOU Dr. KRISTIN SAINANI!

By Ivan L

Feb 10, 2024

The course was wonderful and really helpful. I really enjoyed the interviews they proved very encouraging to people new to publishing to journals.

By Luca F

Jul 6, 2023

It was a great course. The only negative thing is that - unfortunately - I didn't follow it at the early steps of my career. I hyper-recommend it!

By Patrick

Apr 15, 2023

Ein rundherum hervorragender Kurs für alle, die auf Englisch schreiben - wissenschaftliche Manuskripte, Essays, Abstracts oder Social-Media-Posts.

By Azalea A A

Feb 21, 2023

This course provides tips and demonstrates how you can improve your writing skills. It's beneficial even if you're not in a science-related field.

By Stefano D P

Feb 10, 2022

I found this course's tips and tricks extremely helpful for a better and more succinct academic writing, for both scientific and general audience!

By Ana-Teresa M

Jan 5, 2021

The course is well structured, with very useful examples and plenty of opportunities to practice. It was very useful to refresh my writing skills.

By Mark J F

Aug 10, 2020

Dr. Sainani was able to deliver all lessons very well. I have learned many things and I'm now confident than I can write scientific papers better.

By Deleted A

Mar 15, 2022

This was a very helpful and well constructed course. I both enjoyed taking the course and learned a lot about editing and improving my writing.

By Barbara S

Mar 8, 2022

Great training for writing, editing, reviewing; mostly specific to scientific / academic writing but also applicable to any professional writing.

By Francisco M

Apr 27, 2018

Excellent course, it covers several relevant topics for scientist, as plagiarism, revision and writing for lay audiences. Very useful for my work

By Jisha S

Jan 22, 2018

I never knew writing involved so many aspects. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this course which is very helpful for beginners in writing and editing.