✏️ For labs who want to publish in high-impact journals without lacking structure in the writing process
You and your group are full of ideas and have generated tons of data that could make an impact on the field.
It takes your group a long time to get a paper out. And then it’s a desk-reject more often than not.
Yep, it’s difficult to crack the code that get papers accepted in high-impact journals if you are a new PI. Especially when you’ve never been part of one of those big groups who regularly publish in the most prestigious journals in your field.
As a PI/research group leader, you don’t have the capacity (time, energy, focus) to write each of your group’s papers from scratch.
And nor should you - I think.
Some of your trainees may struggle to think of the best structure for their paper and don’t know what should go in which section. They simply are confused about how to best present research in a paper.
Others procrastinate on their writing or experience writer’s block.
And the result?
Let’s be honest, you are probably delaying the publishing process because you don’t have time for the thorough edits your students’ manuscripts require.
I absolutely love, love the course. Anna gave me a formula that really makes sense. Once I watched the first module, I was hooked!
During my enrollment, I worked on two first-author papers using the Journal Publication Formula. One of them was recently published.
I consider myself fortunate that I found out about the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Katia CanenguezAssistant Professor, Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital, USAnna’s formula turns a complicated and oftentimes daunting task into an easy to follow method. This formula removed the barriers I had in my writing process, and helped me with task initiation, organization, and goal-making.
I now have a clearly written manuscript that delivers my results, and demonstrates their impact from the first sentence to the last.
Dr Amy SardonePostdoc, Ohio State University, US
If your group…
procrastinates on writing,
needs to get more effective at writing clearly and concisely,
doesn’t use an efficient co-writing process, OR
gets rejected by high-impact journals,
…the answer is probably yes! Confirm by watching the training below.
Would it be worth it for you to have time to focus on the science instead of getting buried in track-changes?
What if you would finally be able to see how your group’s work is impacting your field — and the research community was recognising it?
You don’t need to spend time figuring out how to come up with a streamlined writing process OR how to teach your mentees how to write.
…if you want your group to learn how to write clear & concise research papers for high-ranking journals in a timely manner — even if you or you trainees aren’t native English speakers!
Our institutional licences start at $25k USD but if you have a smaller group of 6 or more researchers, you can purchase scientific writing group access to the Researchers’ Writing Academy at a 30% discount compared to the price for individual licences.
The Researchers’ Writing Academy is for scientists and researchers who write research papers based on data they have gathered, whether qualitatively or quantitatively. Our program is a good fit for researchers in the health, physical, earth, life sciences, psychology and related fields.
The scientific writing course for research groups is based on my step-by-step paper writing system:
…so you can spend less time on writing papers and can start getting published in high-ranking journals!
Learn the most efficient workflow to write your paper and map it onto your calendar. Internal deadlines aren’t enough though, you’ll also learn to master committing to your writing sessions!
In addition, you’ll understand how to integrate your co-authors in the process and manage common ”writing wrenches” such as perfectionism, fear of rejection and writer’s block, so you’re all set up for a streamlined writing process.
Download your writing project plan to make the writing process efficient!
Master the scientific story framework, a no-fluff system to introduce a coherent narrative into your paper from the very beginning of the writing process.
You define the reader of your story and construct your argument
(yes, science papers need an argument too!).
Download your key story elements worksheet and your storyboard template to guide you through the process!
You use the key story elements defined in Module 2 to start outlining each section of your paper. You create section and paragraph outlines for the Introduction, Results and Discussion sections.
The paragraph template for writing the Results sections makes sure that you are guiding your reader through your argument with flow.
You’ll also learn why the References section shouldn’t be an afterthought and how to select studies to cite in your paper.
It’s finally time for writing your first draft! All you need to know about good writing are the 5 foundations of clear and concise writing — no need for an advanced English language class!
You will also be walked through how to effectively present your findings visually, aka how to make good Figures.
And when your first draft is ready, you can use our step-by-step process to edit your own writing effectively — so you always know when to stop perfecting your paper.
You are SO close to submitting your paper!
Learn how to write a compelling title, abstract and cover letter that are in line with the narrative of your paper in no time!
Psssst: You’ll use the key story elements defined in Module 2 again.
Download your templates for writing the abstract and cover letter!
Learn the most efficient workflow to write your paper and map it onto your calendar. Internal deadlines aren’t enough though, you’ll also learn to master committing to your writing sessions!
In addition, you’ll understand how to integrate your co-authors in the process and manage common ”writing wrenches” such as perfectionism, fear of rejection and writer’s block, so you’re all set up for a streamlined writing process.
Download your writing project plan to make the writing process efficient!
Master the scientific story framework, a no-fluff system to introduce a coherent narrative into your paper from the very beginning of the writing process.
You define the reader of your story and construct your argument
(yes, science papers need an argument too!).
Download your key story elements worksheet and your storyboard template to guide you through the process!
You use the key story elements defined in Module 2 to start outlining each section of your paper. You create section and paragraph outlines for the Introduction, Results and Discussion sections.
The paragraph template for writing the Results sections makes sure that you are guiding your reader through your argument with flow.
You’ll also learn why the References section shouldn’t be an afterthought and how to select studies to cite in your paper.
It’s finally time for writing your first draft! All you need to know about good writing are the 5 foundations of clear and concise writing — no need for an advanced English language class!
You will also be walked through how to effectively present your findings visually, aka how to make good Figures.
And when your first draft is ready, you can use our step-by-step process to edit your own writing effectively — so you always know when to stop perfecting your paper.
You are SO close to submitting your paper!
Learn how to write a compelling title, abstract and cover letter that are in line with the narrative of your paper in no time!
Psssst: You’ll use the key story elements defined in Module 2 again.
Download your templates for writing the abstract and cover letter!
And then we celebrate with you when your paper is:
Before enrolling in the Researchers’ Writing Academy, I felt like I was drowning in a writing sea. I had the world of time and resources but I simply did not know what to write.
I followed Anna’s structured writing plan and I could see that my writing started to flow. The storytelling approach kickstarts the process of writing a paper for me and my introduction sections aren’t lengthy anymore but focused. I actually started to enjoy the writing process itself! I always knew I had it in me, and the Researchers’ Writing Academy was the key to that portal. This is by far the best course I have ever attended (not only on writing but in general)!
As soon as I finished the course, I produced two papers. I am now publishing actual papers that I believe anyone would love to read! And that is my foundation stone for the science journey I am about to embark on.
Dr Soundarya Soundararajan National Institute of Occupational Health, India
This self-paced online course guides everyone in your group through the whole process of writing a paper for a high-impact journal time-efficiently. Most videos are short (10-20 minutes), some are longer (40 minutes), the total viewing time is around 9 hours. The course also includes worksheets, templates and checklists and you will have access to the whole course for 12 months.
You will all receive a fillable PDF course companion workbook. Summarising the key points from the lessons, the workbook works as a detailed checklist that guides you through the paper writing process. Previous members have told me to publish and sell the workbook on its own because using it to write a paper was suddenly so efficient for them.
Writing doesn’t have to be lonely. Our members-only Researchers’ Writing Community (hosted on the platform Circle) is a space to network with like-minded researchers, celebrate wins, get accountability for your writing and meet other members for our weekly co-writing sessions and twice-monthly writing retreats. Become part of a network of researchers from all over the world — we have members in the US, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Israel, Sweden, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, Netherlands, Australia, Norway, Chile, Switzerland and counting.
No question goes unanswered in our community group. We also host twice-monthly live group coaching calls. Submit your questions in advance and get tailored reviews of your story board, Introduction section, figures, cover letter — the choice is yours! Use the calls to consolidate what you learned in the lessons and to connect with the other members in the Academy.
Before enrolling in the Researchers‘ Writing Academy, I approached academic writing as something tedious that I needed to do. I struggled to know what story I wanted to tell in my papers and my writing always seemed kind of chunky and disconnected. More often than not, my co-authors and I would end up having an editing nightmare!
Now, after joining the course, I have confidence in my writing skill. I know exactly what I need to do, how to structure paragraphs and how to make my writing flow. Anna is very patient with her students and able to pick up the story of a paper quickly - no matter the research field.
Writing a paper with co-authors is now a much smoother process. I can now write a draft in just four weeks – if I’m clear on my results and fully in writing mode. The other big change is that I have started to really enjoy writing. Being able to see a year-long project turn into a well-written manuscript is so much fun!
Since enrolling in the course, my papers read so much better and I have already published one paper (that was highlighted by the journal as paper of the month!) and two more are on the way!
Dr Jia NgAssistant Professor in Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine, US
The awesome thing about joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy is that you don’t only get access to the academic writing course, you also get to meet researchers who are in the exact same boat as you. You can connect in our member-only community and meet for our weekly co-writing sessions and monthly writing retreats.
Current members and alumni of the Researchers’ Writing Academy are based at the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Stanford University (US), University of Michigan (US), University of Cambridge (UK), Harvard Medical School (US), ETH Zürich (Switzerland), University of Edinburgh (UK), The Arctic University of Norway, National Institute of Health (NIH; US), National Health Service (NHS; UK), Cornell University (US), University of Auckland (NZ), Karolinska Institute (SE), Trinity College Dublin (IE), MIT (US), Yale University (US), CNRS (France), Heidelberg University (DE), Cancer Research UK, Emory University (US) and many, many more.
Writing was dreadful for me. I had to write one last paper from my PhD and I had no motivation to do that because the paper had been rejected twice already and I had moved to a new role and discipline.
The Journal Publication Formula gave me that clear vision of why people should care about the research and that made it easier to write the paper! It helped me organise my thoughts and the structure of the paper. The paper is under review now, so it passed the first test: It didn’t get desk-rejected!
The prorgram helped me to enjoy writing and I think it made me a better academic! Because if you enjoy writing papers, you are going to write more of them.
The program is definitely worth the money spent because you get the hang of how you want to structure your papers. Going through the process of the Journal Publication Formula gave me confidence into defining my own voice and what I wanted my papers to be like. It’s an investment into my future self.
Dr Amelie JeanneauPostdoc, The University of Adelaide in AustraliaI really enjoyed the course. I am an excellent writer and have been writing and submitting manuscripts for a while. However, the course significantly improved my process of engaging with and receiving feedback from my co-authors.
The particular breakthrough I received in the RWA was with regard to the necessary work prior to writing, especially with regard to creating an outline prior to committing to a full manuscript. It sounds like a simple intervention; but it really changed the way I interact with my co-authors. It has cut down significantly on major edits of fully written manuscripts and allows me to fully engage co-authors early on in the manuscript-writing process. Now there is less confusion and fewer surprises during the writing process!
Dr Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, US
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Here are questions other researchers often ask before joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy:
Before joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy, I was questioning if I belonged in academia – AND whether or not someone was going to figure out! My writing was disorganised and the feedback I would often get was something along the lines of “we don’t think your research fits in our journal” even though I thought it fitted perfectly.
The Researchers’ Writing Academy has helped me understand in a tangible way how to communicate my research through storytelling. And I already got a Revise & Resubmit! I got so much confidence from this program and this is a big deal for me. Now I’m fully committed to my academic career!
Anna demonstrates in the course that she actually knows the information she’s teaching and isn’t just regurgitating what others have said in the past. She really hooks her audience!
On a broader level, I have understood that we researchers aren’t just all bad communicators. Rather, the reason why we often don’t communicate well is that we don’t know the process or structure to communicate better. And that’s fixable!
Dr Jourdan DavisAssistant Professor, University of North Carolina, USThe most concrete result after joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy is that my second PhD article has just been published in One Earth and the fact that it attracted media attention! It was really rewarding!
But what is more important is that I now have confidence in the whole writing process and that is life-changing for me.
I used the Scientific Storytelling Framework taught in the course not only to write my paper but also to prepare for the interviews with journalists.
I think the Researchers’ Writing Academy is the only program available that teaches you how to organise the whole writing process so you produce a scientific paper that gets published.
Maria OlczakPhD candidate, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Maria Olczak, PhD candidate at Queens Mary University of London, shares her experience in the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Amelie Jeanneau, bushfire risk researcher at The University of Adelaide in Australia details how she got the confidence to define her own voice through the Journal Publication Formula.
Dr Katia Canenguez, Health Disparities researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School shares her experience in the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Soundarya Soundararajan, medical scientist at the National Institute of Occupational Health in India, reflects on her writing since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Jia Ng, Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine in the US, reflects on her writing and her writing process since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Jourdan Davis, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, reflects on her writing since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Join as an individual researcher with our 12-month payment plan for $87 USD per month and get immediate access to the scientific writing program!
Have your whole university research staff, department graduate school get access to the Researchers’ Writing Academy at a flat rate.
The question isn’t how much time your team could save by mastering a repeatable system to write clear and concise papers.
...how much time could you save throughout the rest of your career?
Anna’s class was the most valuable time I spent trying to improve my writing skills. I finally feel like I have an effective recipe that will help me overcome my long-standing fear of turning results into a compelling document.
Gael PhD, Postdoc at Cornell University, participated with his research group
I made this video to answer your questions about how to get published in high-ranking journals without lacking structure in the writing process. You’ll understand how to avoid the three top mistakes researchers make when writing scientific papers that get them stuck in procrastination and desk-rejection territory.
*The coaching calls will be recorded and available to all participants of the course for 12 months from the date the call took place.
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