• Scholarly collaboration
• Why should authors cite?
• Citation indexing
• Citation databases

• Types of research funding
• Types of research funders
• Planning for a research proposal
• Writing a research proposal

• Publishing in Medicine
• ICMJE Recommended Guidelines
• Preparing and Evaluating Case Reports
• Research Ethics

• Types of literature reviews
• Tips for writing review articles
• Role of meta-analysis
• Reporting guidelines

• Commonly used Statistical Softwares
• Population and sampling
• Types of Graphs
• Survival Analysis

• Applications of Bioinformatics
• Biological Databases
• Bioinformatics Tools
• Computational Biology

• Standard research reporting guidelines
• Critical issues in research reporting
• Primary reasons for low reproducibility
• Transparency and ethical reproducibility

• Importance of good English writing skills
• Application of English grammar
• Writing an impactful grant proposal
• Reading and selecting call for applications

• Research Promotion
• Social Media & Research Promotion
• Research-sharing Forums
• Role of Online Repositories

• ICMJE guidelines on authorship
• Tips to overcome authorship dilemmas
• Overview of Open Knowledge
• Significance of open data sharing

• Overview of predatory publishing
• Identifying predatory publishers/journals
• Best Practices to avoid predatory journals
• Dealing with predatory publishers

• Difference in HSS and STEM Peer Review
• Peer Review Models
• Responding to Reviewer’s Comments
• Tips to Handle Manuscript Rejections

• Organizing the structure of a manuscript
• Adding relevant references and citations
• Effective presentation of data
• Following journal guidelines

• Bioethics and bioethical principles
• Policy-making and upholding
• Ethical issues in life sciences research
• Resources for bioethics information

• What is image manipulation?
• Best practices for image processing
• Avoiding image manipulation
• Tools for detecting image manipulation