Writing and Publishing in transport, logistics and operations management

Date:

29 October 2025

Time:

10.00 – 16.00 h

Location:

Delft

Lecturer:

Dr. Jafar Rezaei (TU Delft)

Days:

1

ECTS:

0.25 (attendance only) | 1 (attendance + passing assignment)

Course fee:

Free for TRAIL/Beta/OML/ERIM members, others please contact the TRAIL office

Registration:

see below

Objectives:

The aim of this course is to support PhD students in writing and publishing a scientific article about their research in the TIL- and BETA domain.

Course description:

Morning session

  • how to write a scientific article, in terms of structure, message, positioning, added value, etc.
  • includes a hands-on writing exercise.

 

Afternoon session

  • How to select the right journal for a journal paper?
  • Measuring journal quality: impact factors and subjective quality aspects:
  • How to survive the review process? Dos and don’ts, communicating with journal editors.

Assignment:

A written extended abstract of a to be published article (800-1000 words), rooted in the PhD research and a written and detailed argumentation (400-500 words) underlying the selection of an academic journal for your article mentioned in the first bullet, including the use of a journal finder.

Program:

The course consists of a lecture about writing and publishing a research article, and an assignment in which the PhD candidate is requested to write an extended abstract (or rewrite an existing extended abstract) on (part of) his/her research and motivate his/her choice for a specific journal. The abstract and motivation for choosing a specific journal will be reviewed.

Literature:

Methodology:

Course material:

Prerequiste:

None.

Course Registration form


Member of research school:

Contact

GP-OML office
Conchita van der Stelt
c.vanderstelt@rstrail.nl
+31(0)15 27 89256