Details
Programme: UTTHAN–T&F Champions 2.0
Module: Module 3—Publication Readiness and Peer Review
Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Time: 2:30 PM–3:30 PM IST
Format: Online learning session
Organisers: Taylor & Francis and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Speaker: Dr. Colin Wee
Designation: Associate Director for Community Development—Asia-Pacific, Taylor & Francis, Singapore
Session purpose: The module is designed to develop essential competencies in manuscript preparation, scholarly communication, publication procedures and peer review.
Manuscript structure: Participants will learn about the IMRAD format—Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion—and its application in research papers.
Titles and abstracts: The session will explain how to prepare clear, concise and informative research titles and abstracts.
Journal selection: Participants will learn about the criteria used to identify appropriate journals for their research.
Submission process: The module will introduce important steps involved in preparing and submitting a manuscript for publication.
Peer-review models: The session will cover single-blind, double-blind and open peer-review processes.
Publication quality: Participants will learn how to identify important quality indicators in scholarly publications.
Editorial policies: The discussion will introduce editorial policies and their role in responsible scholarly publishing.
Publication ethics: The session will address ethical publishing practices and the responsibilities of researchers and authors.
Retraction practices: Participants will gain an understanding of the circumstances and procedures associated with the retraction of research publications.
About the speaker: Dr. Colin Wee holds a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has studied in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States and has five years of experience in academic publishing.
Certification: Participants who complete all programme modules will earn the certification of “UTTHAN Champion.”
Registration: Interested participants are encouraged to register in advance and reserve their place for Module 3.
Contact person: Jatin Julka, Marketing Manager, Taylor & Francis
