Publishing Strategy
Sprint

Why join this workshop?

More academic teams are under pressure to raise their publication output — driven by managerial demands, external accreditation, or institutional evaluations that can feel like a sudden threat.

The reason varies: a strong applied-research focus, high teaching loads, or simply no established publishing tradition or incentives. This workshop is a structured strategy lab, not a writing seminar — it kicks off a 12-month publication initiative, whatever the starting point.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

Participants learn how to

• understand how journal publications influence accreditation and institutional positioning
• recognise publishing in peer-reviewed journals as professional leadership
• position themselves clearly within the publication roadmap
• translate their expertise and experience into publishable academic contributions
• develop one concrete, strategically positioned paper idea

WHAT PARTICIPANTS TAKE AWAY

Participants leave the workshop with three concrete outputs:

• A priority paper idea — one concrete, strategically positioned contribution ready to develop
• A 12-month publication roadmap — with a secondary idea, milestones, and accountability
• A positioning diagnosis — clarity on your current stage and the one strategic move that advances it

You don’t need more expertise to publish — you need a strategy for the expertise you already have.

What topics do we cover?

Part 1 – The Publication Positioning Map. Locate your current stage and define the next strategic move.

Part 2 – From Your Work to a Publishable Contribution. Shape a focused, publishable paper concept from your research, applied work, or professional experience.

Part 3 – The Rules of the Game. A concise overview of how peer review and journal publishing shape academic positioning.

Part 4 – Strategic Decisions Before Writing. Paper type, journal positioning, co-authorship, and avoiding preventable rejection.

Part 5 – The 12-Month Publication Sprint. One priority paper, one secondary idea, milestones, and accountability.

How is it taught?

The workshop is highly interactive and practice-oriented, combining short strategic impulse lectures with structured ideation labs, small-group exchange, guided reflection worksheets, and individual roadmap drafting. Around 50–60% of the day is active participant work, with the emphasis on strategic clarity and tangible outcomes.