Training Workshop on Scientific Writing Related Quiz is mainly for ‘Beginner Researchers’. Here you will get a simple set of questionnaires that fully belongs to your practical skills.
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There are multiple-choice questions (MCQs). A question is normally four choices among them one right answer you have to choose. Your score will display after completion of all questions given in a quiz
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Welcome to the Training Workshop on Scientific Writing Related Quiz.
Question #1: There are many reasons to identify a target journal before you start writing your paper. Select the correct options below
You can inform the journal’s editor that you intend to write a paper for the journal
You can refer to the journal’s instructions for authors (or manuscript instructions) while you write your paper
You’ll know whether your paper fits within the journal’s scope
You can write your paper keeping in mind the length or word count specifications- referencing style- etc. given by the journal
Question #2: An appropriate target journal should have
Ideally appeared in the search results when you did a literature survey or where you have found papers to shape your own research
A high Impact Factor
Ideally published work similar to yours
Question #3: What is a good time to read the instructions for authors?
During the process of writing a research paper
Before starting to write a research paper
Before submitting a research paper to a journal
All of the above
Question #4: What is a structured abstract?
An abstract that is one paragraph long
An abstract with citations and references
An abstract that contains some information from every part of the research paper
An abstract with distinct sections and headings
Question #5: Which of the following statements is/are true? Select one or more:
IMRAD refers to the body of a research paper
IMRAD is a common structure for scientific research papers
IMRAD is always the structure for scientific research papers
IMRAD refers to the research paper as a whole
Question #6: In a research paper, a table or figure should
Summarize key information given in the text
Present something new
Present something that cannot be adequately conveyed with text alone
Be referred to in the text at least once
Question #7: What does a corresponding author of a paper normally do? Select one or more:
Makes sure that any comments from peer reviewers or journal editors are properly attended to
Is available over email to respond to questions about the paper during the peer review process or after publication
Takes sole accountability for all aspects of the paper
Makes sure the paper is properly submitted to the target journal
Question #8: Which of the following is/are true with regard to discussing the limitations of your study? Select one or more:
You should discuss how the limitations may have affected your results
You should acknowledge all the limitations you know of
You should not discuss the limitations unless peer reviewers ask you to
Question #9: The most effective way to handle citations is to
Cite while you write
Cite after you write
Question #10: Which of the following can certainly lead to plagiarism?
Presenting someone else's findings without a citation
Copying a substantial amount of text from past publications without using quotation marks
Repeating one's own previously published findings without a citation
Presenting someone else's findings as one's own
Presenting someone else's findings with appropriate citations
Presenting published information as new information
Question #11: What are the conditions to qualify for authorship of a paper submitted to a journal? Select all the correct options
Substantial contributions to conception and design- acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation of data
Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content
Final approval of the version to be published
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved
All of the above
Question #12: What is impact factor?
A journal-level metric
An author-level metric
A metric that's become so popular that fake impact factors exist
The only metric for evaluating the quality of a journal
Question #13: What does it mean when your paper is rejected by a journal?
Your paper is not fit for publication anywhere
Any comments given by the journal editor or peer reviewers may still be useful
The journal editor or peer reviewers have made a mistake or they are biased
Your paper may be suitable for another journal
Question #14: Which of the following is a researcher identifier you can obtain for yourself? Select one:
CiteScore
ORCID Id
h-index
PageRank
Question #15: Which of the following is/are correct?
You should ignore feedback from reviewers who have not written politely
Peer reviewers may not always write politely
You should focus on the content of the feedback from reviewers-not the tone in which it is written
Peer reviewers who evaluate your paper may point out weaknesses and problems
