Presentations on selecting publication venues and about impacts factors
- Veikko Surakka’s presentation: About publishing
- Ioulia Guizatdinova’s presentation: About journal impact factors
- Kari-Jouko Räihä’s presentation: Why to publish in conferences?
- Roope Raisamo’s presentation: The levels of conrefences: top-, middle-, and low-level events
Links to information on impact factors
- Estimated impact of publication venues in computer science (journals and conferences)
- ISI Web of Knowledge – Journal citation reports
- Publication forum project
Material on research ethics
Writing a reseach plan
- Veikko Surakka’s presentation from an UCIT seminar: About research plan
- How to write an abstract (Philip Koopman’s essay)
Information on doctoral studies, public defense, and karonkka
- Palveluja ja ohjeita väittelijöille (Tampereen yliopisto)
- The school of information sciences’ guide for postgraduate studies
- Tohtoriopinnot (Informaatiotieteiden yksikkö)
- Karonkkaperinne – Professori Matti Sillanpään ohjeita Turun yliopiston sivuilla
Managing references
Using a reference manager to store publication details and PDFs makes the writing process easier. With many of them, you can essentially automate the citing and reference generation process. Some of the most popular free reference managers are
Which reference manager is the best for you is a matter of personal taste. See the comparison charts at Docear discussion forum to get an overview of their features.
Presentation templates
Communication skills for your public defense
There is a series of 10 English-language videos in the university’s youtube channel by a researcher of communication, Ph.D. Ira Virtanen. These instructional videos offer concrete tips to learn how to master your communication skills on your defense day.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBlKurB0uUxcDtF2PSKnTsM2cO9VFC0R