Tutor: Dr Andrew Terhemen Tyowua

How to create graphical and visual abstracts for scientific research papers

Course cost: $11.77

Course duration: 1h: 20 min

Course description

Many scientific journals now require authors to provide a visual summary of submitted papers in the form of graphical or visual abstracts. However, creating graphical and visual abstracts can be challenging, especially for those who are new to the world of scientific publishing. This course is designed to address the challenges authors encounter when creating graphical and visual abstracts. 

The course will cover two broad learning objectives: types of graphical abstracts and how to create graphical and visual abstracts. Specifically, the course will cover what graphical and visual abstracts are, uses of graphical and visual abstracts, types of graphical abstracts, desirable qualities of graphical and visual abstracts, and guidelines for creating graphical and visual abstracts. The course ends with a demonstration of how to create graphical and visual abstracts. You will be able to download a certificate for this course after successful completion and earning the required points from the accompanied mandatory activity. From the foregoing, after completion of the course, the successful learner will be able to differentiate between graphical and visual abstracts, differentiate between various types of graphical abstracts, and create effective graphical and visual abstracts.

This course will be of benefit to postgraduate students, postdocs, and early-career researchers in physical sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences, and other related fields.

The course is composed of a video, reading materials and a quiz in the form of a mandatory activity.

Course access: 21 days