This one day seminar was an eyeopener for the young researchers and academicians on the overall aspect of academic publishing highlighting the best practices in publication ethics

The delegates were trained to conduct plagiarism checks and to interpret plagiarism reports. The academic meet received an overwhelming response of nearly 125 delegates from academia, clinicians and young researchers. The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai was accredited this One day seminar with 5 credit points. The seminar provided a platform where eminent speakers from Government and Private sectors shared their experience on Scientific Writing and Publication Skills:

• “How to write a thesis? A step by step approach" by Dr. T. Hemalatha, DST – Women Scientist (WOS-A) (In Biological Materials Laboratory, CSIR – CLRI), Chennai, India.
• “Funding research – Approaches & Difficulties by Dr. S. Kalpana, Senior Research Officer, Department of Epidemiology, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy, Chennai, India.
• “Mastering the art of high impact writing in biomedical journals.” by Dr. E. M. Shankar, Dean, School of Biological sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Thiruvarur, India.