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This chapter summarizes briefly factors and skills which influence the success in scientific, technical & medical publishing. Two groups are distinguished whereof factors and skills from the first group, the so-called technical skills, can be more or less easily acquired within the scope of short courses, workshops or by studying the respective literature. Factors from the second group, the so-called cognitive skills, are influenced by socioeconomic, individual and work environment factors and cannot be achieved in a short time. To acquire these skills, at least to some extend, long-term strategic planning is necessary.
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On the other hand it may be questioned how it is possible to indicate each step of a new research project or area over a time frame, for example, of three or five years.
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Do we academics achieve our goal if we produce only A+ students?
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Öchsner, A. (2013). Technical and Cognitive Skills in the Context of Scientific Writing. In: Introduction to Scientific Publishing. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38646-6_2
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