Publication Techniques for Young Scientists in the Field of Microelectronic Engineering

The authors' institutions are Partners in the VINMES network (Visegrad Network for Microelectronics Engineering Scientists), and they are conducting a Visegrad Fund project about “V4 Seminars for young scientists on publishing techniques in the field of engineering science”. The aims of the project are the enhancement and support the scientific publication of young scientists from V4 and the surrounding countries, with a knowledge transfer about presentation techniques at conferences, journal article writing, and publication practice. Furthermore, facilitate the publication possibilities on youth conferences and in special issues of scientific journals. Twelve hours long teaching system was developed about the basics of publication; best practices of the different types of publication (journal and conference paper, posters, oral presentation etc.); related topics like image preparation and statistical evaluation. Up to now, three pilot courses were organized at three Central European Universities. The feedback of the participating students was evaluated and the positive result of the pilot tests encourages us to consider developing our courses to e-Iearning materials. This may help to disseminate the information about our courses and attract more students to take the courses on-line. In this paper the conclusions of our work are summarized.