Training for Groups of Authors

Training in writing and presenting research

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Our goal when editing your manuscript is for readers to understand your work clearly and easily. This allows them to focus on the importance of your message, rather than on the language in which it is written.

We work with many team leaders and administrators who organize training for small to large groups of young researchers, faculty, clinicians, and corporate researchers. Whether your group of authors is new to writing or presenting technical information in English or whether they simply want to refine their existing skills, we offer a range of courses designed to help them accomplish their goals.

All sessions provide real-world examples and tutor-led discussion to provide participants with practical skills that they can immediately use in their working life.

Choose from training in English only, Japanese only, or a combination of both.

Also, choose from our standard training sessions in general science, medicine and healthcare, and social science. Alternatively, ask us to customize any of our standard training sessions for your subject area or to create specific workshops and/or online study units or courses to meet your training needs.

What type of author training are you interested in?

Writing papers and related documents
Presenting research at conferences and meetings

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Writing papers and related documents

We offer writing training in different forms to suit your different needs and budget.

E-learning

Develop your writing skills
via our e-learning courses

Learn specific writing strategies, tips, and cautions from subject-specialist editors
Check your learning with short interactive quizzes
Download checklists, templates, example sentences, etc.
Study in English or Japanese, and earn certificates of study

Our practical online writing training helps researchers, academics, and healthcare professionals to improve proficiency in writing (and reading)
Courses provide real-world examples tailored for specific disciplines (medicine and healthcare, physical sciences, etc.)
Learners can study up to 7 topic-based courses, with individual study units teaching specific writing skills
Study units provide real-world examples and offer numerous tips and cautions for writing clearly, accurately, concisely, and authoritatively
Learners can test their learning in short interactive quizzes if they wish, download helpful resources to guide their writing in future, and receive certificates of study if they pass short end-of-unit tests
Learners can study any time they wish as long as they have an internet connection, can login using any device (desktop, tablet, and mobile), and can study individual study units in any order and as often as they wish

Group pricing starts from 3 members.

Workshops & seminars

All of our writing training sessions have a strong practical element: our expert editors/educators provide instruction using real world-examples. In our workshops, the participants can immediately try some short exercises, putting into practice what they have learned. We find that this is the best way for them to gain immediate benefit from the training.
Participants can ask any questions immediately after trying to incorporate the strategies into their writing. Our expert trainers can also answer any questions participants have on the submission process, reviewers’ roles, revising a paper based on the reviewer comments, handling submission problems, etc.
Our courses provide many “insider” tips to writing effectively. These tips are not usually given in reference books on academic writing and are instead based on our years of experience working with authors, journal editors, and reviewers, before and during the peer review process. They help the participants avoid common mistakes when writing an academic paper as well as discuss conventions of academic writing (referencing suitable style guides).
Choose from:

one-off group training sessions
regularly scheduled weekly or monthly sessions
intensive training courses on consecutive days

Training sessions start from 90-minute sessions up to a full day of training, for groups from 5 to 100+ participants.
For further study, our e-learning courses can reinforce what participants have learned during the lecture or workshop (prices starting at 3,000 JPY)
Our specific Writing Surgery support service can help groups of authors at the same department, institution, or company to ask a specialist editor any questions they have about writing and submitting their research papers and conference presentations. Our editor will be available at your place of work at a pre-arranged time and authors can come for quick 10- to 15-minute private or small group consultations about their writing. The writing surgeries start from 90 minutes up to half-day sessions. The editor can follow-up with participants by email as necessary.

Group training sessions start from around 100,000 JPY per session.
Writing surgery starts from 25,000 JPY for 90 minutes.
If we travel to your location, transportation costs will be added.

Semester courses

Our semester courses provided at universities and national institutes help Master’s and doctoral candidates learn the basics of writing up their research.
We cover all aspects of the research cycle that are involved in the writing, submission, review, and publication of research papers.
We discuss the differences between writing a thesis and a research paper, and the differences between various types of journal papers.
We also cover publication ethics (eg, avoiding the various types of plagiarism) and the latest best publication practices to help avoid problems later.
Our semester classes have a strong practical element: our expert editors/educators provide instruction and then the participants immediately complete some short exercises for each topic taught, trying to put into practice what they have learned.
Students can receive individual feedback on their writing through an end-of-course assignment, if required.

Pricing depends on your needs.
If we travel to your location, transportation costs will be added.

Presenting research at conferences and meetings

We offer writing training in different forms to suit your different needs and budget.

Presentation training

In a one-on-one meeting, at a location convenient for you, you will be coached by an experienced presenter to polish your English presentation skills
Your native English-speaking trainer will evaluate and provide feedback on your current strengths and on areas for improvement
During the private consultation session, you can ask your trainer about any specific presentation strategies you are concerned about and discuss changing any wording that you find difficult to say
You can choose to have the session video recorded: you and your trainer will analyze your presentation skills from the video recording during the session, and you will receive the media file for your review after the session
Practice your Q&A skills: your trainer will explain different strategies for handling Q&A, including dealing with problems
You can immediately put into practice what you have learned by giving your presentation a second time and handling simulated Q&A
Examples of customizations

Before the presentation coaching session, you can have us edit your slides and script (and any handouts) to ensure that you practice an error-free presentation that can be easily understood by your audience
Combine with an audio recording of a native English speaker presenting your oral script, so that you can practice your pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation at your leisure
Our specific Voice Coaching Service is designed to help non-native speakers of English who regularly make important speeches and presentations in English to focus on improving their pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm of speech in general
Learn easy techniques to help you feel more confident in speaking and to help your audience understand your message clearly. This service is especially helpful for non-native speakers of English who frequently give presentations at international conferences or take part in GCOE research gatherings, international policy meetings, or liaison meetings with overseas collaborators/corporations.

2 hours of private consultation: From 30,000 JPY

Each additional hour: 10,000 JPY

If we travel to your location, the transportation cost will be added.

Ask about training courses

Develop your writing skills
via our e-learning courses

Learn specific writing strategies, tips, and cautions from subject-specialist editors
Check your learning with short interactive quizzes
Download checklists, templates, example sentences, etc.
Study in English or Japanese, and earn certificates of study

Testimonials

No other editing service has ever got what exactly I wanted to say to this level, including not only correcting grammatical errors, but also reading into mathematical statements. Thank you so much. I appreciate you have offered a high-quality job despite my request for short delivery.

K.H., Saitama University

Even with the many editing services available, I feel ThinkSCIENCE provides the highest quality editing. [For this new project], I would also like to ask for your help.

I.H., Yokohama City University

To be honest, I was surprised at how the edit was so much more comprehensive than I had expected. I was also a little surprised that the contents were so deeply understood. Compared with my unedited document, the edited version was much better because it was much clearer and easier to read.

K.U., Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

When I used another company's services previously, there was no consistent use of terminology, so I had to check and fix the whole document after editing. With your services, I have never had to do this. I'm very grateful to you for making my writing much clearer.

H.E., Nihon Fukushi University

There was a remarkable difference from my own translation, so I'm very satisfied. Since it was just an abstract, I thought it would be quite difficult to grasp the contents, but the translator was able to understand it.

M.H., xx Inc.

The manuscript was worded concisely. I thought the Guidelines for Authors service was very convenient.

K.F., Japan Atomic Energy Agency

I am satisfied with the in-depth, easy-to-understand edit. Having two versions of the edited document, one with edits shown and the other as the final version, is good and convenient.

Y.K., Aichi Gakuin University

From the journal I submitted my manuscript to, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A, I received an email saying my manuscript was accepted. My manuscript was accepted this quickly only thanks to your outstanding editing. I just wanted to let you know.

Kyoto University

Yesterday, the European Journal of Neuroscience accepted the manuscript you edited for me the other day, with no changes. Thank you.

The Jikei University School of Medicine

Two of my papers will be consecutively published in the monthly issues X and X of the Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, which are currently in press. My third paper was accepted for publication in the Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. Thank you.

Y.M., Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences

The other day, the editor informed me of the great news that several of my revised manuscripts were accepted and will be published in a special issue of Thin Solid Films. Although I thought letting you know this information might be a little strange, this is the first manuscript that I wrote as first author and until now my research results have not gone as expected, so I'm all the more happy.

Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School

I am extremely satisfied with my translated document. The short comments from the translator instilled confidence in me. Coming from someone I was working with for the first time, I felt very happy. I look forward to continuing working together and on my writing.

T.S., Oita University

The manuscript was accepted for publication as is without any further modification. Thank you so much.

F.K., The Jikei University School of Medicine

Thank you so much for being so quick. I am pleased with your high-quality translation. The comments I received from the translator are correct, so I have no particular issues. Please tell the translator I was happy with the translation.

International Research Center for Philosophy

The manuscript I had your company edit has been published in Int. J. Mod. Phys. I'm sorry for informing you so late about this. Thank you for your outstanding editing. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Kyoto University

The manuscript you edited for me the other day was accepted by the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The referee said "The authors have adequately addressed the point made in the initial review."

H.N., Hoshi University

Thank you so much for your editing. The yellow-highlighted parts are useful for helping me clarify ambiguous content. At the same time, your editing expresses what I wish to describe. I am very glad that the paper became so beautiful. I am looking forward to your support again in the near future. Thank you.

Beppu University

Training for Groups of Authors

Meet the team

Our specialist fields

ThinkSCIENCE Statement of Ethics

New to us?

Writing papers and related documents

E-learning

Develop your writing skillsvia our e-learning courses

Workshops & seminars

Semester courses

Presenting research at conferences and meetings

Presentation training

Develop your writing skillsvia our e-learning courses

Testimonials

Looking for Subject-Specialists

Meet
the team

Our specialist
fields

ThinkSCIENCE
Statement
of Ethics

New
to us?

Develop your writing skills
via our e-learning courses

Develop your writing skills
via our e-learning courses