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We encourage you to take advantage of our training offer. The training programme for the 2025/26 academic year will be announced soon.

Registration for group or individual training: naukowiec.buw@uw.edu.pl.

How to deposit a publication in the Institutional Repository of the University of Warsaw.

A workshop presenting the benefits of archiving publication output in the UW Institutional Repository and introducing the principles of searching and depositing publications in the university repository.
Participants will gain practical skills in using the UW Institutional Repository.

Training in English.
Duration: 90 min.

How to deposit data in the Research Data UW repository

If you would like to learn how to deposit a dataset in the Research Data UW repository, please visit the page: https://info.danebadawcze.uw.edu.pl/en/how-to-deposit/

Scientific Publishing for Beginners

Participants will gain knowledge of the scientific publishing process.

• • What is a scientific publication, and what are its forms: article, chapter, monograph, preprint.
  • What should the author consider when choosing a journal?
  • Publishing models (subscription, hybrid, open access).
  • What are bibliometric indicators and journal lists (Impact Factor / CiteScore / Ministry score).
  • Bibliographic databases and journal indexes: a brief overview.
  • Predatory journals and false indicators.
  • What can be found on the publishers’ websites (Elsevier, Springer, MDPI).
  • Good publishing practices (COPE-Committee on Publication Ethics, ICMJE-International Committee of Medical Journal Editors).

Training in English.
Duration: 90 min.

Publishing agreements and copyright

• • What is a publishing agreement, and what does it usually include?
  • Differences between copyright transfer and licensing.
  • How to read agreements – what to look for.
  • Practical tips: negotiability, alternative models.

Training in English.
Duration: 90 min.

Participants will gain an understanding of the basic principles of copyright law that are necessary when signing a publishing contract.

Licenses and open access (Open Access)

Participants will gain knowledge of open access publishing.

• • Open Access models: gold, green, hybrid.
  • Creative Commons licenses – an overview of the basic types.
  • Funding requirements for OA (e.g., NCN, Horizon Europe).
  • Institutional repositories and self-archiving.

Training in English.
Duration: 90 min.

Researcher identification

Participants will learn about the benefits of having an ORCID identifier and how to showcase their scientific achievements online.

• • The importance of accurate affiliation (for the author, the university, and evaluation).
  • ORCiD and social networking sites for scientists (ResearchGate, Academia).
  • How and where to share your outputs?

Training in English.
Duration: 90 min.

Other training courses for doctoral students

If you would like to learn more about writing a PhD thesis or using the right tools to manage references, explore and register for our training courses, such as working with the bibliographic manager Mendeley or leveraging Artificial Intelligence during your studies.

More information about our training courses can be found on our website.

The Science Support Department offers dedicated services for doctoral students. The department focuses on supporting UW doctoral students in:

• open publishing,
• depositing publications in the UW Institutional Repository,
• and providing scientometric services.

naukowiec.buw@uw.edu.pl

BUW Special Collection Departments offer:

• expert consultations relating to the methodology of collection development and research, see: https://www.buw.uw.edu.pl/en/collections/special-collections/.
• Workshops with original objects led by UW lecturers with the assistance and/or participation of Special Collection Departments staff.
• Lectures featuring examples of original objects or specialised workshops on a given topic, prepared by the Special Collections Department staff.
• Co-teaching classes conducted by doctoral students as part of their teaching practice. We will assist in selecting objects that illustrate a given topic, and supplement the lecture with necessary information, e.g. provenance.

The offer is available in Polish, English, and other languages (German, Belarusian, and Russian, depending on the Department).

Those interested in participating in classes and consultations are requested to contact the relevant Department directly to arrange class details and dates:

• Early Printed Books Department – stdruk.buw@uw.edu.pl
• Manuscripts Department – rps.buw@uw.edu.pl
• Music Department – muz.buw@uw.edu.pl
• Print Room – gabryc.buw@uw.edu.pl
• Ephemera Department – dzs.buw@uw.edu.pl
• 19th Century Publications Department – gabxix.buw@uw.edu.pl
• Maps Department – gabkart.buw@uw.edu.pl