Web of Science Academy

Online training supporting academics in conducting research with integrity

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The Web of Science Academy aims to support researchers from around the world as they develop their research career and navigate the academic publishing landscape. Learn about various aspects of research integrity and develop key skillsets within academic publishing by creating a login and then completing free courses when it suits your schedule. Certificates which can be downloaded or printed are awarded for each completed course.

Course content



All course content is focused on supporting research integrity and improving the quality of published research at the academy. New course content will be continuously added.

Good citation behavior

Learn how to reference, where to reference, and when to reference, and gain an understanding of what citation manipulation is and how to prevent it.

This course is for authors, peer reviewers and editors.

~30 min to complete

An introduction to peer review

Learn what’s expected of you as a peer reviewer, and how to respond to peer review comments as an author.

This course is aimed at early career researchers that have just started or are about to start publishing and reviewing.

~30 min to complete

Reviewing in the Sciences

Learn how to review a typical research article, what to look for in each section of a manuscript by using peer review guidelines, and how to structure your peer review report by using a template.

This course is for early career researchers that would like to learn how to peer review.

Reviewing in the Humanities

Learn how to review manuscripts such as monographs and literature reviews, what to look for in each section of a manuscript by using peer review guidelines, and how to structure your peer review report by using a template.

This course is for early career researchers that would like to learn how to peer review.

Co-reviewing with a mentor

This course is a tool to facilitate co-reviewing with your PhD or postdoc advisor. You’ll complete a review by following a peer review template, then revise it together with your mentor.

This course is for published authors who would like to start reviewing for journals.

Mentoring in peer review

Help train the next generation of peer reviewers through mentoring. This short course gives you tips on the kind of mentoring and mentor feedback that is useful in peer review, and provides you with a fillable mentor feedback form.

This course is for senior researchers and academics that want to mentor early career researchers through the peer review process.

An introduction to ethical publishing behavior

Learn about ethical behavior around conducting and publishing research such as what constitutes authorship, research misconduct, declaring conflicts of interest, and identifying unconscious biases during peer review.

This course is for authors, peer reviewers and editors.

~60 min to complete

Key benefits

  1. Free, online, and on-demand
  2. Certificate awarded after course completion
  3. High quality content developed together with industry experts
  4. Learn vital research integrity skills from a trusted source

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