FST Encourages Active Lecturers to Write Popular Scientific Articles

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Dr. Imron Mawardi while giving material on how to write popular scientific articles at FST UNAIR on Tuesday, July 07. (Photo: Nuri Hermawan)

UNAIR NEWS – The writing skill of scientific papers into popular scientific writing is needed. Especially for academics, this is also a way for public to understand more about the research. Furthermore, Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology (UNST) Universitas Airlangga held a Popular Scientific Article Writing Workshop on Tuesday, July 9.

Located in 2nd-floor Meeting Room FST UNAIR, the event presented two speakers. Among them Dr. Imron Mawardi as Secretary of PIH UNAIR and Agus Muttaqin as Editor of Pos Jawa Opinion. On occasion, Imron said popular scientific articles is one way to provide information to the public that had been produced by lecturers. In addition, popular scientific writings written could also increase citations from Scopus indexed journals produced by lecturers.

“This joint effort can increase the number of cited journal Scopus, as well as a way to provide information to the public from the research,” he said in front of dozens of lecturers from various department at FST UNAIR.

Furthermore, Agus as the second speaker said academics from FST UNAIR are expected to write and submit their popular articles according to their respective expertise. By mastering the material, it will make the articles more interesting. Of course, this is also balanced with the side of the actuality and renewal of the lecturers in writing.

“So far, 40 percent of the rubric of his opinion has been filled by UNAIR lecturers. It is expected that in the future, Jawa Pos will continue to be a place for popular article writing and also to improve the readability of articles and citation for journal Scopus,” he said.

On the same occasion, Dr. Nanik Siti Aminah, M.Si., as Vice Dean III of FST UNAIR said she hoped there will be more research of lecturer in FST UNAIR that can be read by the public. In addition, she hopes popular scientific articles will increase the citation of Scopus indexed journal.

“This is our step to encourage all parties so that the results of the research can be read and cited by other researchers,” said Nanik.

Author: Nuri Hermawan

Editor : Khefti Al Mawalia

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