In this era, academicians and scholars are expected to have a well-written research publication. FIB UGM in collaboration with UiTM Pahang held an academic writing workshop to support and enhance competency in presenting their research in the form of journal articles. The workshop was conducted on Thursday, Mei, 30 2024 where Dr. Badli and Dr. Kamisah were the speakers. To affirm this collaboration, FIB UGM, and UiTM Pahang assigned an MoA declaring the partnership in research and publication. 

The workshop was opened by Dr. Suhandano, M.A., the head of the Master’s Program in Linguistics Universitas Gadjah Mada. “It is expected that you (the students) can develop your ideas in conducting research and put them in a good article. Therefore, we must comprehend the structure of journal writing, its format, and the language used in academic formal writing to be able to publish our works,” he stated. The first speaker was Dr. Badli, followed by Associate Prof. Dr. Kamisah. Dr. Badli presented some key points in submitting and publishing the journal articles. Meanwhile, Dr. Kamisah talked about the way to write a well-written article. 

Discussing the publishing steps, Dr. Badli opened the session by asking, “Writing the whole article then deciding the journal to publish it or choosing the journal first then starting writing the article, which one is better?” Then, he presented his view on choosing the publishers and gave some tips for choosing a suitable journal publisher. 

Dr. Kamsiah followed the second round of the workshop by describing the structure of a journal article. She explained the chapters of the article one by one to clearly illustrate the points that the writers should have within each section. Dr. Kamsiah also shared some tips regarding producing a novel research article. 

“The workshop was decisive for us as an academician and it was insightful. The speakers were so much inspiring and I learned a lot. Sometimes, I felt like I was not sure enough about my articles but Dr. Badli and Dr. Kamisah encouraged me and us to believe in ourselves to submit and publish the manuscript confidently,” said Amanda.