The final purpose of any research activity is disseminating the obtained results through publications in renowned journals. Nevertheless not enough attention is devoted to this step in the scientist career. Classical literature is considered as an Art, but scientific writing is a minor art, being sometimes the limiting step in the scientific method. Scientific publishing is the subfield of publishing which issues research results amongst the scientific community. Most of these written outputs are published in scientific journal articles, books or PhD thesis form. Scientific publishing is undergoing major changes, as it makes the transition from the print to the electronic format. Currently, an important trend is open access via the Internet. In open access publishing a journal article is made available free for all on the web by the publisher at the time of publication. The foremost aim of the present proposal is to improve the scientific quality of publications in Mongolian Universities by improving the writing skills/amount of publications of scientific papers in those faculties with low or very low publication rate. Open access philosophy and how to register a patent will be part of the present proposal as well.
The ARROW Project (Improvement of Research and Innovation Skills in Mongolian Universities), aimed to contribute to the promotion and strengthening of scientific writing skills and results visibility in Mongolian Universities. The project Consortium is composed by four European institutions and twelve Mongolian Universities.Through an extensive training program, ARROW provided a wide group of researchers, belonging to Mongolian Partner HEIs, with a set of theoretical and practical content aimed at improving research, publication and intellectual property skills. As a result of this program, beneficiaries acquired not only technical skills related to using a scientific database, selection of the most appropriate journal where to publish or International regulations for patent registration; but they also received training and advices on soft skills necessary for successful publication of research results. In this sense, through several courses, workshops and personalized mentoring, ARROW beneficiaries acquired the right skills for an appropriate communication with referees of quality journals, as well as for a problem solving mentality at time of publication and for the establishment of a productive relationships with partners and colleagues. Such effort continues, beyond the end of the project, through the fruitful collaboration, initiated thanks to ARROW, between European and Mongolian academics and researchers.