https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2025-2026/G_RMACWRStudents learn the basics of academic writing and familiarize themselves with the process and rigours of academic publishing. By the end of this course, students are able to turn some of their previous research (Ba-thesis or other paper) into a draft article that is submittable to a peer-reviewed academic journal.In a series of tutorials, students learn the structure, format and style of academic writing. In addition to the compulsory homework reading and the teacher's presentations, students also learn from peer-reviewing each other's draft article.During this Course, you will have meetings led by a teacher, and participate in the Course as peer-reviewers of each other’s work. Your assignments have to be submitted on time. You will present your texts and give feedback on each other’s work in the class and on Canvas. The article supervisor and teacher will be involved in this process, but the feedback of fellow students will be crucial as well. By making use of peer review assignments (a carousel) you are not only trained in improving your research skills with a view to your own topic but also trained by giving feedback to your peers. This makes the process of academic integrity, methodology, and article writing more fun and profound. For this purpose, you will make use of course documents and Discussions on Canvas. The students will be divided into two or three groups depending on the final amount of course subscriptions.One draft article at the end of the course. This article should be of publishable standards, written in the style required by your targeted academic journal, and it should incorporate the peer-feedback received throughout the course.Aleth Bolt, Walter Bruins, Effective Scientific Writing: An Advanced Learner's Guide to Better English (Koppelingen naar een externe site.)(Amsterdam: VU University Press, 5th edition, 2017). The tutorials are structured according to Bolt & Bruins, 2.1-2.6. But consider the rest of the book for each assignment. Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion, London/New York: Routledge, 2014 (available as e-book via UBVU) or a similar book or two methodological articles related to the subdisciplines in the field of theology/religious studies that regard your particular research. Helen Sword, Stylish Academic Writing, Harvard University Press, 2012 (ebook).Only for Research Master students of FRT.