Scientific writing workshop and academic write-ups: do analytical skills and personal efforts matter?

Abstract Scientific writing workshops have evolved as crucial platforms for elevating expertise in academic writing skills, developing confidence and stimulating research pursuits among researchers. In this quantitative study, using structured questionnaire with the sample of 440 researchers who have awarded/registered/enrolled for Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and Post Doctoral Fellow through stratified convenience sampling from Karnataka, India, we have examined the influence of scientific writing workshop on researchers academic writeups by giving significant consideration to their analytical skills and personal efforts. We have found that scientific research workshop remarkably escalates academic write ups when researchers possess strong analytical skills and show high personal efforts. Particularly, it majorly contributes to enhance researchers’ quality publications flowed by assisting in topic selection, journal selection, collaboration, research ethics, research aspirations and content knowledge. Further, we have explored varied involvement of researchers in scientific workshop, analytical skills, personal efforts and academic write-ups with different workshop type, duration, and stages of Ph.D. The study has significant implications for professional growth, scientific writing, teaching, and research practices which implies that researchers can enhance their writing abilities while also developing their critical synthesis and analysis capabilities, resulting in higher calibre and deeper academic work.