** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.**, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION IS THE BACKBONE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - IT IS HOW SCIENTISTS COMMUNICATE THEIR FINDINGS AND DOCUMENT THEIR RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND 'STANDING IN THE FIELD.' HOWEVER, TRAINING IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLICATION IS NOT STANDARDIZED ACROSS GRADUATE PROGRAMS, NOR DO ALL PROGRAMS HAVE ACCESS TO SIMILAR INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES FOR WRITING AND PUBLISHING. INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT ACCESS TO THIS TRAINING ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE BOTH SCIENTIFICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. THE PROPOSED WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC WRITING, INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS PROCESS, AND INCREASE RATES OF ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION OF EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS IN THE ANIMAL SCIENCES. TO MEET THE PROPOSED OBJECTIVE, WE WILL HOST A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK WITH EXPERIENCED WRITERS AND REVIEWERS, JOURNAL EDITORS, AND PEERS TO DISCUSS JOURNAL SELECTION, ELEMENTS OF A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PAPER, APPROACHES TO WRITING A MANUSCRIPT, THE PUBLICATION PROCESS, AND PEER REVIEW. THE SMALL SIZE OF THE WORKSHOP WILL FACILITATE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS AND NETWORKING. FUNDING PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION, MEALS, AND LODGING WILL ALLOW MORE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH PARTICIPANT MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE, AND PEER REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY. WE EXPECT THAT THESE CONFERENCES WILL RESULT IN GREATER ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION RATES, WHICH WILL SUPPORT FUTURE GRANT FUNDING FROM THESE RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS, FURTHER BROADENING THE IMPACT ON THE FIELD.