The 25th edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on May 9-10 2012 at the Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain).

Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria from 2004 to 2010, andAna Maria Garcia, editor of Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, conducted some twenty students the methodology of these training seminars based on the theoretical exposition and high involvement with exercises based on published articles.

The edition was coordinated by Begoña AguileraPatricia Russo yElena Guardiola.