Hi everyone, and welcome to Hirsch Index School! Today we open our first course: How to Publish a Review Article – from topic to a submitted manuscript in 8 weeks. The first guided cohort starts on Monday, November 9. Why a narrative review? It is the most realistic first international publication for a practicing physician: no lab, no grant, no patient recruitment. Just you, the literature, and a clear method. What you get: • 30 step-by-step lessons (PDF) in 5 modules – from choosing a topic and a target journal to peer review and publication • Templates for every step: manuscript, title page, cover letter, response to reviewers, journal list, Zotero citation style • One lesson a day, 15–30 minutes of reading plus a concrete task Three ways to take the course (one-time payment, lifetime access): • Self-Paced – $290: all lessons and templates, at your own pace • Guided Cohort – $490: 8 weeks with the cohort, feedback on every assignment, manuscript review, publication strategy and support until publication • Premium – $990: everything in the Guided Cohort plus full editing of your manuscript by me. Limited places per cohort Not sure yet? Start with the free course "Start Here" in the Classroom: the first two lessons are open. By the end of Lesson 2 you will already have a topic for your review. To begin: 1. Introduce yourself in Introductions: your specialty, country, and the topic you would like to write about. 2. Open Classroom → Start Here. 3. Questions about the course – ask right here in the comments. Konstantin Zhigalov, MD, PhD Cardiac surgeon · Founder, Hirsch Index School

Hi everyone – I'm Konstantin Zhigalov, MD, PhD, a cardiac surgeon with 70+ Scopus-indexed papers. I created this community for doctors who want to turn clinical experience into published papers – step by step, without guesswork. Here is how to start: 1. Open the Classroom and read the free "Start Here" lesson. 2. Introduce yourself in 👋 Introductions: your specialty, country, and the topic you would like to write about. 3. Ask anything about scientific writing in ❓ Questions – there are no silly questions here. When you are ready to write your own narrative review, the full 8-week course is in the Classroom. Glad to have you here! Konstantin