Frantz, Jose M.Smith, Mario2014-10-142014-10-142010Frantz, J.M. & Smith, M. (2010). Staff development strategies for publication in Faculty of Community and Health Science at UWC: a short report. Journal of Community and Health Sciences, 5(2): 1-8http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1259INTRODUCTION: Strategies for improving the publication output of academics are an essential component of research directives at tertiary institutions. The aim of this report was to highlight the effects of a writing retreat as an intervention strategy used by a university faculty to improve academic publication output. The strategy used included a structured programme over a period of three days guided by a facilitator. METHODS: The report uses a qualitative design to report the effects of the writing retreat on the participants. Results: The major themes that emerged were reviewing and critical reading, writing for publication, personal growth and confidence, dedicated time, peer mentoring, programme structure and facilitation, and future directives. CONCLUSION: From the feedback obtained, it is evident that strategies such as a writing retreat, provide academics with an opportunity to produce articles that are a benefit to the authors’ career trajectories as well as the institutional publication profile of their university.en© 2010 Frantz & Smith; licensee University of the Western Cape. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Scholarly publicationWriting strategiesWriting retreatsUniversity of the Western CapeTertiary institutionsCommunity and Health SciencesArticle