PUZZLED OVER PEER REVIEW? Strategies for Publishing Your Academic Work from the Editors of CJLT/RCAT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Michele Jacobsen Kelly Edmonds CCGSE/CSSE presentation June 2008

Topics Selecting an appropriate journal Open-Access publishing Academic Review of Research Editor’s Submission Tips Editor’s Advice www.cjlt.ca www.cjnse-rcjce.ca/

Selecting an appropriate journal

Open-Access publishing

Academic Review of Research

Editor’s Submission Tips

Editor’s Advice

CJLT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Selecting an appropriate journal Purposes and mandate Roles of editorial team Who are all of these people?! Targeting journal guidelines Question and answer Our Two Journals - Diverse Examples!

Purposes and mandate

Roles of editorial team

Who are all of these people?!

Targeting journal guidelines

Question and answer

CJLT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Open Access Publishing An attitude and moral stance An approach to working with authors Copyright issues and intellectual property Academic integrity Question and answer

An attitude and moral stance

An approach to working with authors

Copyright issues and intellectual property

Academic integrity

Question and answer

CJLT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Academic Review of Research Purpose Editorial review Peer review Blind/non-blind Process Timeline Question and answer

Purpose

Editorial review

Peer review

Blind/non-blind

Process

Timeline

Question and answer

CJLT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Editor’s Submission Tips Determine your manuscript TYPE Research paper, literature review, case study, position paper, critical scholarship, book review Submission Criteria Journal purpose, length, format, citation style, inclusive language, Media Strong Academic Writing style Coherence, flow, organization Contribution, innovative ideas Cite your sources Careful of personal opinion and pronouns, verb tenses, acronyms, and colloquialism

Determine your manuscript TYPE

Research paper, literature review, case study, position paper, critical scholarship, book review

Submission Criteria

Journal purpose, length, format, citation style, inclusive language, Media

Strong Academic Writing style

Coherence, flow, organization

Contribution, innovative ideas

Cite your sources

Careful of personal opinion and pronouns, verb tenses, acronyms, and colloquialism

CJLT and CJNSE/RCJCÉ Editor’s Advice Be confident in the value of your work Be persistent Do your homework Resubmit when invited to do so Be patient Recognize appropriate timelines Editors and peer reviewers are volunteers Mind your reputation Polite, humble How can I increase the chances that my work will get published?

Be confident in the value of your work

Be persistent

Do your homework

Resubmit when invited to do so

Be patient

Recognize appropriate timelines

Editors and peer reviewers are volunteers

Mind your reputation

Polite, humble

Contact dmjacobs @ ucalgary.ca Editor, CJLT/RCAT kaedmond @ ucalgary.ca Editor, CJNSE/RCJCE Slides available at slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net and search for CSSE2008

dmjacobs @ ucalgary.ca

Editor, CJLT/RCAT

kaedmond @ ucalgary.ca

Editor, CJNSE/RCJCE

Slides available at slideshare:

http://www.slideshare.net and search for CSSE2008