Publishing Tips from the Field Nathan Grills

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Christian Connections for International HealthChristian Connections for International Health
Publishing:
tips from the field
Letting your experience and
results see the light of day
Nathan Grills (MBBS, DPHIL, DPH, MPH),
Associate Editor - Academic, CJGH
Daniel O’Neill (MD, MA(TS))
Managing Editor, CJGH
Open Access Since 2014:
16,743 sessions
58,765 page views
Authors 57% USA, 26% LMIC
Peer-reviewed, No APC
PubMed Indexing soon
Why research and publish?
• Participate in collective wisdom and dialogue
• Good stewardship of your skills / experiences
• Refines and improves the quality of your work
• Improve the quality of the work of others
– Eg of ebola
• Advocate for people that you serve:
– if they aren’t counted they don’t count
• Highlight your organization
• Links you to some amazing people
• Professional development
• You might die if you don’t publish! (promotion!)
– Publish or perish!
– Or perish whilst publishing...
Publishing Tips from the Field Nathan Grills
Planning phase
• A lot of what you do is research already
– A new clinical method for LMICs?
– Investigating strange associations?
– Evaluation of a new program eg. disability
community outreach
• Recognise it as research...not in retrospect
– Work backwards from the final result
Journal CJGH  Paper showing importance  ethics required 
Authors  endline data  baseline data  research assistants 
clear methodology
• Bring collaborators/authors together
– http://www.icmje.org (medical journal editors)
– Avoid conflict by planning ahead
Submission: where to publish?
• Choose the right journal (CJGH)
– Impact factor, journal scope, editorial board, Indexed,
peer reviewed, who has published there
http://www.globalhealthpolicy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Global-Health-
Journals-2012.pdf
• Aim high ....and have a thick skin
– Lancet, NEJM, JAMA
• Choose an affordable journal (CJGH)
– Trap- realising the fee is $2400 after acceptance....
and they don’t waive it!
• Open access vs subscription journals?
– Lower threshold for publishing
– Wider readership including in LMICs
Avoid predatory journals
• Aim high but don’t stoop to low
• Predatory journals and conferences:
– Beware your ego getting in the way.
“Hey baby, your so intelligent.... come and publish
with me”.
– If you are asked to submit (unless you are
famous) then its probably predatory!
– Low quality journals
– Drag your name through the mud
– Publishing in such a journal can devalue your
work and name
– Hard to pick these days
• Addressed in the USA
– https://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/
Pick the dodgy journal
Peer review
The Peer review process
• Follow directions and guidelines...mostly
• CJGH works with you, not against you
– Mentoring, advise, feedback
– Missional in its vision – to serve Christ’s workers
– Contact the editor before submission if you are
unsure (CJGH is responsive)
• Editorial board review- quick Yes/No:
– editors keen to find a quick reason to cull
– This is helpful for you
– Spending 1 year in the journal review merri-go-
round can see your work become irrelevant
• Then sent out to peer review
– 4 week process, Back and forth, email editor if no news
Responding to reviewers
Responding to reviewers
• Its not personal
– usually.......
• Be nice
– your comments may go back to reviewers
– Acknowledge their input
– its time intensive and usually voluntary
• Feel free to disagree...but give a rationale
– a good “short communication”?  no!
– “should include children”  not redoing study
• Still not accepted?
– Persevere with reviews
– take feedback and move on
Overcoming the Obstacles
• Peer review rigor? Review others articles
• Tyranny of urgent? Designate time
• Poor Library access? Free on line
• No skills in research? Recruit partners
• No Research Assistants? Recruit
volunteers and interns
– University: MD student research etc
• No IRB? Understand the Common Rule
• Cost? Can we afford not to?
Publishing Options
• Some relevant journals
– The Lancet Global Health
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo
– Global Health Science and Practice
http://www.ghspjournal.org
– Christian Journal for Global Health http://journal.cjgh.org
– The Journal of Global Health http://www.jogh.org
– Global Health Action http://www.globalhealthaction.net
– Bulletin of the World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/bulletin/en/
– Journal of Global Health (Colombia University)
http://www.ghjournal.org/
– Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
http://www.jegh.org
– British Medical Journal http://www.bmj.com
– PLOS1 Global Health
http://journals.plos.one/browse/global_health
Mission Journals
• EMQ www.emqonline.com
• IBMR www.internationalbulletin.org,
• MDJ http://missiodeijournal.com/
• IAMS http://missionstudies.org/
• ASM http://asmweb.org/content/missiology
• JMP http://journalofmissionalpractice.com/
• IJFM http://www.ijfm.org/
• WCIDJ http://www.wcidjournal.org
• Oxford http://trn.sagepub.com
Acknowledgements:
CCIH
The CJGH editorial board
Centre4Him,
CJGH Reviewers
CJGH Editors
Journal.cjgh.org
We look forward to
receiving...and accepting ....
your submission / review soon!
ngrills@unimelb.edu.au dwoneill@cjgh.org
Thank
you!
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Publishing Tips from the Field Nathan Grills

  • 1. Publishing: tips from the field Letting your experience and results see the light of day Nathan Grills (MBBS, DPHIL, DPH, MPH), Associate Editor - Academic, CJGH Daniel O’Neill (MD, MA(TS)) Managing Editor, CJGH
  • 2. Open Access Since 2014: 16,743 sessions 58,765 page views Authors 57% USA, 26% LMIC Peer-reviewed, No APC PubMed Indexing soon
  • 3. Why research and publish? • Participate in collective wisdom and dialogue • Good stewardship of your skills / experiences • Refines and improves the quality of your work • Improve the quality of the work of others – Eg of ebola • Advocate for people that you serve: – if they aren’t counted they don’t count • Highlight your organization • Links you to some amazing people • Professional development • You might die if you don’t publish! (promotion!) – Publish or perish! – Or perish whilst publishing...
  • 5. Planning phase • A lot of what you do is research already – A new clinical method for LMICs? – Investigating strange associations? – Evaluation of a new program eg. disability community outreach • Recognise it as research...not in retrospect – Work backwards from the final result Journal CJGH  Paper showing importance  ethics required  Authors  endline data  baseline data  research assistants  clear methodology • Bring collaborators/authors together – http://www.icmje.org (medical journal editors) – Avoid conflict by planning ahead
  • 6. Submission: where to publish? • Choose the right journal (CJGH) – Impact factor, journal scope, editorial board, Indexed, peer reviewed, who has published there http://www.globalhealthpolicy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Global-Health- Journals-2012.pdf • Aim high ....and have a thick skin – Lancet, NEJM, JAMA • Choose an affordable journal (CJGH) – Trap- realising the fee is $2400 after acceptance.... and they don’t waive it! • Open access vs subscription journals? – Lower threshold for publishing – Wider readership including in LMICs
  • 7. Avoid predatory journals • Aim high but don’t stoop to low • Predatory journals and conferences: – Beware your ego getting in the way. “Hey baby, your so intelligent.... come and publish with me”. – If you are asked to submit (unless you are famous) then its probably predatory! – Low quality journals – Drag your name through the mud – Publishing in such a journal can devalue your work and name – Hard to pick these days • Addressed in the USA – https://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/
  • 8. Pick the dodgy journal
  • 10. The Peer review process • Follow directions and guidelines...mostly • CJGH works with you, not against you – Mentoring, advise, feedback – Missional in its vision – to serve Christ’s workers – Contact the editor before submission if you are unsure (CJGH is responsive) • Editorial board review- quick Yes/No: – editors keen to find a quick reason to cull – This is helpful for you – Spending 1 year in the journal review merri-go- round can see your work become irrelevant • Then sent out to peer review – 4 week process, Back and forth, email editor if no news
  • 12. Responding to reviewers • Its not personal – usually....... • Be nice – your comments may go back to reviewers – Acknowledge their input – its time intensive and usually voluntary • Feel free to disagree...but give a rationale – a good “short communication”?  no! – “should include children”  not redoing study • Still not accepted? – Persevere with reviews – take feedback and move on
  • 13. Overcoming the Obstacles • Peer review rigor? Review others articles • Tyranny of urgent? Designate time • Poor Library access? Free on line • No skills in research? Recruit partners • No Research Assistants? Recruit volunteers and interns – University: MD student research etc • No IRB? Understand the Common Rule • Cost? Can we afford not to?
  • 14. Publishing Options • Some relevant journals – The Lancet Global Health http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo – Global Health Science and Practice http://www.ghspjournal.org – Christian Journal for Global Health http://journal.cjgh.org – The Journal of Global Health http://www.jogh.org – Global Health Action http://www.globalhealthaction.net – Bulletin of the World Health Organization http://www.who.int/bulletin/en/ – Journal of Global Health (Colombia University) http://www.ghjournal.org/ – Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health http://www.jegh.org – British Medical Journal http://www.bmj.com – PLOS1 Global Health http://journals.plos.one/browse/global_health
  • 15. Mission Journals • EMQ www.emqonline.com • IBMR www.internationalbulletin.org, • MDJ http://missiodeijournal.com/ • IAMS http://missionstudies.org/ • ASM http://asmweb.org/content/missiology • JMP http://journalofmissionalpractice.com/ • IJFM http://www.ijfm.org/ • WCIDJ http://www.wcidjournal.org • Oxford http://trn.sagepub.com
  • 16. Acknowledgements: CCIH The CJGH editorial board Centre4Him, CJGH Reviewers CJGH Editors
  • 17. Journal.cjgh.org We look forward to receiving...and accepting .... your submission / review soon! ngrills@unimelb.edu.au dwoneill@cjgh.org Thank you!