This document provides 10 tips for submitting articles to journals: 1) Identify target journals and rank them, checking that they qualify for graduation. 2) Read articles in target journals to understand their style and structure. 3) Find call for papers and special editions by joining listservs. 4) Construct a story by identifying a research gap and how your results will contribute. 5) Be aware of common reasons for rejection like not matching a journal's scope. 6) Write an abstract that acts as an elevator pitch. 7) Follow a writing process with roadmaps, frameworks, methodology, findings and discussion. 8) Proofread for clarity, spelling, references, and consistency with the abstract. 9) Get feedback from those outside your

1. 10 tips for
Journal
Submission
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Chika Kondo

2. Identify your
target
journals
1.

3. 2. Read as many articles in the
target journal as you can
understand style of writing
structure of argument
theoretical contributions
how do they write their methodology
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4. 3. Find CFPs;
Special Editions
Join listservs.
Make a list of your target journals and
rank them.
Double check with your supervisor if the
journal qualifies for graduation

5. 4. Construct
your story
Identify the
Research Gap.
What is the
problem that
needs to be
solved?
1.
2. Provide the
setting, context,
characters,
background and key
findings.
3. How will your
results and analysis
contribute to the
existing literature.
4. What makes your
story/findings
interesting?

6. 5. Know why journals get
rejected
it doesn't match the journal aim and scope
missing information; not enough data or analysis
incoherent writing
plagiarism
doesn't contribute to the respective field
Top reasons for rejection:
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source: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/8-reasons-i-rejected-your-article

7. 6. Writing the
Abstract
I start and end with the
abstract.
Abstract writing =
elevator pitch. what is
the story you are trying
to tell?

8. 7. Writing Process
roadmap for
the reader
identify the
problem
statement
and research
gap
Introduction:
How are you
going to
analyze your
findings?
what is the
framework?
Theory:
How did you
collect your
data?
How did you
analyze your
data?
Methodology:
Summarize your
results
Findings:
Discussion:
Using your framework,
what can you tell us
about the results, how
does it contribute to our
understanding of the
research gap/problem.

9. 8.
Proofreading
concise writing. can you say it less words and
with more clarity. 50% of the time you can!
Do you follow through. Does your discussion
and conclusion answer the question and
problem you stated in the introduction.
-spelling?
-do you have all your references?
-figures and tables completed?
-go back to your abstract

10. 9. read your
article to people
outside your
discipline

11. 10. seek out good
writing. find a book
on writing that
works for you.

12. Bonus:
Collaborations
Who should you collaborate with?
Decide early on first author, second
author, etc. how work will be divided.
If it's not working, it's okay to leave the
collaboration. it happens.

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