Entering the Field of Scholarly Research & Publication The Asian EFL Journal International Conference on Research & Publication Clark, Philippines Aug 25 2018

1. Entering the Field of
Scholarly Research
& Publication
Robert J. Dickey
Keimyung University
August 25, 2018

2. Playing the Game

3. ‘Centering’ of Academia
(Dr. Adamson’s presentation yesterday)
• ‘globalization’ in ‘NNEST lands’ is
seen as adopting the standards of
(white) ‘developed’ academia
• editors, educational supervisors,
campus administrators, colleagues
push scholars to this ‘standard’
–Periphery is ‘marked’

4. Univ. Faculty workload (time)

5. Research is not Article
• Thesis can generate several
articles
• Article rejection is not research
rejection
• ‘Positioning’ of the write-up
(article) may include localization
–some journals seeking local studies
–other journals avoid ‘regional’
studies

6. Research Evaluation
• Grant $ generated are important
(school takes a cut!)
• If it wasn’t published, it didn’t happen
• Where it was published is important
(fame)
• Quality of research is judged by the
publication (fame)
Employer ID is important

7. Sample Publication Rating
System (p.1)
• 250 points: SSCI / Scopus
• 150 points: other citation systems
(not google), e.g., KCI
• 100 points: unlisted Int’l Journals
• 50-80 points: domestic (unlisted)
journals, conference proceedings
(not abstracts)

8. Sample Publication Rating
System (p.2)
• 20-40 points: International
Conference presentations
(abstract or short summary only)
• 10-30 points: magazines, etc
• 10-20 points: Domestic
Conference presentations
(abstract or short summary only)

9. Sample Publication Rating
System (p.3)
• 10-20 points: Chapters in Books
• Newsletters, journal short articles /
comments and book reviews may
receive few or no points, even in the
most prestigious publications
 How many points per year?

10. Publication Options
1. SSCI Journal
2. Prestigious
Journal
3. Less Prestigious
Journal
4. Conference (Select)
Proceedings *
5. House Journals
6. Book Chapters
7. Shorts &
Critiques *
8. Magazines &
Newsletters
9. Reviews *
10. Online-only
Newsletters
11. Conference
Presentations

11. How to write?
• Primary aim of this conference
(not of this session)
• No “one fixed design”
–Not ‘Rocket Science’
• Sections (enumerated?)
–Sub-sections and sub-sub-sections?
• Moves Analysis (Swain, etc)
• Lit Review (positioning the study)
–Prescriptive Guides are ‘normative’

12. Instant Fails (revise or reject)
• Spelling/grammar/typos issues
• Wrong presentation style (APA,
etc)
• Wrong content for this publication
• Bad data / Poor methodology
• Weak/old citations
• Non-responsive to Editor /
Referees

13. Coaching Journals
 Pride in non-acceptance rates?
• Associational publications with view
to member’s reading and member’s
scholarship (development)
• Subject-matter must be of interest
• Coaching can be seasonal
(availability)
• Authors are expected to be active
in reworking their submission

14. Peer & Paid Coaches
• Know what you want them to do –
ask specific questions
• Their time is valuable, respect that
• Recognize their expertise (and
areas they are less expert)
• Share back with peers
• They are not responsible for your
research deficiencies

15. Literary Poverty
• Many submissions from S.E.Asia
have poor literature review and
archaic presentation style
• Read contemporary literature
before writing (access challenges
in S.E.Asia)
• Read the particular publication you
aim to publish in for their style –
and cite their articles!

16. Words
• Most publications have
recommended lengths
(wordcount), stay within (more or
less)
• Be clear. Define terms readership
will not know (read past issues)
• Use ‘right’ terms correctly
• Be concise. Revise, revise, revise,
trim, trim, trim

17. … a thousand words
• Good graphics are invaluable
• Graphics take space
• Presentation is critical – clear,
properly formatted
• File-type/print-ready is critical
• Don’t write what graphics say
(redundant), tell what they mean

18. ‘Voice’
• ‘NNEST’ issue? Is this ‘language’
or perspective?
• BANA standard is unfair, but still a
reality (spelling, grammar, etc)
• Non-standard voice requires more
explanation (perhaps)
• Idiosyncrasy or a ‘standard’?

19. Voice
• Well-established scholars can
write argumentative essays, you
can’t
–Theory-driven, data-based
• Consider the journal’s ‘voice’
–Change of editors can change voice
–Journal’s own identified readership
• ‘Politics’ is an academic reality

20. Publication Fees
• Reader-pays model
–subscriptions
• institutional libraries
• personal subscriptions
–online article access purchases
• author-pays model *
• Predatory Journals
–‘questionable standards’

21. Publication Fees (cont.)
• Other/additional funding models
–government/corporate subsidies
–external funding models
–associational
sponsorships/memberships
–university subsidies
–charity/volunteering

22. Publication Fees (cont.)
• Open Access Journals (OAJ)
• Blended models
–some articles free (author-pay OA?)
–Free pre-print access
–Temporary OA (front-end)
–‘Moving Wall' OA

23. Authors’ Costs of Publication
(once the paper has been written)
• Pre-publication fees (less common)
–Submission fees
–Membership fee - to sponsoring teacher
association or the journal itself
• Post-publications fees
–Page/color printing charges
–Author publishing charges (article
processing charges)

24. Associational Publications
• Scholarly Journal (print & PDF online)
• Select Conference Proceedings (PDF
online)
• Quarterly Magazine (print & PDF online)
• Conference ‘Extended Summaries’
(Proceedings) (print and PDF online)
• Online ‘Articles’ (blog-like)

25. Open Access Listings
koreatesol.org/content/elt-journals-
online
www.eltresearchbites.com/open-
access-journals/

26. Online Newsletter
Book Reviews

27. Hope this Helps!
robertjdickey@yahoo.com