Writing for publication and how to prioritise and be successful

1. A strategic approach to
publishing your research
Roger Watson
www.slideshare.net/RogerWatsonPhDRNFAAN

2. Strategy
A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall
aim.

5. Establish a production line

8. Prioritise
• Drafts over new manuscripts
• Revisions over drafts

9. Aim at a ‘cluster’ of journals

10. Journal guidelines

11. Learn to write anywhere and everywhere
• Office
• Home
• Trains
• Planes
• Hotels

12. Enhancing the QUAlity and
Transparency Of health Research

13. Promoting integrity in research
publication
COPE http://publicationethics.org/

14. Seeking criticism
Find a ‘critical friend’

15. Seek criticism of your writing
NOT THIS
OR THIS
THIS

16. Learn when to let go

17. Dealing with reviewer’s comments
Apply the ‘golden rules’ (Williams 2004)
Rule 1. Answer completely
Rule 2. Answer politely
Rule 3. Answer with evidence

18. Answer completely
Deal with every point, even if you don’t agree or
can’t change it
Make a list of points – even if not presented with a
list

19. Answer politely
Don’t start with:
‘We completely disagree with the comments of the
reviewer’
‘Who on earth are your reviewers?’
…etc!

20. Answer with evidence
If you disagree with the reviewer then provide
evidence: facts and references

21. Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson
An invaluable guide on writing for publication, enabling
the reader to develop skills in writing articles,
book reviews and other forms
of publications, written by experts in the field.
September 2012, 288 pages
ISBN: 9780470657829
£19.99 / €25.90 / $32.95
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Writing for Publication in Nursing and
Healthcare:
Getting It Right

22. r.watson@hull.ac.uk
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