From Submission to Publication

1. SUBMISSION TO
PUBLICATION
Balamurugan Tangiisuran, PhD
Pusat Racun Negara
Universiti Sains Malaysia
bala@usm.my
@DrTangiisuran

2. 1. Factors in choosing Journal
o Journal scope
o Journal impact and reputation
o Journal policies
o Accessibility of journal articles
• Michael Jay Katz. (2009). From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing.
Springer
• University of Michigan Library. Research Guides. Publishing in the Sciences. Choosing a
journal. Retrieved from https://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=283300&p=1886921

3. Journal Impact and Reputation
o InCites Journal Citation Report
o SCOPUS

4. Open Access Publishing
free, permanent, and unrestricted
access to articles online for anyone,
anywhere

5. Beware of predatory OA journals!
Some warning signs of predatory OA journals:
o The name of the journal appears incompatible
with its scope
o Spam-like emails from the journal requesting
article submissions
o Promise fast submission-to-publication
o The editorial board members are not clearly
identified or do not have scholarly affiliations
o The journal website looks unprofessional
Michael Jay Katz. (2009). From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing.
Springer

6. 2. Preparing your manuscript
o Authorship
o Author guidelines for manuscript
submission
o Manuscript and citation style
o Re-use materials from other publication?

7. 3. Submission
o Pass it around colleagues, critics, mentors
o Get all co-author comments and sign-off
o Register online
o Writing a cover letter
o Suggesting peer reviewers

8. Writing a cover letter
o "[Editor name],
o I am writing to submit a manuscript entitled [Manuscript title] for
publication as a [Article type] in [Journal mame].
o [Explain why your manuscript is important or novel and why it
would be interesting to the journal's readership. Tell the "story" in
a compelling way. Don't exaggerate. Don't use jargon or get
bogged down in technical details. Don't copy text vertabim from
your manuscript].
o [Provide any information specifically requested by the journal
(e.g., conflicts of interest, whether the manuscript is currently
under consideration at other journal, etc.]
o Thank you for considering our manuscript for publication in
[Journal name]. I look forward to your response.
o Sincerely,
o [Your name and contact information]
Joshua Finkelstein. (2007). 50 ways towrite a(cover) letter. Nature Chemistry.

9. BEFORE SENDING IT OFF
o DEEP PRAYER!
o Brace yourself for rejection
WHEN YOU HAVE SUBMITTED
o Celebrate!

12. 4. Peer review process

13. REJECTION
o Virtually all has had work rejected
o Sometimes difficult not to take it
personally
o Swallow your pride and resubmit
elsewhere

14. Dr. BalamuruganTangiisuran
@DrTangiisuran
Dr. Balamurugan Tangiisuran | PUSAT RACUN NEGARA
b.tangiisuran@gmail.com
@DrTangiisuran