1. Writing and publishing
workshop
Dr Lindsay O’Dell
Director of Post Graduate Studies,
HSC
19th March 2013

2. Aims of the session
To provide information on:
 reasons for publishing;
the process of publishing a journal article;
types of submissions and publications.

3. Group Discussion
Do you think you should publish your
research?
When do you think you should be
considering publishing?

4. Why publish?
Contribute to Good for your CV
knowledge Improves your
Duty to disseminate credibility
academic work Good for future
Helps with networking employment
Feedback from Publishing becomes
reviewers and easier with experience
readers Can help with your
confidence at viva!

5. Types of publication
Journal article
Magazine article
Literature review
Book review
Research note (work in progress)
Book

6. Where – and what- to publish
What is most important for you?
Getting published?
Time scale?
Peer reviewed journal articles
Book chapters

7. Where to start
Conferences
Presenting papers or posters
Short review of work in progress
Book review or research review
Reflection on methodology or a particular
element of research process
Always check with supervisors

8. When to start?

9. Where to publish a journal article?
 Research the journals in your field
 Familiarise yourself with aims and scope of journals
 Choose the most suitable journal for your article
 Type of journal
 Do you
 Write an article for a specific journal?
 Find a journal for your article?

10. Choosing the right journal
What is the readership and usage?
Prestige in your field
Local/national/international?
Is it peer reviewed
Is it on the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI)
Citation Database?
Is it available online and in print?

11. Some tips:
Look at previous papers to get a feel for what is
accepted
Check the aims and scope
Contact the editor
What does my research contribute to the field?
 Make your research relevant to the wider world
Ask your supervisor to read paper prior to
submission

12. Why articles are rejected
Professor David Phillips (University of Oxford), Editor of
Oxford Review of Education, offered the following ten
reasons:
Article not ready, only a draft
Article is parochial
Poor English
Manuscript is poorly prepared
Too short or too long
Article is submitted to the wrong journal
Nothing new is stated or found
Under theorised
Under contextualised
Not a proper journal article

13. Conclusions
Writing for publication during your PhD is
usually a really good thing to do
Work collaboratively if possible, work with
or at the very least, check with your
supervisor/s
Do your homework about what and where
to publish- and don’t get put off by bad
reviews- we have all had them!