This document outlines steps for publishing in reputable research journals, including identifying high-quality journals, understanding journal metrics like the h-index, finding the best journal fit for one's article, following submission guidelines, common reasons for rejection, and navigating the review process. Key aspects are evaluating a journal's mission and scope, alignment of the article, locating exemplar articles in the target journal, adhering to formatting and author guidelines, and preparing for potential review feedback and revisions. The presentation provides guidance for publishing success from selecting an appropriate journal through the peer review process.

1. Publishing in Reputable
Research Journals
Kathy CabeTrundle, Professor,Associate Editor
LauraWheeler, Assistant Professor
Sriwijaya University
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia
24-28 July, 2023

2. Agenda
• How to identify reputable journals
• H-Index
• Comparisons and Quartiles
• Trends overTime
• Identify the best fit
• Locate a model published article
• Follow author guidelines
• Reasons for rejection
• Evaluate for duplication
• Review process
• Lesson from first publication

3. Identify Reputable Journals
https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=1710

4. H-Index
• number of papers (h) published in a journal that have
been cited at least h times.
• Published 20 papers that have each been cited at least 20
times= h-index of 20
• 20 years of research, h-index of:
• 20 = good
• 40 = outstanding
• 60 = truly exceptional

5. H-Index Examples

6. Comparisons

7. Trends OverTime

8. Best Fit
• Read
• Types of articles?
• Components of articles?
• Audience?
• Tone and style?
• Assess
• Mission?
• Contribution?
• Decide
• Aligned?
• Consider
• Why this journal?
• Odds of publishing?

9. Best Fit
• Read
• Types of articles?
• Components of articles?
• Audience?
• Tone and style?
• Assess
• Mission?
• Contribution?
• Decide
• Aligned?
• Consider
• Why this journal?
• Odds of publishing?

10. Alignment

11. Best Fit
• Read
• Types of articles?
• Components of articles?
• Audience?
• Tone and style?
• Assess
• Mission?
• Contribution?
• Decide
• Aligned?
• Consider
• Why this journal?
• Odds of publishing?

12. Best Fit
• Read
• Types of articles?
• Components of articles?
• Audience?
• Tone and style?
• Assess
• Mission?
• Contribution?
• Decide
• Aligned?
• Consider
• Why this journal?
• Odds of publishing?

13. Best Fit
• Read
• Types of articles?
• Components of articles?
• Audience?
• Tone and style?
• Assess
• Mission?
• Contribution?
• Decide
• Aligned?
• Consider
• Why this journal?
• Odds of publishing?

14. Why IJSE

15. Locate A Model Article
1. Find article from Journal
2. Check for Styling
Headers, graphs, charts, language
3. Check journal for similar articles.
What is Unique about yours?
What is Similar

16. Author Guidelines
Go to submit an article
Go to author Guidelines
Follow the guidelines:Tables, Figures, Image,Styling

17. Top Reasons for Rejection

18. Top Reasons for Rejection
• Not well aligned
• Fails to advance discourse
• Does not match readership
• Outside journal’s boundaries (e.g., too dated or novel)
• Claims not supported
• Research questions unclear
• Lack of knowledgeable reviewers

19. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?

20. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?
• Automatic system checks for duplication

21. Checks for Duplication

22. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?
• Automatic system checks for duplication
• Lead Editor to Associate Editor to Reviewers

23. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?
• Automatic system checks for duplication
• Lead Editor to Associate Editor to Reviewers
• Three reviews submitted

24. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?
• Automatic system checks for duplication
• Lead Editor to Associate Editor to Reviewers
• Three reviews submitted
• Editors
• Minor Revisions (Accept)
• Major Revisions (Accept)
• Reject and resubmit
• Reject

25. Review Process
• Lead Editor determines alignment
• Content area?
• Theoretically grounded and empirical?
• Theories and methods appropriate?
• Automatic system checks for duplication
• Lead Editor to Associate Editor to Reviewers
• Three reviews submitted
• Editors
• Minor Revisions (Accept)
• Major Revisions (Accept)
• Reject and resubmit
• Reject
• Revised manuscript to original reviewers

26. Questions

27. Terima Kasih