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- 1. Publishing in AcademicJournals: a beginner’s guide Rebecca Launchbury Senior Commissioning Editor, Educational Research Journals
- 2. Why publish? —Registration: toestablish priority —Certification: acknowledgement of the quality of the research —Dissemination: sharing research findings —Archiving: permanent version of record —Improvement: secure future funding and career enhancement
- 3. Choosing the rightjournal — Subject coverage — Specialist vs generalist — Prestige — Impact Factor and subject rankings — Refereeing standards — Turnaround times and acceptance rates — Ease of access and (perceived) quality — Audience — Circulation and reach — Society journals (membership) — Types and length of articles — Research articles, review essays, communications, debates etc — Open Access Options
- 4. Writing the article;or: What editors want — Good match to journal scope — Standalone, original piece of work — Substantive and new intervention or argument — Approach, method and data sources need to be clear — Existing literature needs to be taken into account and referenced
- 5. Writing the article- don’t forget.. Author guidelines • Journal style and article types • Word limits • Details on how to submit figures (remember: permissions) • Copyright and licensing information Abstract • • • • Most widely read part of your article! What is the article about? Approach, key findings, implications Keywords: key topics and trends; use well established terms
- 6. Ethics: some goldenrules — Articles should always be submitted to one journal at a time —The same article should not be published in more than one place — Several articles based on the same research must each make a unique contribution —Acknowledge all those that have contributed to the work —Cite thoroughly and accurately
- 7. The peer reviewprocess
- 8. Types of peerreview —Single blinded — Double blinded — Open peer-review — Post-publication peer-review
- 9. What to expectfrom peer reviewers — — — — — Are recognised experts in the field Read, assess and feedback on your work Will not rewrite your article for you Are a precious resource Are not the enemy! (Picture credit: GenomicEnterprise.com Science Blog)
- 10. Types of Decision —Vary by journal — Accept (rare!) — Accept with minor revisions — Accept with major revisions — Reject and resubmit — Reject
- 11. Survival tips! — Seekhelp with language and statistics if you need to (before submission!) — Understand that Editors and reviewers are trying to improve your paper — Accept feedback as a learning experience — Persistence pays – answer questions and address requests for revisions in a clear and timely fashion — Seek out Editors at conferences, ‘Meet the Editor’ sessions etc. —Read and heed author guidelines!
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- 13. Search Engine Optimisation Essentialto success in an online publishing environment — Title and abstract — Must contain key words and phrases that tell the search engine what the article is about — Descriptive titles always work — Consider how readers search: phrases rather than words (‘women’s fiction’ vs ‘fiction’) — Encourage links to publisher’s site — Don’t sacrifice readability – write for humans not robots
- 14. Open Access – anew(ish) choice Digital/online content which can be accessed without payment by readers globally —Now an accepted and growing aspect of publishing —Often mandated by institutions and funders —Hybrid journals vs ‘born OA’
- 15. Open Access Gold OpenAccess — Immediate access the Version of Record (VoR) of a publication via the publishers platform in exchange for payment of a Article Publication Charge (APC); usually free of many conventional licensing and copyright restrictions Green Open Access — Access without payment to a version of the publication (not VoR) via a repository, often after an embargo period wileyopenaccess.com
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