Paper publication, Research/ MM Bagali, HRM, HRD, HR< MBA Research, Management Research, Research, PhD…….

1. w.e.l.c.o.m.e
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2. How to Get Published in Internationally
Refereed Business Journals
How to Get Published in Internationally
Refereed Business Journals

3. Formulating a Publication Strategy
Understanding the Publication Process
Structuring a Research Article/ Paper
Significance on Abstract and Introduction section
Adequate Literature Search
Choice of an Appropriate Methodology
Presenting results
Reference presentation and style of presenting
The Right form of Tables, graphs, Figure, Diagrams
The Length and Style of Presenting (formatting the
paper)

4. Innovative content
New research questions
Looking at an old problem in new way
The hotness of the topic
Should have practical value
Avoid too technical terms
Novel approach / novel answers
Break through contribution
New set of variables, not considered in earlier study
How it helps manage the problem differently
Introduce a novel perspective to an existing problem

6. 3 category of Writing !!!

7. What makes Article high
impact and accept in
journals

8. What makes Article high impact and accept in journals
Article attributes: Controls
Organizational behavior content
Human resources content
Strategic management content
Number of references cited
Universalistic attributes: Idea
Exploration research plot
Universalistic attributes: Methods
Independent data sources
Longitudinal design
Reliability demonstrated
No of sample used
Universalistic attributes: Writing
Presentation clear and readable
Limitations clearly noted
Implications clearly described
Length of article

9. Journals??.... Impact, Citations, References,
• Frequency with which the Journal Article is/ are cited in other Peer
reviewed Jl
• Cited after your paper publication (within 2 years)
• Based on Three year period
• The composition of Editorial Board
• Periodicity
• Indicates the importance of that jl to Research world/ researchers
• Categorizing the jl under quality areas
Limitations …
• New and Old
• Availability and Non availability
• Concept papers not cited much

10. What makes Article high impact and accept in journals
2 years publication….. Citation
Journal Citation Reports - JCR
Indexed Publication
Indexing agency

11. Most Sort after Journals….
The Best
• AOM….. Academy of Management
• AOM….. Academy of Management review
• Administrative Science Quarterly
• Strategic Management Journal
• Jl of International Business Studies
• Organizational Science

12. Key journals
india
• Vikalpa
• Management review
• Manager
• MLS
• EPW
• TISS

15. What's your research agenda
The research question(s)

16. Thesis / Paper
• Does it deal with important
issue(s)
• Create body of knowledge
• Intended audience/
population
• Logic ending

17. “Learning transferable skills should be an important part of
the PhD process. Today’s PhD student is the highly-skilled
academic or business researcher of tomorrow, and will need
interpersonal and management skills to fill these roles
effectively.”
why are skills important for researchers?

18. A. Knowledge and
intellectual abilities
B. Personal effectiveness
C. Research governance
and organization
D. Engagement,
influence and impact
What competency?

19. Vol 37; No. 4
2012
493-501
Editors Comments':
Reflections on the Craft
of Clear Writing

20. some observation
• Clear sentence / clarity
• Straight to point
• Repetitions
• Logic flow
• Complex language
• Dense sentence
• Too many jargon
• Hanging at a point
• Connectivity / thread

21. Motivation
Why should I do PhD ???
– Internal drive
• Research interest (curiosity, sense of achievement/fulfillment)
• Strong ambition (self-expectation)
– External drive
• Degree and diploma
• Parents, teachers, friends
• Peer pressure (sense of honor and responsibility)
• Small success

22. Problem Selection
Good research largely depends on the selected problem
– A good problem is difficult to find
• Not too easy or too difficult
How to select a problem?
– Is it an old problem or a new problem?
• Usually, new problems have more opportunities
Is it a significant problem?
• Practically important yet technically challenging

23. • There are many mediocre papers published
– Do not ruin your taste by poor-quality papers
• Read selectively
– Highly cited papers and papers from first-tier journals and top-
ranked conferences
• Classification of papers
– Type A: 80% understanding (main idea, solution method and
main results)
– Type B: 50% understanding (idea & results)
– Type C: 20% understanding (only introduction)
• Learn to appreciate good papers and criticize poor papers
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24. – Last Words ……
• Revise
• Word Count
• If additional, than, develop a link to refer
• Develop rejection news…..
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25. Monitoring Activities of Leading Research
Group in Your Field
• Identify leading research groups in your field
• Find out their recent research focus
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27. Thank you

28. get connected
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