Steps for Successfully
Dr.Tamer Hamdy 2018
Submitting your Scientific
Article
‫الرحيم‬ ‫الرحمن‬ ‫هللا‬ ‫بسم‬
Types of research items
Capsule creation
 We need it to be …
 Helpful
 Summarized
 Interconnected
 Attractive
PracticallyIdeally
1. To get promoted
2. To get a job
3. To keep your job!
4. To get funding
To share research
findings & discoveries
with the hope of
improving some things
Good
Science
Writing Journal
Designing
Good
Good Good
Hirsch index
Number of times publication
is cited by other publications
Citation count
Number of publications
produced by individual
Publication count
Gorge Hirsch
Quantity
Quality
# of Papers
# of Citations
Web of
Science
Scopus
Researchgate
Google
Scholar
Mendeley
Orcid
If you have an h-index of 4, that means you
have 4 papers with at least 4 citations
Impact Factor
Newton
Steps for successfully
submitting your scientific article
Target journal
Writing
Internal reviewing
Publication
What happens after I’ve
submitted my manuscript?
1
2
3
Editor
Editor sends paper
out to reviewers
Reviewers communicate with editor who communicates
with you
Single Blind Peer Review1
Double Blind Peer Review2
Post-Publication Peer Review4
Common types of peer review
3 Open Peer Review
Publication Process
• Target journal selection
Pre-writing: Step 1
• Follow Guidelines
• Format The Manuscript
• Writings
Writings: Step 2
Publishing: Step 3
• Peer Review Process
Journal Access
Restricted Access
Target journal
Target journal
Journal Charges
Target journal
Target journal
Journal specialty
Metrics Sources
Target journal
Journal Indexing
Target journal
Journal Indexing
International Society of Indexing
Web of Science
Target journal
Target journal
Journal Indexing
Indexing Criteria
•Timeliness of publication: Late or short publication
•Quality of peer review: A journal must have a
strong peer review system
•Distinctiveness of subject area: A journal must
have a distinctive aims and scope
Thomson Reuters  Unnecessary addition
•Internationality: Authors & editorial board.
•Number of citations: Journals are often rejected
because of low citation levels in their category
Using the Impact Factor alone to judge a
journal is like
Using weight alone to judge a person’s health
Journal Ranking (metrics)
Target journal
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
1290Arabic TV Channel
SJR
Scientific Journal Ranking
(Prestige metric)
International Scientific Indexing (ISI)
Server provides indexing of major international
journals
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
For
Electronic
Journals
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) For
Articles
Citation Based Metrics
Citation Based Metrics
• Thomson Reuters  Web of Science
– Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
• Elsevier  Scopus
– Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
• Scimago  SCIMAGOJR
– SCImago Journal Rank Indicator (SJR)
Citation Based Metrics
• Thomson Reuters  Web of Science
https://jcr.incites.thomsonreuters.com/JCRJournalHo
meAction.action
• Thomson Reuters  Web of Science
Citation Based Metrics
• Elsevier  Scopus
https://www.scopus.com/sources
• Elsevier  Scopus
• Elsevier  Scopus
Q Q
• Elsevier  Scopus
Q
Citation Based Metrics
• Scimago  SCIMAGOJR
http://www.scimagojr.com/
• Scimago  SCIMAGOJR
Q
• Scimago  SCIMAGOJR
Q
Q

• Similar name to popular journals
• Poor homepage of their website
• Very wide & different journal scope
• Plagiarism
• Uneven articles quality
• Incorrect impact factor
• Not indexed in scientific database
as Scopus & ISI
Journal finder management
Online toolsJournal Guide
https://www.journalguide.com
Journal finder management
Writing
Writing
Avoiding Plagiarism
Follow precisely the format instructions of your target
journal
Make sure your article has a solid storyline and is
written in good English
Writing
Tools for writing
Synonyms
Grammar
Online tools
Paraphrasing
Plagiarism
Tools for writing
Online tools
Paraphrasing
http://www.paraphrasing-tool.com
http://www.youparaphrase.com
Tools for writing
Online tools
Synonyms
http://www.synonym.com/synonyms/tool
Tools for writing
Online tools
Grammar
http://www.grammarcheckforsentence.com
https://www.grammarly.com
http://www.reverso.net/
Tools for writing
Online tools
Plagiarism
http://www.plagiarismchecker.com
http://plagiarisma.net
https://www.quetext.com
https://noplag.com/plagiarism-checker
Internal reviewing
1. Meets the quality standards
2. Falls under the scope of the journal
Is the research work presented in the manuscript:
Reading the cover letter & manuscript
The manuscript fits into the mission of the journal
Title
Should be clear, attractive & indicative
Is the title clear, attractive & indicative ?
 From10 to 15 words long
 Clearly identify the purpose of the study
Running Title
The abstract accurately reflects the content
Should describe your entire study at a glance
Abstract
• Provide sufficient background about your work
• Mention the research question or problem
Introduction
Should include details of all experiments conducted
Methods
Should answer the question that stated in the introduction
Results & discussion
If you as the reviewer can't interpret the author's
findings …… 
 Requests for clarification & explanation are entirely
suitable during the review process
Should include your own findings
Conclusion
Should list every source
References
References Styles …. 
 Reference Management Tool 
The language, grammar & syntax acceptable
Reacting to reviewers’ comments
To be answered
Rejected
The journal will publish the paper in its original form
The journal will publish
the paper & asks the
author to make small
corrections
The journal will publish the
paper provided the authors
make the changes
Accept
after major
revisions
Accepted
The journal is willing to reconsider
the paper in another round of
decision making after the authors
make major changes
The journal will not
publish the paper
Revise &
resubmit
Accept
with minor
revisions
Final
Decision
References
1. Sandercock PML. How to write and publish a scientific
article. J Can Soc Forensic Sci. 2012;45(1):1-5.
2. Chyun DA, Henly SJ. New scholars writing for
publication. Nurs Res. 2015;64(4):231-234.
Dr.Tamer Hamdy 2018

Steps for successfully submitting your scientific article

Editor's Notes

  • #3 انواع المواد البحثية Article = مقاله جزء قائم بذاته من عمل بحثي أكبر
  • #4 كتابة الارتيكل زي اللى بيصمم كبسولة دواء لازم تبقى مفيدة و ملخصه و صغيرة و متصممه بشكل محكم و مخرجة بشكل مناسب عشان تعالج مشكلة محددة تعالوا نسأل بعض شوية اسأله و نجاوب عليها ....؟؟
  • #7 الإستشهاد علمي
  • #8 H-index مقياس جودة الإنتاج takes into account two things: 1. The researcher’s PRODUCTIVITY (number of publications a researcher has produced) 2. The IMPACT of that researcher’s publications (how many citations the researcher’s publications have received)
  • #10 Hirsch combine the idea of quantity number of publications and quality number of citations in a One number
  • #14 معامل التأثير
  • #15 Target journal Writing Internal reviewing and polishing of an article
  • #16 Author المؤلف – Corresponding Author المؤلف المسؤول Editor محرر Reviewer محكم
  • #17 التحكيم النزيه (الشريف)
  • #21 و أنا بادور على Full article ممكن الاقي Creative Commons (CC) licenses المشاع الابداعي You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute , Under the following terms: Attribution provide a link to the license, for non commercial purpose, without modifications.
  • #25 مصادر القياس الشهرة و الإنتشار Social media: Facebook, Tweeter Multimedia : YouTube, Slide share مواقع علمية متخصصة لوضع الإنتاج العلمي Thomson Reuters, Scopus PubMed, Orcid, Mendeley
  • #26 Crossref: For citation data & DOI registration
  • #27 قاعدة بيانات بشروط محددة
  • #35 SNIP: Impact/citation potential Citation potential: Average number of references to any 3 years old papers
  • #37 SNIP: Impact/citation potential Citation potential: Average number of references to any 3 years old papers
  • #38 SJR: Scopus citation data divided by number of articles published by journal over 3 years
  • #39 - The ISI server provides indexing of major international journals and proceedings
  • #40 The ISSN is the international standardized code which identifies all serials of journals الرقم التسلسلى المعيارى الدولي للدوريات الالكترونية
  • #41 معرّف الوثيقة الرقمي doi is a combination of letters and numbers assigned to a journal article found online A permanent identifier given to a Web file
  • #55 Discover journals that have already published articles on similar topics, by matching journals to a paper’s content
  • #56 Discover journals that have already published articles on similar topics, by matching journals to a paper’s content
  • #57 Do not Copy
  • #58 (It is very important to say) Writing should be done in your own word = Paraphrasing ideas Do not repeat, but paraphrasing
  • #59 Be original , do not copy, do not plagiarize مكاتب الاقتباس العلميى فى المركز القومي للبحوث و اكاديمية البحث العملى و المجلس الاعلى للجامعات
  • #61 You must follow author guidelines Data about all thing as: data about journal, type of research, indexing, processing charges
  • #63 Follow accuratly the format instructions of writing
  • #64 القصة مترابطة و كل فقرة بتؤدى الى اللى بعدها بلغة سليمة و باختصار دون اطاله
  • #65 Paraphrasing, synonyms, grammar & plagiarism
  • #66 Synonyms, paraphrasing, grammar
  • #67 Synonyms, paraphrasing, grammar
  • #69 طبعا فيه مكتب الاقتباس سواء فى المركز او فى اكاديمية البحث العلمي او جامعه القاهرة فى كلية الحاسبات و المعلومات
  • #70 Internal reviewing & polishing of an article. >> among colleagues before submitting it to a journal. Authors may believe that a reviewer, appointed by the journal, will see the excellence of their research
  • #74 Every reviewer have a checklist
  • #76 Manuscript should fits into the mission of the journal It is essential to check the “Information for Authors” section of your target journal to determine the journal’s restrictions
  • #77 Title should be clear, attractive & indicative
  • #78 clear, attractive & indicative
  • #80 The abstract should be accurately reflects the entire content
  • #81 The introduction should Provide sufficient background about your work & Mention the research question or problem
  • #82 Methods should include details of all experiments conducted
  • #83 In results & discussion section It should answer the question that stated in the introduction
  • #86 Conclusion: Should include your own findings
  • #87 You should list every source of data cited in your manuscript in the references section
  • #90 The language, grammar & syntax should be correct (acceptable)
  • #92 Finally the peer reviewer will evaluate the manuscript and scoring it; ranging from poor to excellent
  • #93 The peer reviewer write the general comments about the manuscript, which may be; rejected or accepted without any changes or with minor or major changes
  • #94 1. accept without any changes (acceptance): the journal will publish the paper in its original form 2. accept with minor revisions (acceptance): the journal will publish the paper and asks the author to make small corrections 3. accept after major revisions (conditional acceptance ): the journal will publish the paper provided the authors make the changes suggested by the reviewers and/or editors 4. revise and resubmit (conditional rejection): the journal is willing to reconsider the paper in another round of decision making after the authors make major changes 5. reject the paper (outright rejection): the journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the authors make major revisions