TARGETING AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL – HOW TO GET PUBLISHED

TARGETING AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

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HOW TO GET PUBLISHED

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OUTLINE

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Strategies for research Publishing Success - What is Important?

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Knowing where to target to?

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What is a manuscript?

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What is a Structured Abstract?

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The Structure;

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Research Design

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Thinking of Having a Mixed-Research Approach?

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Strategies for research Publishing Success

-WHAT IS IMPORTANT?

1. It has

to have a story

(something to

tell to others).

2. An article is highly appreciated it has

the following criteria:

1. Value;

2. Unique;

3. Novel;

4. Rigour; and

5. It has a contribution.

KNOWING WHERE TO TARGET TO

-TARGETING YOUR PUBLICATION (1)

Beberapa laman yang sering diacu oleh jurnal ilmiah:

1. ISI Knowledge - Thomson Reuter (USA )

2. SCOPUS (Netherland): http://www.scimagojr.com

Dalam usulan kenaikan jabatan/pangkat sering ditemui karya ilmiah yang

diterbitkan di jurnal tidak terakreditasi (terbitan PT sendiri) dan penulis

adalah salah satu dari editor jurnal. Dosen disarankan untuk menulis karya

ilmiah di jurnal yang bidang keilmuannya sebidang dan tidak diterbitkan

hanya dalam jurnal yang diterbitkan di jurnal PT sendiri.

KNOWING WHERE TO TARGET TO

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Steps that you need to follow

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UniSA 2013 (3)

peer

reviewed journals

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What is a Manuscript - What distinguishes

a good manuscript from a bad one?

(Elsevier 2016) (1)

Investigate all candidate journals and find out about

the following - a good manuscript:

1. Aims / Objectives;

2. Accepted types of articles;

3. Readership;

4. Current hot topics by going through the abstract of

recent publication

What is a Manuscript - What distinguishes

a good manuscript from a bad one?

(Elsevier 2016) (2)

Adhere to publication ethics:

1. Avoid plagiarism of others’ work;

2. Avoid multiple publication of the same work;

3. Never submit your manuscript to more than one

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journal at a time;

4. Cite and acknowledge others’ work appropriately;

What is a Manuscript - Illustrations

(Elsevier 2016) (3)

Illustrations are critical:

1. Figures and tables are the most efficient way to present results;

2. Results are the driving force for publication;

3. One picture is worth a thousand words (Hanauer 1968);

4. Captions and legends must be detailed enough to make figures

and tables explanatory;

5. No duplication of results.

What is a Manuscript - Use proper

manuscript language

(Elsevier 2016) (4)

1. Publishers do not correct language, it’s the authors’ responsibilities;

2. Ask a native speaker or use language editing service to proof read the paper before you submit it;

3. Poor English make it difficult for the editors and reviewers to understand your work and this may lead to rejection of your paper;

4. Be careful for the following common mistakes:

a. Sentence construction;

b. Incorrect tenses;

c. Inaccurate grammar;

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What is a Manuscript - Manuscript

Requirements (Emerald 2016) (5)

1. Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format. LaTex files can be used if an accompanying PDF document is provided. PDF as a sole file type is not accepted, a PDF must be accompanied by the source file.

2. Articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words in length. This includes all text including references and appendices. Please allow 280 words for each figure or table.

3. A title of not more than eight words should be provided.

4. All contributing authors names should be added, and their names arranged in the correct order for publication. Correct email addresses should be supplied for each author in their separate author accounts. The full name of each author must be present in their author account in the exact format they should appear for publication, including or excluding any middle names or initials as required. The affiliation of each contributing author should be correct in their individual author account. The affiliation listed should be where they were based at the time that the research for the paper was conducted.

What is a Structured Abstract?

4 main elements of an Abstract (1)

What is a Structured Abstract? (2)

Authors must supply a structured abstract in their submission:

1. Purpose (mandatory)

2. Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)

3. Findings (mandatory)

4. Research limitations/implications (if applicable)

5. Practical implications (if applicable)

6. Social implications (if applicable)

7. Originality/value (mandatory)

Maximum is 250 words in total (including keywords and article classification, see below).

What is a Structured Abstract?

HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT (3)

A. An ABSTRACT is a succinct summary of a larger piece of work (varied between 100 – 300 words, 250 words for Emerald), published in isolation from the main text to act as a reference tool and entice readers to the full document. Detailing the following:

1. Purpose of the paper;

2. Design / Methodology / Approach;

3. Findings and Values;

B. If … applicable/necessary it should also include: 1. Research implications;

2. Practical implications; and

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What is a Structured Abstract?

HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT (4)

C. Choose a category for the paper:

1. Research paper;

2. Case report or Case series;

3. Viewpoint; 4. Literature Review; 5. Technical paper; 6. General Review; and 7. Conceptual Paper.

D. Make sure to edit (for any grammatical errors) the Abstract. E. Make sure you choose the right keywords carefully.

Thinking of Having a MixedResearch Approach

-Reasons to conduct Mixed-Research

Most recently, Collins, Onwuegbuzie, and Sutton (2006) identified 4rationales for conducting mixed research:

participant enrichment (e.g., mixing quantitative and qualitative research to optimize the sample using techniques that include recruiting participants, engaging in activities such as institutional review board debriefings, ensuring that each participant selected is

appropriate for inclusion);

instrument fidelity (e.g., assessing the appropriateness and/or utility of existing

instruments, creating new instruments, monitoring performance of human instruments);

treatment integrity (i.e., assessing fidelity of intervention), and significance enhancement (e.g., facilitating thickness and richness of data, augmenting interpretation and usefulness of findings); and

significance enhancement (e.g., facilitating thickness and richness of data, augmenting interpretation and usefulness of findings).

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The third step in the story line is to provide the results or discuss the evidence

that will answer the question or support the argument. Here you are telling

the reader what you found that led you to your conclusions. Evidence might

be organised around elements of the method, central themes, theories, ideas,

case studies, historical periods, policies, bodies of literature, context,

geographical area or other grouping. The important thing is that the discussion

is clearly tied to the question or argument of the thesis.

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In question/answer style theses, the results chapters provide the evidence that

will answer the question, without actually providing the answer at this stage.

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In argument style theses, each chapter works to support the main idea of the

thesis (including the literature review and research design or theory chapters).

Writing Up your Findings, Discussions, and Conclusion:

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The final step in the story line of the research thesis or article is to

provide the answer to the question, or, in the descriptive style, to

summarise the argument and the main evidence used to support it. This

is followed by a discussion of the significance of the research and the

implications arising from the research.

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The goal of the conclusion is to highlight the importance of the thesis

statement, to draw together the discussion into a final point, and to

leave a lasting impression on the reader. In the same way that the thesis

or paper opens with a statement of a problem that is of broad concern,

it should close with commentary that highlights the take home message.

The aim in the conclusion is to make this message as clear and accessible

as possible.

Writing Up your Findings, Discussions, and Conclusion:

“So What? Who Cares?”

- Discussion

CONCLUSION

Ready to rock?

Submitting a paper to the high ranked

journal?