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Evaluating your skillsKey features of conference papers vs. journal articlesGetting started: preliminary workTargeting journalsThe process of writing a paperCommonly used editorial criteriaDealing with feedback. Overview. How to plan for publishing by targeting appropriate journals in your fields How to find out what editors and referees really want: what criteria are applied in assessing the worth of a paper? How to prepare, develop and polish a paper for journal publication How 224
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1. DeewDeveloping a publication strategy to increase teaching scholarship output:Swinburne University2009
Catherine McLoughlin
ACU National, Canberra
catherine.mcloughlin@acu.edu.au
2. Evaluating your skills
Key features of conference papers vs. journal articles
Getting started: preliminary work
Targeting journals
The process of writing a paper
Commonly used editorial criteria
Dealing with feedback
Overview
3. How to plan for publishing by targeting appropriate journals in your fields
How to find out what editors and referees really want: what criteria are applied in assessing the worth of a paper?
How to prepare, develop and polish a paper for journal publication
How to overcome blocks to the composition and writing process
How to ensure that your paper will not be rejected
How to present your paper and match your writing style with that of the journal chosen
How to plan ahead and develop a publication strategy Some skills you need
4. Why are you not publishing as much as you want?
What are your current goals for publishing in 2010-2011-2012?
What are the obstacles?
Write 3 things you want to learn from this workshop (or write 3 questions) Some questions for you
5. Some facts about writers
6. SW’s revise more than novices
are better at detecting problems in their text & diagnosing problems
Plan for longer and more elaborately
Review and reassess their plans
Consider the reader’s point of view when composing
Revise in line with global goals rather than editing small local chunks Skilled VS unskilled writers
7. Strategy 1: Do a self-audit
8. What obstacles hinder your writing?
How are you addressing them?
Your attitude matters: do you find writing a chore, a punishment or a pleasure?
Do you plan well ahead and manage your time well?
What sparks you, what deters you?
What would make you a great writer? Strategy 1: Identify your obstacles
9. Writing?
Searching?
Managing your time?
Collaborating with others?
Networking?
Looking for opportunities?
Learning to use software that can help? What skills could you improve?
10. Make a synthesis that has not been made before
Be cross disciplinary and use different methods
Test someone else’s idea
Use already known theory but with new application and interpretation
Find new evidence on an old issue
Continue with an original piece of research
Carry out empirical work that has not been done before
Respond to a major problem idea or finding
Do a meta-analysis of the literature Strategy 3: Find an angle, a topical issue or question
11. Strategy 4: Look for good models & examples
12. Read widely in the top ten journals in your field
Which journals are the source of most of the articles you refer to?
Do the journals publish work similar to yours?
Who are the members of the editorial board and do you know their work?
Will the editors be receptive to your theoretical perspective and the methods you employ?
What types of articles reflect your interests
How are these articles structured?
Focus your reading
13. Are the journals you want to publish in listed on the DEEWR/ERA site?
http://arc.gov.au/era/journal_list.htm
What is their impact factor?
Band A, B or C? Checkpoint!
14. List 10 peer reviewed journals in your field where you could publish. If you do not know where to start, talk to your librarian Task 1
15. Strategy 5: Focus on and target a specific journal
16. Does the journal favor quantitative over qualitative & mixed methods?
Does it adopt an international, comparative approach?
What instructions are given to authors ?
Would your work appeal to their readership? Analyze the journal style
17. Strategy 6: Polish your writing skills
18. Interplay of authority, style, evidence, attention to audience expectations
Hallmarks of good writing: clear, specific, meaningful, concise, polished and thorough
Have something to add to the ongoing conversation
Gather and present evidence about your own ideas/research
Finding your scholarly voice
19. Planning & thinking of your main argument
Brainstorming
Drafting
Redrafting
Getting feedback
Editing
Polishing, refining Attend to the writing process
20. What plan do you follow for writing the first draft?
Question
21. What are you adding to the conversation?- new perspective-argument or challenge to existing view- theoretical perspective- alternative viewpoint- make connections
- expand, clarify, synthesise Your contribution
22. Strategy 7: Be strategic
23. Contents alerting services
Use Endnote
Learn how to use software to analyse data ( SPSS, NVivo, et)
Look out for special issues
Calls for papers
Professional journals
Make your life easier!
24. New ideas presented at conferences
Ideas/work in progress
Innovations requiring feedback
Projects, works in progress
Cutting edge ideas
Nature of a conference paper VS a journal article
25. Substantial changes
More data, deeper analysis and discussion of findings
Use of tables, charts, diagrams
Clear findings and new directions
Thorough review of recent literature
Links to existing research
Point to new areas of investigation Converting the conference paper to a journal
26. Strategy 8: Pay attention to editorial criteria
27. How will your paper be judged by the editor?
28. Recency: fresh, current ideas
Relevance: balance audience appeal with scholarly substance
Rigour: style and in substance
Requirements of editorial board
Readability: overall coherence of the paper The five R’s of good publications
29. Value or usefulness to field or profession.
Adequacy of design/accuracy of analysis.
Presentation and interpretation of findings, discussion, and conclusions.
Important and timely.
Consistency with existing literature. References to relevant existing work.
Overall clarity of ideas and expression.Inclusion of appropriate implications for practice and/or policy.
Grammatical construction; writing style; use of non-sexist language. Criteria commonly used
30. Catchy- topical
Must have a clear meaning and appeal
Not too long
Avoid jargon
The title
31. Task one: Think of a good title for an article you want to write
Start with key words
Make it clear, catchy and provocative
Write it down and share it Some tasks for you!
32. Presents a brief summary
States area under investigation
Poses main questions
Outlines method, findings, conclusions
Implications for practice
Abstract: 2nd point of contact
33. Helps define the area of study
Establish what has already been asked and what needs to be investigated
Look at similar and related investigations
Looks for theoretical models to help define the area of interest
Concludes with a statement about purpose of the research or set of research questions
Literature review
34. http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/postgrad/litreview/home.html Uni of Melbourne
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto?literaturereview.html Uni of California
Some useful URL’s
35. Be selective
Ensure that they support your points
Choose the most recent
Use correct formatting
Do not try to impress by over-referencing
References
36. Connect the article together
Relate questions to findings
Report results clearly
Sequence findings to match questions
Write a good discussion section- apply findings
Implications for other studies Overall
37. Strategy 9: Be a perfectionist!
38. Sloppy referencing
Bad grammar/incomplete sentences
Dated references
Cramming too many ideas into one article
Writing about “ what we did at my university”
Exceeding the word limit
Things to avoid
39. Why is the article interesting?
Are the goals of the paper clear?
What does it add to the knowledge base?
Is evidence presented for the claims made?
Is the article coherent and well written?
Does it belong to the journal to which it is sent?
Is the journal style adhered to? Questions for the self or peer review of your draft
40. You’ve posted your paper to a journal of repute,and you’re hoping that the refereeswon’t send you down the chute! Dealing with reviewer feedback
41. Accept feedback that is intended to help you
Work on it- improve the paper
Reply to the editor with a list of all the changes you have made
If rejected, try another journal Don’t make enemies
42. Attend conferences, network, build linkages
Editors and book companies often attend conferences in their speciality area, so look out for opportunities
Network and collaborate with others in the field
Look our for invitations to special issues
Build links with researchers in your area
Form a writing group/pair/triad to ensure feedback on your drafts Strategy 10: Get connected
43.
Take your writing seriously and practice it just like any other skill
Try to become a reviewer of papers for a journal or conference
Read widely, look out for new ways of expression
Share your writing with others – seek feedback, ask for opinions, keep trying to perfect your style
Some final words
44. And don’t forget to develop a publishing plan for the next 2-3 years! Set your goals and stick to them.
45. Goals
Deadlines
Selected Journals
Selected Conferences
Your writing teamKey questions:
What am I doing that is worth going public about?
What teaching/assessment strategies have I used that are innovative and productive?
Your publication strategy
46. Questions? catherine.mcloughlin@acu.edu.au