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Publish or be damned… building your publication record

Publish or be damned… building your publication record. John Germov Zlatko Skrbis. Overview. The publication process TASA & professional development Experiences with publishing Choosing the right journal Common journal referee comments How to get a book published Q&A.

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Publish or be damned… building your publication record

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  1. Publish or be damned… building your publication record John Germov Zlatko Skrbis

  2. Overview • The publication process • TASA & professional development • Experiences with publishing • Choosing the right journal • Common journal referee comments • How to get a book published • Q&A

  3. Making informed choices • Measures of journal prestige and journal citation reports • What is the audience for my work? • Which journal to approach? • How can I evaluate my choice? • Understanding the significance of citation reports • Evaluating your own standing in the academic community • Making a case for appointment or promotion

  4. The journalimpact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The impact factor will help you evaluate a journal’s relative importance The citing half-life is the number of publication years from the current year that account for 50% ofthe current citations published by a journal in its article references. No. of articles in a particular year The journalImmediacy Index is a measure of how quickly the "average article" in a journal iscited.The Immediacy Index will tell you how often articles published in a journal are cited within the same year.

  5. Common journal referee comments • Incorrect format: paper structure & references • Fuzzy introduction: unclear aim/argument • Literature review: over-citing & under-citing • Methods: lack of detail & justification • Results & discussion: supporting evidence & links to the literature • Conclusion: claiming too much • General advice: honing skills & networking

  6. Book publishing: myths & realities • The academic publishing environment • It’s a business! You need to convince them your book has a market – who will buy it? • Royalties: range from 5% to 15%. Few authors do it ‘for the money’ • Approaching publishers • Know their interests: check their web sites • Conference networking: talk to publishers at conferences and email them to gauge interest • Follow their submission guides

  7. Key aspects of a book proposal • Most publishers have proposal guidelines on their websites • Generic proposal format: • Rationale & working title for the book • List of contents with a brief overview of what each chapter will cover • Pedagogic features (where relevant) • Estimated word length • Target market: Is it a text book? What is the audience (secondary schools, undergraduate students, postgraduates, practitioners…)? What courses may use the book? Where could the book be marketed (professional associations, conferences, overseas markets)? • Competing books: a list of any existing books on the same/similar topic & their limitations • Biographical & professional details about yourself (and any co-authors) • Referees/readers: include the contact details of 3 referees or readers whom the publisher could approach to evaluate the proposal • Sample chapter: as evidence of your writing and scholarly ability

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