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How to Publish in an International Journal

How to Publish in an International Journal. Joel Huber Kunming University of Science and Technology 20 September 2009. Prepare for a journey that. Will take longer than you expect Will force you to leave your comfort zone as you Learn new ideas Develop new skills

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How to Publish in an International Journal

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  1. How to Publish in an International Journal Joel Huber Kunming University of Science and Technology 20 September 2009

  2. Prepare for a journey that • Will take longer than you expect • Will force you to leave your comfort zone as you • Learn new ideas • Develop new skills • Encourage new social relationships • Understand the volatility of the review process • But it will bring meaning and excitement to your life

  3. There are 7 stages in your journey • Choose your topic • Research your topic • Plan a program of research • Choose the journal • Prepare your paper • The journal responds… • Starting again on another topic

  4. Stage 1: Choosing your topic • Choose attractive research areas • That are growing in interest • Generate new ideas, vibrancy • Have potential relevance • Critical academic mass • Appreciated by close colleagues

  5. Stage 1: Choose a topic • Where you have a relative advantage • Match your interests, skills, experience • Potential collaborators • Good resources for collecting and analyzing data

  6. Stage 2:Research your topic • Find a few very current articles—typically with a web search or accepted article section of a journal • Research references from those articles • Try to meet with relevant experts or get in touch with them • Find an issue that enables you to create new insights

  7. Sources of new insight • Application of a other research to a new context • Uncovering a context where previous knowledge is wrong…boundary condition • Developing a new method that is more efficient, accurate, predictive • Finding surprising results from failed experiments

  8. Stage 3Plan a program of research • Get access to data • Students or web questionnaires • Existing data sets • Data from companies • Conduct test runs • Conduct test analyses • You will do numerous runs

  9. Stage 4Choose your Journal • One that has many related articles • One that is appropriate for your skill level—walk before you run JMS or Management Review IJRM, or JAMSJMR or Management Science

  10. Stage 5Prepare your manuscript • Adopt the journal’s style • Reference their authors • Have two or three points and focus on them • Simplify, simplify, simplify • Write your abstract--then rewrite it at the end • Get help from a copy editor and your friends

  11. Your submission letter • Tell the editor briefly why your article fits in the journal • Suggest reviewers • People you respect • NOT people with whom you have a relationship • If there are people who will not like this paper, let the editor know

  12. Stage 6The journal responds • Desk reject (25%) • Lack of fit with journal • Desk revise (5%) • A new revision may be sent to reviewers • Reject with reviewer comments (30%) • Revise and resubmit (40%)

  13. Your response to rejection/revision • Four stages of grief • Denial • Anger • Bargaining • Acceptance

  14. If rejected—submit elsewhere • Understand why it is rejected • Go back and think about the ways the new journal is different • Make your new version different

  15. If revision is requested • Try to understand what the reviewers want • Sometimes they were wrong • Sometimes you were wrong • Sometimes you were not clear • Show you are responsive to the issues raised

  16. Through the revision process • Keep the main ideas uncluttered • Impact is about surprising results or method, not process • Alternative analyses, studies can be in a paragraph or a footnote • Often you can respond to the reviewer but not change the manuscript

  17. Your article is accepted! • Four stages of joy • Denial • Jubilation • Bargaining • Acceptance

  18. After acceptance • Work HARD on your final revision • Powerful abstract, understandable tables, strong summary • Tell the editor you would be pleased to review for the journal • Build your network of scholars • Invite them to give talks • Special sessions at conferences • Help them with papers

  19. Stage 6Starting again on a new topic • Go back to stage 1 • Build from your strengths: substantive, theoretical or empirical • Develop co-authors who will bring you new knowledge • Be open to others…research is a non-zero sum game • Enjoy the trip

  20. Key points to remember • Publishing is a process not a goal • It is about good communication • It is both exciting and fun

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