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How to get your papers published in different types of journals ?

How to get your papers published in different types of journals ? . Erik Driessen Maastricht University www.erikdriessen.com. What we will discuss ?. How to target your paper to a journal What kind of considerations go into chosing a journal How to handle the reviews.

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How to get your papers published in different types of journals ?

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  1. How toget your papers publishedin different types of journals? Erik Driessen Maastricht University www.erikdriessen.com

  2. What we willdiscuss? • How to target your paper to a journal • What kind of considerations go intochosing a journal • How to handle the reviews

  3. Whichjournal? Who wants topublish a paper? • Whatwillbeyour target journal? • Where do youthinkitwillbeaccepted?

  4. Differences in journals • Scientific or general • Socialscience - bio med – specialist • North America – rest of the world • Open access - traditional journal

  5. Excercise - Purpose • Be aware of whatyou want toachieve • withthis paper • foryourself

  6. Excercise - Instruction • Contrasting papers toidentify the characteristicsof different genres • Twocontrasting papers: whichdifferences do yousee? In whichaspects?

  7. Differences in articles • Target audience • Titles • Length • Writingstyleandstructuring • Use of theory • Use of literature • ...

  8. Before the writing • Thinkabout the story you want totellbased on yourstudy • What is yourcontributionto the scholarlydiscussionon this topic in thisjournal? • Orientate on possible target journals • Read the target journal’sInstructionstoauthors, editorials, top 10 downloads, instructionsforreviewers • The length • Countparagraphs • The deadline • The co-authors

  9. After the writing – the review • Focus of the review • Role of editors • Harshness of review • Strictness of review • Rudeness of communication • Editing or beingedited

  10. ReceivingreviewsWhat’syourstyle?

  11. How to handle the reviews • Lenient or stubborn? • Do I want torevise? • Towhatextent? • Be respectful; respect otherpeople’sopinions • Letter • Timing; aneditor’sperspective on timing

  12. Moral codes • Plagiarism • Self-plagiarism • Double publication • Salami-slicing • Translation • Ownership/authorship • Fraude

  13. Conclusion

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