Experiences Sharing – Engineering Technical Journal Paper Writing

and Submission

Shou-Shing HsiehDepartment of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering

National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityKaohsiung,Taiwan

May 21, 2009

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A. Writing

Originality

Significance

Scientific relevance

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New/or novel methodology and improved/innovative techniques

New findings and improved results

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Rigorously correct /completeness of the reported work

Clarity of writing

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Technical Journal Paper (cont’d)

Clarity of tables, graphs, and illustrations

Brief and descriptive title

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Technical Journal Paper (cont’d)

Relevant and adequate references

Paper submission strategy

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B. Submission

Novelty and new

Good English writing and expressions

A good/proper journal selection

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Technical Journal Paper (cont’d)

Decent/prestigious archival journals

or publishers (long-standing tradition or current appeal, e.g. Philosophical Transactions, Springer-Verlag, …, etc.)

Publishers with high impact factor (IF) indexed journals (e.g., Elsevier, Wiley Interscience, …, etc.)

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Decent professional society journals

or transactions (e.g. IEEE, ASME, AIAA, AIChE, ASCE, ANS, APS, ACS, IOP, IMech, ECS, SPIE, …, etc. )

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Is it

a technical skill or (<50%) an art ? (>50%)

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