Publishing Your Research in Journals (HASS) 16th November 2015

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PUBLISHING YOUR RESEARCH IN JOURNALS: HASS KELLY PREECE RESEARCHER DEVEL O PMEN T PROGRAM ME MANAGER (PGRS)

Transcript of Publishing Your Research in Journals (HASS) 16th November 2015

PUBLIS

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RESEARCH IN JO

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HASSK E L L Y P R E E C E

R E S E A R C H E R D E V E L O P M E N T P R O G R A M M E M A N A G E R ( P G R S )

Researcher Led Initiatives2015-2016

Professional Development by & for Researchers

6 x £1,000 Awards for Early Career Research Only Staff

8 X £500 Awards for Postgraduate Research Students

Closing Date for Applications: 8th January 2016

www.exeter.ac.uk/rdp/funding/awards

RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT

www.exeter.ac.uk/rdp/

Santander Postgraduate Research Award

2015-2016

Professional Development for Researchers

35 x £500 Awards for Postgraduate Research Students

Closing Date for Applications: 18 December 2015

http://as.exeter.ac.uk/rdp/funding/

RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU…

…who are you and what do you want from today’s course?

TODAY WE WILL COVER

Why publish in a journal?The publication processWhat to publishWhere to publishWriting your article: some hints and tipsSubmission and peer review

PART 1: WHY PUBLISH IN A JOURNAL?

GROUP DISCUSSION

On your tables, discuss: Why publish? What is a research paper?What is its purpose? What is the link between research and

publication?

WHY PUBLISH?

ImpactPublic ScrutinyPublish or Perish

(Vitae, 2015)

A RESEARCH PAPER IS...

A powerful communication toolA public documentIdentifiable and retrievableUsed to assess academic effectiveness

and status (quality and quantity)

A powerful career toolA means of self-promotionA culmination of academic practice (e.g. legitimate, accurate, honest)Peer reviewed

FOR YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER

‘Enhance the College’s international reputation through research publications of appropriate quantity and quality, and contribute to worldwide debate at national and international conferences, and win research earnings….’

THE PROFESSIONAL AUTHOR

Academics and anyone serious about publishing are professional authors!

PART 2: THE PUBLICATION PROCESS

DISCUSSION

What do you know about the publication process?

What are the different stages?How long can the process potentially take?

THE PUBLICATION PROCESS 1.Decide what story you can/should tell from

your research2.Select an appropriate journal3.Write your paper4.Get feedback from your supervisors, co-

authors and /or colleagues6.Submit paper to selected journal

6.Peer review7.Receive feedback from the journal and

revise the paper, if needed. 8.Resubmit to the journal9.Copy editing10.Publication – celebrate, publicise, archive

PART 3: WHAT TO PUBLISH

WHEN AM I READY TO PUBLISH?When you have a good story to tell

Know you have a message (a good story) Then find the medium (e.g. the journal)

PAPER TYPES

Data driven papersMethod papersConsciousness raising papersReview papersTheory papers

(Rugge and Petre, 2003)

…but of course these paper ‘types’ often overlap

BRAINSTORMING

PART 4: WHERE TO PUBLISH

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHERE TO PUBLISH?

SELECTING A JOURNAL

Read the journal’s mission statementRead back issues to determine what types of articles are accepted Read multiple articles within a single issue, multiple issues

What are the tone and style?Are there broad themes/trends?

Research the journal – do you fit their interests/approaches?

Choose journals that you use/like on a regular basis.

Read guidance for authors.

Talk to reps at conferences.Send queries to members of the editorial

team.Talk to your advisors and colleagues – they

are probably editors too!

SOMETIMES THE JOURNAL CHOOSES YOU…Calls for Papers (mailing lists, social media)Special EditionsConference Proceedings Invitations to publish – arising from networking

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER…

REPUTATION

Where are the high quality articles published in your area? Where do the field leaders publish their research?

Ask your supervisors!

Aim high, but be realistic.

IMPACT FACTOR

www.isiknowledge.com

>> Journal Citation Reports

>> Impact Factor Trends

OPEN ACCESS

Open access is the free, immediate, online availability of research publications, coupled with rights to use these publications fully in the digital environment subject to proper attribution.

For more information:http://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/openaccess/

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF)

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the Higher Education Funding Council England’s (HEFCE) new system for assessing the quality of research in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/toolkit/ref/

PART 5: WRITING YOUR ARTICLE

HOW SHOULD A PAPER IN AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL DIFFER FROM A CHAPTER IN YOUR THESIS?

DRAFT YOUR ABSTRACT

Write a four sentence abstract using the following:• Aim (Start with ‘This paper explores…’)• Main Argument (Start with ‘In this paper I argue

that…’)• Method (Start with ‘The study was conducted…’)• What’s new (Start with ‘The paper contributes to

debates on…’From The Thesis Whisperer

TOP TIPS FROM EDITORS: THE WRITING STAGE

1) Focus on a story that progresses logically, rather than chronologically

2) Don’t try to write and edit at the same time3) Don’t bury your argument like a needle in a

haystack

4) Ask a colleague to check your work 5) Get published by writing a review or a

response 6) Don’t forget about international readers7) Don’t try to cram your PhD into a 6,000

word paperFrom: Guardian Higher Education Network Blog

ANALYSE WRITING IN JOURNALS IN YOUR FIELD

Writing for an academic journal: 10 tipsGuardian Higher Education Network Blog

DISCUSSION

Consider the structure of the articles you have bought in:

• What are the components of the introduction?• The conclusion?• What sections/subheadings do your articles

have?Begin to map out a structure for an article in your

subject area

PART 6: SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW

SUBMITTING YOUR ARTICLEAlways follow the correct submissions

proceduresDon’t repeat your abstract in the cover letterA common reason for rejections is lack of

contextFrom: Guardian Higher Education Network Blog

WHAT HAPPENS TO A SUBMITTED PAPER?

It will be read by a(n) editor(s)It will be sent to reviewersEditor will make a final decision based on

reviewers commentsYou will be notified of the decision

If the paper is rejected the process goes no further

If the paper is accepted you will be invited to revise and resubmit - a process that involves reading and responding to the anonymous editor’s critiques.

Further drafts will likely be exchanged back and forth for some time thereafter before publication.

HOW TO DEAL WITH PEER REVIEW

THE ROLE OF THE PEER REVIEWERAdvisor – to editor and as an author supportCritiqueContextOriginality

ADVICE FOR SURVIVING PEER REVIEW

Reviewer’s Report: try to take reviews as constructive rather than destructive

Don’t be surprised to get conflicting reports from different reviewers

Don’t feel you have to accept every suggested change – you can justify not accepting some changes

Take a deep breath and only proceed when you are in the right frame of mind!

– Don’t think of comments as criticism– Do think of comments as potential

improvements

SEVEN STAGES OF RESENTMENT – KATE CHARNOCK1. Outrage, noise, unladylike rejoinders2. Incomprehension3. More outrage4. One or two of the comments might make sense5. There’s a bit of truth in that one6. I’ll just have a go at doing what they said to do

here7. Actually, the paper is a whole lot better for all

those revisions

TEN STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL REVISION

Step One: Read the LetterStep Two: Create an Excel File to List the RevisionsStep Three: Extract the suggestions from the

reviewers' and editors' lettersStep Four: Re-arrange the suggestions for revision in

a logical fashion Step Five: Decide how you will respond to all of the

suggestions

Step Six: Tackle your revision plan, step by stepStep Seven: Use your Excel file to write the

memo to the editor Step Eight: Double-checkStep Nine: Do a final read-overStep Ten: Re-submit!

From: Get a Life, PhD

WHAT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PEER REVIEW? Publishing Your Research – Meet the

Editors (HASS) Wednesday 18th November, 1-4pmThis session is a chance for researchers, who are

close to publication, to meet current journal editors and find out just what it takes to get your paper through review.

Please book through My Career Zone!

///COMFORT BREAK///

PANEL

Dr. Katie Beswick, Lecturer in DramaDr. David Guttormsen, Lecturer in

International BusinessDr. Gabriel Katz, Senior Lecturer in PoliticsDr. Alun Withey, Associate Research Fellow in

History

THANK YOU!

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