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How To Get Published:Guidance From Emerging and Senior
Scholars
Learning the Language of the Review ProcessPatricia B. ElmoreSouthern Illinois
UniversityApril 10, 2011New Orleans, LA
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Editing and Reviewing Experience
Editor or Co-EditorEducational ResearcherMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and DevelopmentHandbook of Complementary Methods in Education Research
Editorial BoardsAmerican Educational Research Journal – Section on Teaching Learning and Human DevelopmentApplied Measurement in EducationEducational and Psychological MeasurementJournal of Educational PsychologyMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
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Guest Reviewer Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisEducational Measurement: Issues and PracticeJournal of Counseling PsychologyJournal of Educational and Behavioral StatisticsJournal of Statistics EducationPsychological ReportsThe American Statistician
Editing and Reviewing Experience
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Strategies for Getting Published
1. Targeting a Journal2. Ethical Issues When Writing a
Scientific Paper3. Submitting a Manuscript4. Understanding the Review Process5. Deciphering the Editor’s Letter6. Revising and Resubmitting the
Manuscript7. Regrouping after Rejection
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Targeting a Journal
Basic Structure of Most JournalsSelection of EditorsAppointment of Editorial Board MembersProfessional Associations Sponsoring Journals
ProvideGuidelines for Editors and AuthorsEthical Standards of AssociationPublication Committee for Oversight
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Targeting a Journal
Prior to Final Selection of a Journal Familiarize Yourself with
Recent Issues of JournalEditorials by Current and Previous EditorsRejection RateAverage Time from Receipt of Manuscript to DecisionManuscript Submission Guidelines
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What You Need to Know About Ethical Issues When Writing a
Scientific Paper
“Ethical Issues When Writing a Scientific Paper” American Physiological Society, 2008
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What You Need to Know About Ethical Issues When Writing a
Scientific Paper
“Ethical Issues When Writing a Scientific Paper” American Physiological Society, 2008
AERA Annual Meeting, April 10, 2011
What You Need to Know About Ethical Issues When Writing a
Scientific Paper
“Ethical Issues When Writing a Scientific Paper” American Physiological Society, 2008
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AERA Ethical Standards
American Educational Research Association. (2000). Ethical standards of the American Educational Research Association. Washington, D.C.: Author.
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AERA Ethical Standards
Guiding Standards I. Responsibilities to the Field II. Research Populations, Educational Institutions, and the PublicIII. Intellectual OwnershipIV. Editing, Reviewing, and Appraising Research V. Sponsors, Policymakers, and Other Users of ResearchVI. Students and Student Researchers
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American Educational Research Association. (2006). Standards for reporting on empirical social science research in AERA publications. Educational Researcher, 35(6), 33-40.
AERA Standards Reporting Research Findings
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Two overarching principles:
“First, reports of empirical research should be warranted; that is, adequate evidence should be provided to justify the results and conclusions” (p. 33)
AERA Standards Reporting Research Findings
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“Second, reports of empirical research should be transparent; that is, reporting should make explicit the logic of inquiry and activities that led from the development of the initial interest topic, problem or research question; through the definition, collection, and analysis of empirical data or evidence; the articulated outcomes of the study” (p. 33)
AERA Standards Reporting Research Findings
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American Educational Research Association. (2009). Standards for reporting on humanities-oriented research in AERA publications. Educational Researcher, 38(6), 481-486.
AERA Standards Reporting Research Findings
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Submitting a Manuscript
Do NOT Deviate from Published Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Style Specified—APA, MLA, ChicagoManuscript Length—Word CountAbstract Length and FormTables, Figures, and Illustrations
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American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
APA Publication Manual
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Understanding the Review Process
Manuscripts Assigned to ReviewersLength of Time Between
Receipt of Manuscript and Assignment to ReviewersAssignment to Reviewers and Receipt of ReviewReceipt of Review and Editor’s Decision
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Understanding the Review Process
Complications Mean DelaysReviewers Agree to Review But
Ignore RemindersSend Review Weeks or Months LateNever Complete Review
Inconsistent Recommendations by Reviewers
May Require Assignment to New Reviewers
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Deciphering the Editor’s Letter
Editor’s DecisionAcceptAccept with Minor Revisions
Usually for Editor’s ReviewRevise and Resubmit
For Editor’s ReviewFor Re-review by Same or Different Reviewers
Reject
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Revising and Resubmitting the Manuscript
Read the Editor’s Letter CarefullyFollow the Editor’s
RecommendationsWhether to Submit a RevisionTimelineProcess RecommendedDiscretion Provided the AuthorRevisions Required and Not Negotiable
Revise Manuscript and Resubmit ASAP
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Letter to EditorNEVER be Defensive Thank the ReviewersIndicate where Reviewers’ Comments Improved the ManuscriptProvide a Detailed Enumerated List of Changes Referencing Page Numbers and Editor and Reviewer Comments
Revising and Resubmitting the Manuscript
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Return to Targeting a JournalSubmit Rejected Manuscript Immediately to Different JournalIncorporate Changes Only if YOU Judge the Recommended Changes Are Appropriate
Regrouping after Rejection
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Regrouping after Rejection
Scholars Have Manuscripts RejectedMost Rejections
Due to Selection of Inappropriate JournalNot Due to Quality of Manuscript
If Study Contains Fatal Flaws—Redesign Study
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Acceptance Rates 2007-2009
Features --11%
Research News & Comment --10%
Educational Researcher
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REMEMBER
ONLY SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS GET PUBLISHED
THANK YOU!
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