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Navigating the Publishing Process: An Introduction to Submission, Review, and Publication

Navigating the Publishing Process: An Introduction to Submission, Review, and Publication. Part One: Submission. Topics:. Framing the project Key features of a good paper Selecting a journal Submission The review process When to contact the editor. Topics:.

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Navigating the Publishing Process: An Introduction to Submission, Review, and Publication

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  1. Navigating the Publishing Process: An Introduction to Submission, Review, and Publication

  2. Part One: Submission

  3. Topics: • Framing the project • Key features of a good paper • Selecting a journal • Submission • The review process • When to contact the editor

  4. Topics: • Framing the project • Key features of a good paper • Selecting a journal • Submission • The review process • When to contact the editor But first . . .

  5. TO ASK QUESTIONS!

  6. Framing: 5 key questions • What do you have to say? • Who’s going to be interested? • How does it build on what we already know? • How significant is your message? • How sure are you of the findings?

  7. Answers should indicate: • Manuscript length • Scope • Writing style • Type of journal

  8. What I look for in a manuscript • Early overview • Clear, compelling statement of purpose • Conceptual grounding • Intro that clarifies / connects key constructs • Hypotheses / research Q’s that are clear, meaningful, answerable, interrelated, flow logically from introduction

  9. What I look for in a manuscript • Appropriate sample -- full details • Procedures / measures – enough info for replicability / trust • Systematic, sensible analyses • Tables / figures that speed comprehension • Low – fat, no – bull Discussion (key findings)

  10. What I look for in a manuscript • Directives for research and practice • Awareness of limitations

  11. 5 little things that bug me • Silly typos • “Little is known” as justification • Over – referencing • Cryptic tables / figures (SPSS / SAS) • “Star Trek” Discussions

  12. Selecting the right journal • Consult colleagues • Consider your citations • Read the journal’s articles / TOC • Look for mission statement • Review editorial board, associate editors • Communicate with editor

  13. A good cover letter . . . • is short • Indicates purpose / significance • highlights special features • explains relevance to readership • notes special circumstances • suggests reviewers???

  14. Agree Assoc Ed review No Disagree Letter to author Editor screening Assign Action Ed. Find reviewers Reviews returned Maybe

  15. When should / can I contact the editor? • No acknowledgment • Two weeks past editor – specified decision date • Three months past submission

  16. End of Part One. Comments?

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