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Maximizing the Impact of Academic Research: Publishing in English

This article explores the benefits of publishing academic research in English, including increased international collaborations and reputation. It provides practical tips for writing and publishing scientific papers in English.

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Maximizing the Impact of Academic Research: Publishing in English

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  1. ACADEMIC ARTICLES IN ENGLISH Carolina Correa de Carvalho - carolina_cdc@yahoo.com.br José Carlos Redaelli– jc@redaelli.com.br Prof. Dr. Orlando Fontes Lima Jr. - oflimaj@fec.unicamp.br LALT-Learning Laboratory on Logistics and Transport Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo Campinas, Brazil November/2012

  2. WHY PUBLISH IN ENGLISH? • LINGUA FRANCA of research and scholarship • Exchange of Academic knowledge • International Reputation and Collaborations • Good command of English >> directly related to a Successful Career • Profa. Carmen Dayrell ####

  3. SCIENTIFIC WRITING • “Good scientific writing is not a matter of life and death; • It is much more serious than that.” • “Bad writing can and often does • prevent or delay the publication of good science.” • How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper - Robert A. Day, Barbara Gastel

  4. PUBLISH IN ENGLISH • LANGUAGE: GOOD QUALITY >> Obvious • AND • The Internal Structure is what matters • Prof. Gilson L. Volpato

  5. What do journals want? • Original Research >> novel • Peer Review • Interesting to the journal • Active Research Areas • Clear and Concise English • McGowan 2012 www.fapesp.br/6848

  6. RESEARCH ENGLISH • “Place the responsibility for clarity and understanding ontheWriter • ratherthanonthereader” • “Use short sentenceswithlesscomplicatedgrammar” • “Point more explicitly to ´gaps´ or´weakness´ in previous research ” • Swales and Feak 2000 p.16

  7. ESTABLISHING • 16 PassosnaRedação • 00- Clarezasobre o estudo • 01- Escolha a Revista • 02- Examine a redação e artigosdessarevista • 03- Juntetoda a informaçãonecessária • 04- Siga a SequênciaLógica • a- Conclusão (o mínimopossível) • b- Resultados (apenasosresultados) • c- Metodologia / Procedimentos (apenas) • d- Discussão (poisvocêestá no contexto de justificativa) • e- Introdução (contextodadescoberta) • f- Resumo • g- Título • 05- Siga o “outline” de cadatópico • 06- Escreva com suasprópriaspalavras(informalmente agora)

  8. ESTABLISHING 16 PassosnaRedação (cont.) 07- Retorne à Literatura e substancie o texto 08- Confira o conteúdo de todo o texto 09- Verifiquetodososaspectos de estilo 10- Repouse o texto 11- Reavaliecriticamente o texto 12- Peçacrítica de colegas(combine prazo) 13- Façaosajustesfinais 14- Coloquenasnormasdarevista 15- Submetaimediatamente Prof. Volpato Magnusson WE. How to write backwards. Bull Ecol Soc Am 1996;77:88. loop

  9. ESTABLISHING OUTRAS ESTRATÉGIAS Daniel MagGowen EDANZ Methods (during the research) Results Introduction (after selecting your target journal) Discussion Title Abstract

  10. ESTABLISHING ? QUAL SERIA A MELHOR ESTRATÉGIA ?

  11. ESTABLISHING • CONCLUSION • Stressing main contributions and implications • Making suggestions for future studies • Main findings • Stating limitations of the study • It is based on the Results, but not limited to them ( Prof. Volpato)

  12. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies • RESULTS • Setting the scene • Presenting the findings • Commenting on findings • Brett 1994, Posteguillo 1999, Willias 1999, Bem 2003, Yang & Allison 2003

  13. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies RESULTS (Examples) In this section, we introduce our empirical specification, outline six stylized facts about population and employment that are closely related to the predictions of the model, and present our baseline evidence that structural transformation away from agriculture plays a central role in explaining these stylized facts and the relationship between them. (Econ)

  14. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies RESULTS (Examples) Tables and Graphs Table 1 shows the overall means of parents´ hours per week spent with children as well as the (unadjusted) percentage of parents who engage in three types of child care: physical, recreational, and managerial care. (Soc)

  15. ESTABLISHING RESULTS (Examples) Data reduction considerations In 2008, buckwheat strips were successfully established in 14 out of 17 sites (Fig. 3). Three sites were not included in the analysis because o low germination due to flooding or loss to hail. (AgricSC)

  16. ESTABLISHING RESULTS (Examples) Methodological procedures To establish the educational affordances of video games in the content areas of mathematics, science, language learning, physical education, and history, we first pinpointed relevant trends within each subject. These subject area discussions, taken as a whole, provide the basis for our later conclusions and are used to review the pedagogical value of video gaming with respect to achievement. (Educ)

  17. ESTABLISHING RESULTS (Examples) Methodological procedures To examine the effect of structural modifications of flavones in their anti-inflammatory activities, macrophages were stimulated with 100 ng/mL LPS in the presence of different doses of the aglyconesapigenin, luteolin, and hrysoeriol or diluent control for 8 h. (FoodEng)

  18. ESTABLISHING • RESULTS (Examples) • The results reported here suggest that the discipline made the right decision even if it was for the wrong reasons. (Econ) • Seven patients had a higher tumour category at the pathological assessment than at the initial assessment. (Med) • We find that in most countries age is associated with greater anti-Americanism and that greater wealth, education, and satisfaction with politics are all associated with lesser anti-Americanism. (Poli) • To our surprise it was found that the TCR values for aligned gradient SWNT-polystyrene films significantly exceeded the TCR value for isotropic gradient films (Table 1). (Chem)

  19. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • RESULTS (Examples) • Accordingly, our data indicates that the Jaccard similarity between their tactical repertoires prior to their collaboration was only .09. (Soci) • Mean soil temperatures observed in this study were lower than the 30 year average for all application dates except for September Year 1 and March Year 2. (AgriSc) • The combination of the FEM and the EPSC model was shown to be an effective approach to simulate the deformation behavior of these multiphase materials. (MatEng)

  20. ESTABLISHING • RESULTS (Examples) • Among the cases we analyzed… • XX was/were observed…. • The results are summarized in Table 1. • Figure 2a shows the effect of X on Y. • Group X showed higher/lower levels of Y than the control group.

  21. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies • METHODS • Data /Materials used • What kind of activity is reported • Apparatus employed (tools, software, machinery,etc.) • Statistical Analysis • Swales 2004: 219

  22. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies • Methods (Examples) - exercise • After the image features are detected and matched, the endoscope motion is estimated using the robust technique of Wang et al. [22]. • We used medical-surgical staffing because this represents the majority of hospital nurse staffing and allowed us to use a staffing measure that could be readily and directly evaluated with respect to the requirements of California´s mandate. • To account for variability in the economy and nurse supply (Blegen, Vaughn, and Vojr 2008), we estimated a county-level annual unemployment rate as the percentage of people who were jobless, looking for jobs, or abailable for work, using annual data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics çrogram (US Department of Labor 2010). • Swales 2004: 220

  23. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies • Methods (Examples) - exercise • After the image features are detected and matched, the endoscope motion is estimated using the robust technique of Wang et al. [22]. • We used medical-surgical staffing becausethis represents the majority of hospital nurse staffingand allowed us to use a staffing measure that could be readily and directly evaluated with respect to the requirements of California´s mandate. • To account for variability in the economy and nurse supply (Blegen, Vaughn, and Vojr 2008), we estimated a county-level annual unemployment rate as the percentage of people who were jobless, looking for jobs, or abailable for work, using annual data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics çrogram (US Department of Labor 2010). • Swales 2004: 220

  24. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • Methods (Examples) • How Statements such as: “by + verb-ing” • Our experiment directly manipulated the accessibility of the noun phrase by changing whether or not the noun phrase had ... • We prepared the beverage by adding 300mL of boiled water ... • For our purposes we need to estimate carefully the dependence of the dilatation of the extension in a Whitney cube by using a small amount ...

  25. ESTABLISHING • DISCUSSION • Interpreting results • Explaining results • Evaluating results • Comparing results with literature

  26. ESTABLISHING • DISCUSSION (Examples) • In the current study, we have shown… • In summary… • To conclude… • In conclusion… • In demonstrating XX, our findings show that/illustrate that… • Taken together these results suggest… • The above data collectively show… • Our data supports the idea that XX • Our study supports the hypothesis that ZZ • Our study is limited by… • There were some limitations to the current study.

  27. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION • Establishing the territory • First Sentence • Generalizations about the literature • A real-world phenomenon/fact or standard practice • A problem to be solved or gap to be fulfilled • The purpose of the study • Generalizations about the literature • The topic has been extensively / moderately studied • Studies are still needed • Reporting prior literature • No consensus on the topic • There is a consensus

  28. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Establishing the territory-First Sentence • Generalizations about the literature • Conditions that give rise to collision between two objects that move in space have been studied by researchers for decades. • PATH planning for autonomous vehicles such as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has received a great deal of attention in recent years. • Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (ESBS) has gained much interest recently over traditional open surgical approaches as a treatment for pathologies involving the skull base and paranasal sinuses. • The inherent uncertainty in groundwater modeling has been widely recognized in the literature.

  29. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Establishing the territory-First Sentence • A real-world phenomenon/fact or standard practice • Heat events cause significant increases in mortality. • Feedback on performance is a feature of much professional training.

  30. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Establishing the territory-First Sentence • A problem to be solved or “gap” to be fulfilled • Water shortages in agriculture present an increasing problem globally. • Excessive leaf growth in field crops is inefficient in the use of resources of light, water and nitrogen and exacerbates problems of lodging and disease. • National eHealth programs rarely unfold as predicted, especially when carefully planned out in advance.

  31. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Establishing the territory-First Sentence • The purpose of the study • This paper deals with a question regarding tight closure in characteristic zero which we now review.

  32. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Establishing the territory-First Sentence • Generalizations about the literature (highlighting how much) • Conditions that give rise to collision between two objects that move in space have been studied by researchers for decades. • PATH planning for autonomous vehicles such as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has received a great deal of attention in recent years. • Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (ESBS) has gained much interest recently over traditional open surgical approaches as a treatment for pathologies involving the skull base and paranasal sinuses. • The inherent uncertainty in groundwater modeling has been widely recognized in the literature.

  33. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Reporting Findings of Previous Studies • This dogma has been challenged by recent findings suggesting ... • In general, object relative clauses such as (1) have been found to be more difficult to process than analogous subject relative clauses ... • There is considerable debate in the literature about the origins of the formula, what it was designed to do and ... • These plaques are believed to cause disturbances in cholinergic neurotransmission in the cortex and ... • The question of whether OPCAB prevents stroke, and other organ dysfunction remains controversial.

  34. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORY • INTRODUCTION - Reporting “Gaps” or “Weaknesses” • The cellular composition of ... is known to be heterogeneous, but detailed information about the cellular ... is not yet available. • Nevertheless, empirical research remains scarce and the research that does exist tends to be based in the USA... • Yet, the existence, relevance and character of resident cardiac progenitors remain ambiguous. • The border rank made appearances in the literature in the 1980s and early 1990s, but to our knowledge there has not been much progress on the question since then.

  35. ESTABLISHING • INTRODUCTION (Examples) • We demonstrated previously… • Previous studies have shown that… • We have previously shown that… • The topic of XX has recently been reviewed1. • To determine whether … • The purpose of this study was … • Therefore, we tested the hypothesis … • This report describes experiments designed to determine whether … • Therefore, our first objective in these studies was to determine whether.. • In this study, we sought to extend our observations and specifically test

  36. ESTABLISHING • ABSTRACT • Background • Purpose • Methods / Material • Results / Findings • Discussion / Conclusion • Implication / Recommendations • Hyland 2004: 67, Swales & Feak 2009: 5

  37. ESTABLISHING • ABSTRACT – Purpose Statement • The objective of this study was to explore … • This study explores … • This study aims to explore … • In this paper, we explore … • Our goal is to explore …

  38. ESTABLISHING • ABSTRACT - ResultStatement • Results/findings as subject: Our results suggest that comparison friction can be large even when the cost of acquiring information is small and may be relevant for a wide range of public policies that incorporate consumer choice. (econ) • 1st person (we/I) as subject: We show that these are necessary to consider when the robot is subjected to out-of plane external loads.(Eng) • • Analysis/method/model as subject: Time series analyses confirmed the presence of confusionengagement/flow, boredomefrustration, andconfusionefrustrationoscillations.(Educ) • • Study/Article/paper/work as subject: The article offers a logic model of public health law research and a typology of approaches to studying the effects of law on public health. (HealthP)

  39. ESTABLISHING ABSTRACT - Result Statement • Passive voice: Signs of tumour regression were seen on magnetic resonance imaging in 74 per cent of patients reassessed after RT. (Med) • It pattern: It was found that the isotropic RF outcoupling of atoms from a Bose-Einstein condensate does not result in decoherence. (Physics) • Statement: Serum concentrations of soluble cytokine receptors (sTNF-Rb, sIL-4R, sIL-2Ra, sVEGFR1, and sRAGE) and TNFa expression (gene and protein) in visceral fat did not differ significantly among groups. (FoodEng)

  40. ESTABLISHING • ABSTRACT (Examples) • Here, we present… • Here, we show… • Here, we report… • In this work we introduce… • These results show… • To test whether (past tense), we performed.... • To examine if (past tense) we (past tense) • We used XX to YY. Using this approach, we identified ZZ

  41. Title (A good ONE) • Suggests what the paper is about • Reveals the focus of the paper • It is not too broad • Announcing what has been accomplished: • Short Telomeres are Sufficient to cause the Degenerative Defects Associated with Aging • Raising a question that you intend to address in your paper: • Metropolitan Fragmentation and Health Disparities: Is There a Link?

  42. TITLE - With colon “:” • “xxx first part xxxxxxxxx : yyyyy second part yyyyyyy” • The first part catches the reader´s attention • The second part provides specific details, specifies what is addressed and makes reference to the methodology • Swales and Feak 2009: 57

  43. TITLE – Nouns vs Gerund/Verb • Estimation ... • Verification ... • Comparison ... • Determination ... • OR • Implementing ... • Detecting ... • Determining ...

  44. ESTABLISHING • Acknowledgements • Some colleagues • Those who provided the data analyzed in the study • Your funding body • The journal´s anonymous reviewers

  45. ESTABLISHING • Acknowledgements • The data reported here have been supplied by the United States Renal Data System. The interpretation and reporting of these data are the responsibility of the authors and in no way should be seen as an official policy or interpretation of the U.S. Government. (Med) • The authors thank Cathy Carroll and KeheXie for histological assistance. This research was supported by NSERC of Canada grants to BK and RG and a Norlien Foundation grant to BK. (BioMed)

  46. ESTABLISHING • Acknowledgements • This project was funded in part by a Faculty Research Committee grant from Idaho State University. The authors wish to thank the following people who helped at various stages in this project: Bill Bonk, Marianne Gullberg, Paul Meara, and Teri Petersen. The authors are also grateful to the participants who took part in their valuable feedback on previous drafts of this manuscript. (Ling) • A social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant on the “Global Environmental politics of Eco-Consumerism” provided funding to conduct the research for this article. We would like to thank jennifer Allan, Linda Coady, Sara Elder, GenevieeleBaron, and Kate neville for their feedback on this research. We would also like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their insightful and helpful comments. (Geog)

  47. ENGLISH LANGUAGE • How do you start reading an article? • What do you do when you read an article? • How do you take notes of what you read? • How do you know if this article is good for you? • Do you know the best authors for you? How do you select them? • Have you ever practised your writing? • Have you been reading anything in English?

  48. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies Passive Voice vs Active Voice “Use the active voice unless your target journal states otherwise” Springer – Daniel McGowan (2012) source: www.fapesp.br/6848

  49. ESTABLISHING THE TERRITORYies • a)Passive Voice vs b)Active Voice • a) • Blood samples were collected from 256 patients. • b) • We collected blood from 256 patients. • Springer – Daniel McGowan (2012) source: www.fapesp.br/6848

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