From Manuscript to Publication in a Scientific Journal

From Manuscript to Publication in a Scientific Journal Inside Rekommendations from an Editor Haifa – Beer Sheva – Jerusalem Sven Hessle November 2012 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 1

Find the population of scientific journals within the own area of expertise 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 2

Important information in scientific journals • Journal affiliation • Editorial focus • Special issues/Supplements • Indexed/Abstracted • Circulation • Frequency of publication • Number of articles in each issue 27/10/2021 • Submission of manuscript • Format of manuscript • Review process • Charges • Reprint policy • Book reviews • Subscriptions Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 3

Strategies for updating the knowledge base (Literature review) • Search in Bibliographic Databases; • Manual search for Dissertations and Relevant academic journals; • Snowball technique in identifying references through earlier discovered articles; • Identify Key Pioneer Researchers within the field 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 4

The content and form of the article Title • Does it reflect the content? Key Words • Will they direct the readers to the article? Abstract • Does it give the aim, methodology, main results and conclusion in 150 words? Introduction • Is there a good rational for the study of this formulated problem and making up this aim of the article? 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 5

The content and form of the article (continued) Literature Review • Does the aim of the study make sense in light of previous research? Theoretical Framework • Is it clearly presented as well as related to research questions posed Method • How was the study conducted? design, participants, definitions of concepts, measurements, procedures 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 6

The content and form of the article (Continued) Result • Are the results described in apropriate detail? Are they relevant in terms of the aim and research questions? Discussion • Does the discussion relate findings to the research questions and previous literature? Conclusion • Are the arguments relevant and convincing? References 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 7

The content and form of the article (continued) Footnotes • Are they relevant? Are they too many? Appendices Tables and Figures • When sending manuscripts to journals, tables and figures are usually refered to in the text, and are being put in the end of the manuscript 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 8

Review Process • • Type of review Acknowledgement Review time Revisions Acceptance rate Return of manuscript Lag time to print 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 9

Indicate the principal problems with the manuscript: _________Clarity ________ Currency ________ Writing style _______Methodology 27/10/2021 ______ Documentation `______ Conceptual level _______ Organization If accepted, does the article require professional language editing before publication? Please comment. _____________________ Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 10

Rating of the manuscript • _____ 1. Accept • _____ 2. Provisional acceptance (requires minor revision) • _____ 3. Provisional rejection (requires major revision) • _____ 4. Reject and Resubmit • _____ 4. Reject 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 11

Important Information • Plagiarism, Fabrication and Falsification • Open access • Scientific article publication and future challenges 27/10/2021 Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University 12

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