Publishing in International Research Journals Prof K Peter

Publishing in International Research Journals Prof. K. Peter Kuchinke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Editor, Human Resource Development International

Outline n Why publish? n What to Publish? n Where to publish? n How to succeed in publishing? n Mistakes to avoid

Purpose of Publishing n Scientific progress based on written contributions n Scientific ideas evaluated based on written contributions n Extrinsic Reasons n Requirement of graduation/promotion n Prestige, reputation, visibility n Reaching a wide (international) audience n Intrinsic Reasons n Pride, Self-efficacy n Sense of accomplishment n Determine standing in the academic community

Types of Contributions • • • Empirical Research Meta-Analyses Theory Development Model/Conceptual Development Integrated Reviews of Literature Exploratory Studies (“Research Notes”) Opinion Pieces Responses to Published articles Book Reviews

Maturity of Contributions n Emerging Fields/Areas n Exploratory research n Descriptive research n Definitional writing n Developing research agendas n Established Fields/Areas n Hypothesis Testing n Theory development n Construct validation n Meta-analyses

Types of Research Journals n SSCI listing n Standing within Disciplines/Fields n Tier 1, 2, 3 etc. n Domain-specific journals n E. g. Cross-cultural Management; Human Resource Development International n Regional Focus n E. g. Asia Pacific Journal of Management n Audience specific journals n E. g. Harvard Business Review n Special sections, topical monographs

Successful Submissions n Quality of contribution to the literature n Originality n Rigor n Relevance n Match with journal scope and aims n Conforms to editorial guidelines n Quality of writing n Willingness to revise

Common Mistakes in Submitting Papers to Research Journals n Practitioner Papers n Introductions for the Uninformed n No Original Relevance n Targeted at another discipline n Replica of already published work n Guideline violations n Not theory-based n Uninvited resubmissions n Source: Kilduff, 2007 - AMR

Publishing Violations n Submitting to several journals at once n Misrepresenting authorship Misrepresenting ownership of ideas and data n Plagiarizing n Using identical data set in multiple submissions

Tips for Novice Scholars n n n n n Non-refereed contributions Conference Proceedings Match quality of contribution and rating of the journal Maybe: build on practitioner focused publications Be prepared to revise and revise… Be prepared to resubmit Second author Use master’s thesis or dissertation Don’t get discouraged!