Publishing Your Research Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Department
Publishing Your Research Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Department of Library and Information Science University of the Punjab 1
Agenda p p p My publishing case study Writing for publishing Finding publishing avenues Review process Publishing process From thesis to journal articles From thesis to book Online publishing Self publishing Promoting your publications Ethical and legal issues 2
My publishing case study Books 5 Journal articles published 81 Journal articles accepted 5 Refereed conference papers 6 Total 97 3
Year wise distribution 4
Country wise distribution Pakistan 38 UK 29 USA 15 Germany 4 Netherlands 4 Malaysia 1 Japan 1 Australia 1 West Indies 1 Iran 1 Canada 1 Argentina 1 5
Authorship Single 42 Coautho r 55 6
Where did paper come from Papers written for journals 49 Conference papers published as journal articles 11 Papers from my Ph. D thesis 9 Papers from students’ theses 9 Papers from friends’ theses 5 7
My Ph. D thesis p p Locally published in 2005 Published from Germany in 2009 Freely available at HEC’s Pakistan Research Repository Published 9 papers based on it 8
Writing for publishing 9
Why do I write? p p p p You have a research grant and must publish the results of your research You want a job or a promotion You want to disseminate your work or research findings to a particular audience You want your research to have political, social, or scientific implications for change You want to contribute to intellectual discussion or scientific debate You want to generate new knowledge You are passionate about your subject area and are compelled to write 10
Levels of scholarly publishing 11
Building your manuscript Budget your time for writing p The first draft p Reviewing the first draft p The second draft p Getting feedback from colleagues p The third draft p 12
Contents of a research paper p Title p Results p Author’s p Discussion name and institutional affiliation p Abstract p Keywords p Introduction p Literature review p Methods p Conclusion p References p Acknowledgements p Biographical sketch p Appendices 13
Format of paper Format of the paper is determined by the journal p Check their web site for information p Differences from one journal to another: p n n n n Style of references Tables and figures Line spacing Font Word limit Writing style File type 14
Useful sources for authors p p Author guidebooks Author associations n n n p International Science Writers Association National Writers Association Professional Writers Association Authors Guild Pakistan Writers Guild Pakistan Medical Writers' Association Online resources n n Author. Aid Emerald Literati Network 15
Author. Aid 16
Emerald Literati Network 17
Finding publishing avenues 18
How to find journals Ulrich's International Periodical Directory p Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) p Journal Citation Reports p Scopus Journal Analyzer p Ingenta. Connect p 19
Ulrich's International Periodical Directory 20
A journal entry in Ulrich’s 21
Directory of Open Access Journals 22
Journal Citation Reports 23
Scopus Journal Analyzer 24
Ingenta. Connect 25
How to select right journal Look at your reference list p Ask your colleagues for advice p Think about who will want to read your paper p Read papers from short-listed journals p Put your shortlist of journals in rank order, from first choice to last choice p Discuss your choice with your co-authors p 26
Criteria for journal selection Referring system p Citation scores p Circulation p Journal type p Time lag p Reputation of editors p Professional vs. commercial ownership p Quality of production p 27
Review process 28
Manuscript submission p Guidelines for authors p Process of submission p Acknowledgement by editor 29
Review process 30
Process of review First scanning by editor p Selection of reviewers p Double blind review p Time for review p Decision of reviewers p Communication of decision to author p Acceptance, Rejection or Revision p Submission and review of revised version p Final decision p 31
Criteria for judging a paper Does the article add to what is already known? p Is the article demonstrably related to what has been previously written? p Are the arguments employed valid in terms of the body of knowledge? p Is the article easy to read? p Do the arguments flow logically? p Are the conclusions strong? p 32
Review pro forma 33
Handling reviewers’ comments p Make adjustments and attach explanation p Don’t feel obligated to make all recommended changes p Don’t take comments personally p Be polite in all correspondence 34
Publishing process 35
Publishing process Paying for publication p Copyright agreement by author p Decision of issue to include paper p Copy editing p Proof reading p Printing p Notification of publishing to author p Delivery of printed issue and off-prints p 36
From thesis to journal articles 37
From thesis to journal article Decide how many articles can be published p Cut-paste-edit p Re-write some parts p Each article should be independent with all required contents p Supervisor as co-author p 38
From thesis to book 39
From thesis to book Seek permission from university p Improve contents p Improve language p Re-format p Find publisher p 40
Online publishing 41
Advantages of online publishing Better chances of acceptance p More control over the process p Higher royalties p Author-friendly contracts p Shorter response times p Faster publication p Multimedia and format options p Mass market place p 42
Where to publish online p E-publishing company n Lulu. com p Institutional website p Personal website p Blog 43
Self publishing 44
The self-publishing process p p Develop your idea Write your manuscript Proofread and market test your manuscript Prepare your business plan n n p p p p Who will buy your book? How will you market and sell it? Decide how many books you will print and the format of book you want Get quotes for typesetting and printing Get manuscript 'print ready' (typeset) Design the book cover Print the book Market and advertise the book Fulfill orders Collect payment and record sales 45
Promoting your publications 46
Promoting your publications p p p Book review Flyer Book launching ceremony Email discussion groups Sending off-prints to experts/writers Newsletters/newspapers Entry in search engines Pay-per-click advertising Entry in databases Online bookstores Continued work of your students/research team 47
Ethical and legal issues 48
Ethical considerations Accurate reporting of research results p Data retention and sharing p Duplication and piecemeal publication p Plagiarism p Protecting confidentiality p Conflict of interest p 49
Legal considerations p Publication credit n n Co-authorship Order of authorship Publishing contract p Copyright p Defamation p 50
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