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Dr. Frederick A. Ricci

Helpful hints for success with academic publications

What we plan to achieveWhat we plan to achieve with this Power Point with this Power Point PresentationPresentation

Maximizing your success in being published in Academic Journals

WHY PUBLISH Job Advancement. Share your passion. Extend your professional

experiences. Contribute to global

knowledge within your discipline.

Form collaborations. Furthering communications

with others if similar interests.

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Identifies you as one knowledgeable within the discipline.

Provide exposure and professional recognition especially in your field.

Other BenefitsOther BenefitsContribute to new

learning and alternative approaches

Develop expertise in academic digital publishing with an infinity of life within databases.

Academic institutional and private industry rewards:

Promotions and tenure. Advance your career. Measure of productivity

Publish for honor and prestige

Personal satisfaction and recognition .

Allow others to build you’re your research.

Citations being accredited to you

OBSTACLES TO OBSTACLES TO PUBLISHINGPUBLISHINGNo time with present scheduleHave “writers block” Deciding on what to writeLack of institutional supportSelecting a publication for submissionAfraid of rejectionsConcerned about peer review process

Opportunities:Opportunities:What you can publishWhat you can publish Empirical research: qualitative or quantitative Extension of previous studies Literature reviews Case studies Books or book reviews Analysis of other research Blogs, Wiki/podcast Universities and Think Tanks Your weekly newsletters, etc. Opinions on line: twitter Creation of web pages Conference Papers

TOPIC AREA SUGGESTIONSTOPIC AREA SUGGESTIONSTRENDS WITHIN YOUR AREATRENDS WITHIN YOUR AREA

What topics are “hot” in your field?What issues are on the horizon?In what areas is the literature of your field weak?

Who is the audience?What is the purpose of the article.

Brainstorm with other academicians on latest topics or issues.

LEADING JOURNALS IN LEADING JOURNALS IN YOUR FIELDYOUR FIELD

Which are the most prestigious and influential journals? Aim High. Review style, topics, tone.Are there important niche publications?How many people read and site this general. Don’t overlook newer, online journals

Reviews such as: Education Magazines and Journals and their impact:

http://ww3.comsats.edu.pk/library/Files/ListofEducationJournals.pdfhttp://www.world-newspapers.com/education

.html

CONFERENCES CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONSPUBLICATIONS

A Conference presentation is a good beginning to an article.Translating an script to an academic paper is easy start to a publication.Many conferences offer option to publish paper online or in their journal.

Review Upcoming call for Review Upcoming call for presentationspresentationsView: schedules, locations, and possible View: schedules, locations, and possible publicationspublications

Participate in conferences for Participate in conferences for exposure.exposure.

Specific to Your Field, Relevant to the promotion.Best: Large Research or International Conferences with options for publications to journal.Review prior conference programs outlines or schedules to determine best matches for topic presentation.Seek new ideas for presentations

Additional benefits when Additional benefits when publishedpublished

Receive invitations to:Co-write academic workEdit a publicationWrite a forward to a books, manuscripts, etc.Comment on InternetParticipate in radio and TV interviewsAsk to be a speaker at conferences, meetings,

etc.Submit article and chapters within publicationsProvide professional advice by emails

Also:

Calls to comment on other texts or journal articles

Excites you to get ready for the “next one”

STILL CONCERNED? HOW STILL CONCERNED? HOW ABOUT A TEAM EFFORTABOUT A TEAM EFFORT

Coauthor with others:Colleagues with similar or complimentary

interests/skills: Professors from foreign collegesAdvisees: Current StudentsGraduates/AlumniVisiting ProfessorsBusiness, Entrepreneurs, Government, Social Service Workers

How about guest/publishing How about guest/publishing or editing?or editing?

Special SectionEntire IssueMonographCreate your own

Newsletters And today’s……MultimediaVideo clips, etc. work with

multimedia technologists

READY TO START?READY TO START?

UTILIZE THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS: Plan, organize, coordinate, direct, and evaluate

Make time each week

Have multiple articles, writings, chapters, etc. working at hand

Share your work with others for ideas and comments.

Coauthors with other professionals which encourages schedules and deadlines.

BEGIN BEGIN BEGIN: Just do it

READY FOR THE EDITORREADY FOR THE EDITORWRITING THE COVER LETTERWRITING THE COVER LETTER

Use the Editor’s name (s)

Introduce your articleIndicate why you selected this journal/publication, etc.Provide the information on the Contact Author

Expand your publicationsExpand your publications

Have multiple articles, writings, chapters, etc. working at hand.Share your work with others for ideas comments.Coauthors with other professionals which encourages schedules and deadlines.

PROVIDE A CLEAN PROVIDE A CLEAN MANUSCRIPTMANUSCRIPT

Complying with the journal’s editorial style Submit correct tables, figures, and other graphics Produce a clean manuscriptCheck. Double check, proof read loud, all reference are listed correctly

Manuscript:Manuscript:Topics of interest in the moment.

Ask colleagues where are people

publishing.

Ready to Submit:Ready to Submit: Comply with all writing

requirements. Follow every instruction to the “T”

Request feed back from critical friends, use “DRAFT ONLY” at top of copy before submission

What about Writing Styles?What about Writing Styles?Most RequestedMost Requested APA: psychology, education, and other social sciences. http://www2.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citapa.ht

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MLA: literature, arts, and humanities. http://www2.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.ht

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Turabian: designed for college students to use with all subjects.

http://www2.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/cittur.htm

Chicago: used with all subjects in the "real world" by books, magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.

http://www2.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citchi.htm

Where to Send?Where to Send?Decide where to submit

to what journal.. Focus on top journals:

Nationally and Globally.

Review online publications.

Serve as a volunteer on an editorial boards

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Review weighing and ranking of journals

Look where citations were cited most from other journals.

Send by email to journal or complete the form submission required.

Your ChecklistYour ChecklistBegin with one good Idea or main pointConsider level of journal: Academic, Non-

academic. Local, National, International, Professional, preferably before written article.

Review past issues and write for a particular journal and its audience.

Focus on what other writers are discussing in reference to ideas, interests, theories, historical perspectives, etc.

Identify and follow journal requirements.

Process- Pier Review-ProtocolUsually acknowledged within 2 weeks that it was received.

Results:1. Publish, (rare)

2. Publish with some modifications, Do as quickly as possible. Send letter or email indicating how you have addressed every modification as requested. 3. Resubmit with revisions, (most often) 4; (Option). Decided whether you wish to resubmit or consider another journal.

5. Rejected. Remember rejection is part of academic writing. Send elsewhere. DO NOT GIVE up (like a jack in the box. Keep popping up. Resubmit

Dealing with Time and Dealing with Time and Rejections:Rejections: Peer review up to 6 months. Different methods however, usually sent to 2 or

3 academics knowledgeable within the area. Respond with commends and decision. Writer

changes on recommendations by the reviewers and resubmits for approval.

Up to 70% are rejected Reasons? Check website for Aims, Scope,

Content, and how to submit a manuscript. Ask others with their experiences.

Review: Best Advice from Review: Best Advice from ExpertsExpertsGet a vision: a reason and purpose for

writing.Academic wisdom “Publish or perish”Ancient Wisdom: “Without vision, the

people will perish”“There is no substitute for a good

idea, excellent research, and good, clean, clear writing”

“Don't send the manuscript to an editor until you have it reviewed with a fresh eye, or use professionally copy-editors”

“Beef up your cover letter: Rational for choosing that particular journal”

Your ReviewYour Review Remember, to get a lot of publications, you also will

need to get lots of rejections," says Edward Diener, PhD, editor

‘Anything aside from simply "reject,“ is a positive review.

These include: Accept: "Which almost nobody gets," she says. Accept with revision: "Just make some minor changes" Revise and resubmit: "They're still interested in you!" Reject and resubmit: Though not as good as revise and

resubmit, "they still want the paper!" May recommend submitting your work to a different

journal. “indicating that it may not be right for that journal.”

Don’t give up.

ReviewReview Excellent and quality writing is crucial. Proof-read and review comments from critics. You’ve done your best. How about another

periodical? OK. Rewriting the same article differently in

another publication. You may re-work it to another audience, re-write it, focus more emphasis or pother perspectives, data with different emphasis or interpretation.

Tell the editor briefly why your article fits within their journal.

Work with another author.

HAVE FUN WRITING

a legitimate citation for your curriculum vitae

allows other scholars to refer to your work.

• Your appearance (name)in the world's most widely used resources.

• Your publications within the digital academic search engines as well as general engines such as google and digital library.

• Lastly, increases the impact of your contribution to your field.

Remember…Publishing Remember…Publishing ProvidesProvides

Professional Outcomes:

Career Progression

Global Recognition

Builds your institution's status

Become the one you believe Become the one you believe you can be…you can be…Begin Writing NOW.

Dr. Frederick A. Ricci

fredricc@nova.edu

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Scholarly Open Access* Librarian’s list of publications List of Academic journals online:

http://www.world-newspapers.com/education.html

http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ LIST OF PUBLISHERS LIST OF STANDALONE JOURNALS Beall’s List: Potential, possible, or

probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers

Publishing Online Electronic Publishing Online Electronic VersionsVersions Explanations of

electronic versions of traditional media:

CD-ROM E-book Electronic journal Online magazine Online newspaper PDF New media: Blog Collaborative software Digital publication app File sharing Mobile apps. Podcast

Business models Digital distribution

platformOnline advertisingOnline distributionOpen access

(publishing)Pay-Per-ViewPrint on demandSubscriptionsSelf-publishingNon-Subsidy

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