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Topic: Publication ProcessDr. Syed Sameer, AAssistant Professor – Medical Biochemistry Basic Medical Sciences Department, College of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences,King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Publication/Scientific Paper
• A scientific paper is a written and published report describing original research results
• The purpose of scientific paper is to communicate new scientific findings
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Publication Process• Pre Submission Process
• Prior to research
• Understanding the publication process
• Writing the manuscript (draft)
• Submission Process• Selecting a journal
• Submitting the manuscript
• Responding to peer reviews
• Publication
Avoiding common errors
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Prior to Research• What study should I carry out?• What will be my samples size, methodology etc?• Where will I publish the results (Journal/Conference)?• How many papers will I publish with the data?• To which journal(s) will I submit these data?• Who will be my co-authors? • Who will be my collaborators? (Working in lab groups or in teams
across disciplines and institutions distributes this workload efficiently)
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Understanding the publication process• Manuscript Preparation• Submission (Online System/Via E-mail)• Acceptance of submission (Post technical check)• Peer Review • Accepted for publication as such • Accepted after revision (Major/Minor)
• Response to reviews/Modification as per reviews• Re-submission of edited manuscript• Reviewed Again• Accepted/Rejected
• Pre-publication formatting
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Minimum of Six
Months
Writing the manuscript - Essentials• The words and figures and data presented must be the
original work• Authors should make a substantive contribution to
the paper• Authors should be added or dropped with full
disclosure/consent• Data must be fully and truthfully reported• Errors must be fully and truthfully reported• Data can be re-used, but with proper citation
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Writing the manuscript - Format• Scientific papers are commonly organized in IMRaDc format
nowadays• Introduction• Methodology• Results • Discussion
• Conclusion
• Each section should essentially contain three or more paragraphs
• This will serve as your first draft copy
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Essential Parts of a Manuscript• Title: Describe concisely the core contents of the paper
• Abstract: Summarize the major elements of the paper
• Introduction: provide context and rationale for the study
• Methodology: Describe the experimental design & procedures so it is reproducible
• Results: Summarize the findings without interpretation
• Discussion: Interpret the findings of the study
• Summary/Conclusion: Summarize/Conclude the findings
• Acknowledgement: Give credit to those who helped you
• References: List all scientific papers, books and websites that you cited
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Selecting a journal• It should cover your area of research• The readers of the journal should
match your target audience• Choose a more generalized journal
carrying wide variety of areas of research• For a strong research/manuscript
choose high impact journals
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Selecting a journal• The most common way of selecting
the right journal is to look at the articles you have consulted to prepare your manuscript• Probably most of them are
concentrated in one or two journals • Read very recent publications in each
candidate journal (even in press), and find out the hot topics and the types of articles accepted
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Selecting a journal
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Submitting the manuscript
• Prepare your manuscript according to the journal format
• Read the journal guidelines carefully and early on
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Guide for Authors• Contains information about • The editors, co-editors, publication house, impact factor, country of origin• Areas/Topics which the journal covers• Impact factors over the five years• Indexing and abstracting • Publication fee and mode of printing article (Free/Pay per view etc)
• Contains Guideline for the authors about• How to prepare the manuscript (Format)• How to prepare table, figures and other media• How to submit the paper• How to follow the rest of publication process
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Prior to - Submitting the manuscript• Main article file should be preferably in MS-Word file• Title, names of the all authors, their affiliations, contributions
should be on the First page of the Main article • Cover letter to the editor explaining your research preferably
from the corresponding author (With his/her contact information)• Abstract of the article should not be of more than 250 words• At least 5 keywords at the end of abstract • Some of the keywords should also be within the title of the paper
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Prior to - Submitting the manuscript
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Prior to - Submitting the manuscript• Figures and Tables should be made separately from the main article file & should be self explanatory• Figures should be in the 800x600 or higher resolution preferably in TIFF or JPEG format• Tables should be in MS-Excel file• Both figures and tables should be cited within the text of the main paper • Legends to figures and tables should be at the end of the
manuscript file after References section
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After…..Writing your manuscript• Review & Edit• Check it over for grammatical and
spelling errors • Make sure it is formatted properly• Ask your colleagues for “Sanity Check”
of language and typographical errors
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Submitting the manuscript• Keeping all the files in hand :• Main File (MS-WORD)
• Title page with author information/affiliations• IMRaDc format• Acknowledgement (to all those who have helped)• Legends for the Figures/Tables
• (At the end of main file)
• Separate First Page/Author File (MS-WORD)• Cover Letter (MS-WORD)• Figures (TIFF/JPEG)• Tables (MS-EXCEL)• Suggested Reviewers information, their
affiliations and contact details (separate MS-WORD file)
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Submitting the manuscript
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Submitting the manuscript• ??
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Submitting the manuscript
• At the end of the process:• Build PDF
• Wait for the confirmation mail
• Click the link and view the PDF which the
system has made
• Approve if it is correct, in all respects
• Wait for the reviewers to submit their report
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Peer review process
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Responding to peer reviews• Respond to each comment separately
• Be respectful in clearing the doubts
• Respond fully, giving as in-depth details as possible
• Explain to the best of your knowledge
• Edit/modify, if the reviewer has asked so
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Essential Parts of a Manuscript
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Rejection!!! …………………. Reasons• It does not fall within the Aims and Scope of the target Journal• It fails the technical screening• It's incomprehensible• It's incomplete• The procedures, methods and/or analysis of the data is seen to be
defective• The conclusions cannot be justified on the basis of the rest of the paper• It's is simply a small extension of a different paper, often from the same authors
• It's boring or of marginal interest to the field
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Publication
• Online Pre- publication – Ahead of Print• Contains DOI number only for identification• No Issue number, No Page number
• Actual Publication – Hard copy in Issue• Contains Issue number and Page number for citation
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Avoid Common Errors•Be sure the journal is suitable for your research
•Read and follow all formatting guidelines
•Keep in good communications with co-authors
•Keep the paper clearly organized and place information in the correct location
•Be sure you know the existing research and cite it correctly
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Avoid Common Errors•Avoid plagiarism of others’ work
•Avoid multiple publication of the same work, never submit your manuscript to more than one journal at a time
•Cite and acknowledge others’ work appropriately
•Only list co-authors who made major contributions
•Have a native English speaker read the paper, before submission; Even if you ARE a native English speaker
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Dr. Syed Sameer, AgaBasic Medical Sciences Department, College of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences,King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Telephone: +966 12 2246666 Ext. 45768Official Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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