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How to Publish in International Academics JournalsTom Coupe

Kyiv School of Economics

tcoupe@kse.org.ua

To start with: some publicity• Submit your paper to the KSE STUDENT CONFERENCE

• http://www.kse.org.ua/en/about/kse-news/?newsid=1327

• Apply to KSE’s MA programs

• http://www.kse.org.ua/

• Submit a column to MindSketch or VoxUkraine

• http://voxukraine.org/mindsketch/

• http://voxukraine.org

How to Publish in International Academics Journals (in economics) - Outline• Scenarios

• Rules of the Game

• Lessons Learned

Scenario I: You submit, then1. Accept

Scenario II: You submit, then1. Revise & Resubmit ( or even Reject and Resubmit)

2. Accept

Scenario III: You submit, then1. Revise & Resubmit

2. Revise & Resubmit

3. Accept

Scenario IV: You submit, then1. Revise & Resubmit

2. Revise & Resubmit

3. Revise & Resubmit

4. Reject

Scenario V: You submit, then1. Journal 1: Reject

2. Journal 2: Revise & Resubmit

3. Journal 2: Accept

Scenario VI: You submit, then1. Journal 1: Reject

2. Journal 2: Reject

3. Journal 3: Reject

4. Journal 4: Revise & Resubmit

5. Journal 4: Accept

Scenario VII: You submit, then1. Journal 1: Reject

2. Journal 2: Reject

3. Journal 3: Reject

4. Journal 4: Reject

5. Journal 5: Reject

6. Journal 6: Reject

7. Journal 7: Reject

Lesson I• Getting published takes time, many hurdles need to be

overcome!

• LESSON I: BE PERSISTENT!

Rules of the Game – what happens after you submit?• 1. Editor/Associate Editors

• 2. Referees

Editors: Desk Reject or Not?• Fit with journal?• does it ‘look’ publishable

• Interesting? • Sufficient contribution?• English ok?• Sufficient detail?

Referees – Accept/R&R/Reject• Same as editor but better informed• Go into detail

• Sufficient contribution?• Appropriate methodology?• Sufficient detail?• Aware of shortcomings?• Are results reasonable?• No plagiarism?

So to maximize chance of being published1. Good fit with journal2. Good English3. Interesting4. Sufficient contribution5. Sufficient detail6. Appropriate methodology7. Aware of shortcomings8. Reasonable results9. No plagiarism

Good Fit with Journal• Fit in terms of topic• Fit in terms of Quality tier• CNRS Ranking

• https://www.gate.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/categorisation37_juil_2015-3.pdf

• Association of Business Schools Ranking• https://

steffenroth.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/abs-2015-steffen-roth-ch.pdf

LESSON II: KNOW THY JOURNALS!

Good English• How good is your English?• http://www.proof-reading-service.com/en/• LESSON III: (PRETEND TO) WRITE LIKE A NATIVE WRITER!

Interesting• Academic Relevance• Policy Relevance• Every day use relevance• LESSON IV: MOTIVATE ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE!

How to find interesting ideas• Know the academic literature on the topic

• Google !• Journal of Economic Perspectives• Journal of Economic Literature• Journal of Economic Surveys• Ideas

• Be aware of what goes around you

Sufficient Contribution• What new knowledge did you create?

• How is your paper different from the existing literature?• How is your paper BETTER than the existing literature

• New data?• Better data?• Better Methodology?• New Insights?

• LESSON V: NOVELTY RULES!

Sufficient Detail• Explain in detail

• What variables do you use?• Definitions• Descriptive statistics

• What methodology you use?• Why is the methodology appropriate?• Robustness checks: what happens if you relax/change

assumptions• LESSON VI: YOU KNOW A MASTER IN THE DETAILS

Appropriate Methodology• What ‘standards of proof’ are used in your subfield?

• Data? • Causality versus Correlation• Theory?

• Different kinds of data require different kinds of analytical methods• LESSON VII: KNOW THY METHODOLOGY

How to know which methodology is appropriate?

• Know the literature!• Google !• Journal of Economic Perspectives• Journal of Economic Literature• Journal of Economic Surveys• Ideas

• Study at KSE!• http://www.kse.org.ua/en/education/• http://www.kse.org.ua/en/education-for-business/

Awareness of Shortcomings• Be explicit about

• Assumptions• Shortcomings

Lesson VIII: THOU SHALL BE MODEST

Reasonable Results• Do your findings pass the HAHAHA test?

• LESSON IX: REVOLUTIONAIRIES BE READY TO MEET THE STATUS QUO BIAS

No Plagiarism• Plagiarism is easy to detect

• It’s often obvious• Plagiarism software

• Reference List• Acknowledge all sources of ideas/graphs/data

• LESSON X: THOU SHALL QUOTE

Plagiarism : original• The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion of the population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature of the American landscape in the East, they transformed farm hands into industrial laborers, and provided jobs for a rising tide of immigrants. With industry came urbanization the growth of large cities (like Fall River, Massachusetts, where the Bordens lived) which became the centers of production as well as of commerce and trade.

• (http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml)

Plagiarism - unacceptable• The increase of industry, the growth of cities, and the explosion of the population were three large factors of nineteenth century America. As steam-driven companies became more visible in the eastern part of the country, they changed farm hands into factory workers and provided jobs for the large wave of immigrants. With industry came the growth of large cities like Fall River where the Bordens lived which turned into centers of commerce and trade as well as production.

No Plagiarism - acceptable• Fall River, where the Borden family lived, was typical of northeastern industrial cities of the nineteenth century. Steam-powered production had shifted labor from agriculture to manufacturing, and as immigrants arrived in the US, they found work in these new factories. As a result, populations grew, and large urban areas arose. Fall River was one of these manufacturing and commercial centers (Williams 1)

No Plagiarism-acceptable• Fall River, where the Borden family lived, was typical of northeastern industrial cities of the nineteenth century. As steam-powered production shifted labor from agriculture to manufacturing, the demand for workers “transformed farm hands into factory workers,” and created jobs for immigrants. In turn, growing populations increased the size of urban areas. Fall River was one of these manufacturing hubs that were also ''centers of commerce and trade'' (Williams 1)

LESSONS SO FAR• LESSON I: BE PERSISTENT!• LESSON II: KNOW THY JOURNALS!• LESSON III: (PRETEND TO) WRITE LIKE A NATIVE WRITER!• LESSON IV: MOTIVATE ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE! • LESSON V: NOVELTY RULES!• LESSON VI: YOU KNOW A MASTER BY THE DETAILS• LESSON VII: KNOW THY METHODOLOGY• Lesson VIII: THOU SHALL BE MODEST• LESSON IX: REVOLUTIONAIRIES BE READY TO MEET THE STATUS QUO

BIAS• LESSON X: THOU SHALL QUOTE

Additional Tips• The Writing Process

• Typical Structure

• The Importance of Networking

• How to react to referee reports?

• Journal Style Recommendations

The Writing Process• Draft I• Polish• Start Again: Draft II• Polish• Polish• Start Again: Draft III• Polish• Polish• Polish• Polish• SUBMIT• REMEMBER LESSON I: BE PERSISTENT!

Typical Structure• Introduction

• Research Question + Motivation• Literature Review (optional)

• Integrated review!• For Motivation

• Data & Methodology• Analysis• Conclusion

• Motivation and Implications

Networking• Discuss paper with friends and family

• Present your paper at conferences and seminars

• Ask people working on your topic for feedback

• LESSON XI: KNOW THY REFEREES AND EDITORS

How to react to R & R1. Be happy!2. Improve your paper according to suggestions of referees3. Add a note making explicit

1. How you changed the paper to address comments2. What you didn’t change and why you didn’t change3. Thanks to help improve your paper

LESSON XII: REFEREES LIKE TO BE PRAISED AND LISTENED TO BUT ARE (GENERALLY) SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE

Journal Style Recommendations• Only AFTER acceptance

LESSONS SO FAR• LESSON I: BE PERSISTENT!• LESSON II: KNOW THY JOURNALS!• LESSON III: (PRETEND TO) WRITE LIKE A NATIVE WRITER!• LESSON IV: MOTIVATE ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE! • LESSON V: NOVELTY RULES!• LESSON VI: YOU KNOW A MASTER BY THE DETAILS• LESSON VII: KNOW THY METHODOLOGY• Lesson VIII: THOU SHALL BE MODEST• LESSON IX: REVOLUTIONAIRIES BE READY TO MEET THE STATUS QUO

BIAS• LESSON X: THOU SHALL QUOTE• LESSON XI: KNOW THY REFEREES AND EDITORS• LESSON XII: REFEREES LIKE TO BE PRAISED AND LISTENED TO BUT

ARE (GENERALLY) SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE

More Reading

• https://www.elsevier.com/connect/8-reasons-i-accepted-your-article

• https://www.elsevier.com/connect/8-reasons-i-rejected-your-article

• https://sites.google.com/site/mkudamatsu/tips4economists

• http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~pnikolov/resources/writingtips.pdf

Finally: again some publicity• Submit your paper to the KSE STUDENT CONFERENCE

• http://www.kse.org.ua/en/about/kse-news/?newsid=1327

• Apply to KSE’s MA programs

• http://www.kse.org.ua/

• Submit a column to MindSketch or VoxUkraine

• http://voxukraine.org/mindsketch/

• http://voxukraine.org