Download - WriteTEL: Session4
Revising and reviewing your paper
WelcomeSession overview
Length – 1 hourPresentations and activities
Ground RulesRaise hand for urgent questionsUse chat for general questions and activitiesArriving late/leaving early
Learning outcomesAt the end of this workshop, you will:appreciate the practicalities of submitting
papers for publication;recognise common errors made in paper
submissions;be able to identify techniques for dealing
with the review process.
Last session, we looked at...The literature reviewGetting your first draft on paperThe abstract
Any questions?
From first draft to finished articleHave a break after your first draftCritical reviewers are key
Don't ask too much of peopleBe clear about the type of feedback you wantChose people you can trustValue criticism and diversity of opinionYou don't have to agree with your reviewerAcknowledgments/co-authors
Be prepared to rewrite, and rewrite...But also be prepared to submit
Submitting your paperThe review process
Submission systemsAuthor checklistsBlind/double-blind reviewsTimescales
Getting your paper backAccepted as isAccepted with amendmentsResubmissionReject
Don’t give up!Next steps
Have a backup planMake changes quicklyReview and address the feedback thoroughlyMake it easy for the reviewerGet another critical review
Things to rememberReviewers’ opinions are opinionsReviewers disagreeSome reviewers are poor reviewersDevelop a thick skin
Activity: common problems
Think of (student) papers you’ve read… what was wrong with them?
Please make your suggestions in the chat window.
Common problems (1)Content
not appropriate for conference/journalno discussion of obvious flawsnot adding anything to the field
Contextinadequate literature reviewlack of knowledge of the fieldtoo few/inappropriate references
Common problems (2)Structure
lack of clear structureno clear point/purposeno conclusions
Stylepoor written Englishtoo informalnot writing for the audience
Common problems (3)Format
spelling, punctuation, grammarreference format, number, typeformatting, style and layoutlanguage and writing stylelengthelements missing
Activity: dealing with rejection
Rejection is an inevitable part of getting published.How can you deal with it?
Please add your suggestions to the chat window.
Some ideasHave a backup planTake some time out but don’t sit on itRemember that reviewers are humanDon’t waste time plotting revengeHave more than one paper on the goRemind yourself that ‘no-one finds it easy’