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Jeffrey Robens, PhD Senior Research Consultant

Education Group Leader

Beijing Jiao Tong University

16 April 2015

Author Academy: Effectively Communicating your Research

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Who we are

Edanz vision

Raise authors’ chances of acceptance

for publication

Be an effective communicator

Your goal should not only to be published, but also to be widely read/cited

What journal editors want

Choose the best journal

Logically organize your ideas

Navigate through peer review

成为一个有效的沟通者

Section 1



Customer Service Academic Publishing What journal editors want

What do journal editors want?

Increase impact

High quality research

Interesting to journal’s readership

Original and novel research

Well-designed study Logically organized

Real-world applications

期刊编辑想要什么？

Customer Service Academic Publishing What journal editors want Publication ethics

Conflicts of interest

Plagiarism

Author contribution

Data fabrication or falsification

Consequences of unethical behavior

• Unable to publish • Loss of employment

始终遵循出版伦理道德准则

Journal selection

Section 2

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Reading Strategies Journal selection Choose your journal first!

Author guidelines • Manuscript structure • Word limits • Reference style

Aims and scope • Topics • Readership • Be sure to emphasize

Relevant references

Reading Strategies Journal selection Evaluating significance

How new are your findings? Low or high impact journal

Novelty

客观地评估自己的研究发现

Identify new material to be used as a photocatalyst • Medium to high impact factor journal Improve the photocatalytic efficiency of an existing material • Low to medium impact factor journal


How broadly relevant are your findings? International/regional & general/specialized

Relevance


Applicable only to Asia • Regional journal is more appropriate Applicable worldwide • International journal is more appropriate (need to emphasize)


How broadly relevant are your findings? International/regional & general/specialized

Relevance


Applicable only to specific field • Specialized journal is more appropriate Applicable for other fields • Broad-focused journal is more appropriate (emphasize)

Reading Strategies Journal selection Factors to consider when choosing a journal

Aims & scope Readership

Open access Indexing Impact factor

Varies by field

评估备选期刊的方方面面

Government/industry Developing countries

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使用免费的在线资源找到目标期刊

Reading Strategies Journal selection

Insert your proposed abstract

Journal Selector www.liwenbianji.cn/journal_selector



Matching journals




Journal’s aims & scope, IF and publication frequency

Are they recent? Have you cited them?

Similar articles



Visit website

Manuscript structure

Section 3


Coverage and Staffing Plan Manuscript

structure Manuscript

structure Introduction

Background information

Specific aims Aims

Current state of the field

Problem in the field

为什么需要做这项研究？



structure Writing the Introduction

The main objective of this research is to develop a general model for estimating the stresses, strain, and ground movement, which can then be used to describe the worse case conditions that may occur near the wellbore in longwall mining areas.

Factors that need to be studied are those that are applied to the casing and the resulting stress and strains or displacements which could lead to an unstable wellbore.

Problem in the field

Wang et al. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol. 2014; 4: 59–71.

Study aims

你的目标就是要解决问题 “Study of borewell stability of Marcellus shale wells in longwall mining areas”



structure Methods/Experimental

How it was done

General methods Specific techniques (discuss controls)

Quantification methods Models/equations

Statistical tests

What/who was used

Samples or participants Materials

How it was analyzed

Consult a statistician

清楚地描述研究设计的各个方面



structure Results

1. Initial observation 2. Characterization 3. Application

Logical presentation

Example:

1. Fabricate new membrane for water treatment

2. Evaluate physical and chemical properties (e.g., under different temperatures/pressures)

3. Efficacy in removing particulate contamination



structure Results

1. Initial observation 2. Characterization 3. Application

Each subsection corresponds to

one figure

What you found, not what it means

Logical presentation

Subsections

Factual description

真实、合理地介绍你的发现



structure Discussion

Summary of findings

Relevance

Conclusion

Similarities/differences Unexpected/negative results Limitations

你的研究如何推动该领域的发展？

Implications



structure

The Spanish version of AIDA showed good psychometric properties in Mexico and can be used to assess the construct “pathology-related identity integration vs. diffusion” with reliability, validity, and content equivalence in comparison with the original AIDA questionnaire. This finding supports the cross-cultural generalizability of the underlying concept and confirms the importance of culture-specific test adaption in addition to literal translation of the questionnaire. Nevertheless, some items should be improved. Therefore, the test version of “AIDA Spanish – Mexico” should be further adapted and should be tested in a more heterogeneous population.

Conclusions

为什么你的研究在本领域是重要的？

Conclusion

Implications

Future directions

Kassin et al. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2013; 7: 25.



structure Linking your ideas

General background

Objectives

Methodology

Results and figures

Summary of findings

Implications for the field

Relevance of findings

Problems in the field

Current state of the field Introduction

Methods

Results

Discussion

将你的想法合理贯穿全文



structure Abstracts

First impression of your paper

Importance of your results

Validity of your conclusions

Relevance of your aims

Judge your writing style

Probably only part that will be read

对你的研究成功的第一印象就是你的摘要



structure Sections of an abstract

Aims

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Why the study was done

Your hypothesis

Techniques/analyses

Most important findings

Conclusion/implications

摘要概括性地介绍了你的研究内容

Peer review

Section 4


Peer review What reviewers are looking for

The study

The manuscript

Relevant hypothesis Good experimental design Appropriate methodology Good data analysis Valid conclusions

Logical flow of information Manuscript structure and formatting Appropriate references High readability

Abstract and Introduction Methods Results and Figures Discussion

审稿人评估你的研究和你的稿件

Peer review Writing response letters

Revise your manuscript according to reviewer comments

Communicate revisions to the journal editor

Peer review

Respond to every reviewer comment

Easy to see changes

Refer to line and page numbers

Use a different color font

Highlight the text

Writing response letters

Read by the journal editor, not the reviewers

Highlight the text

通过答复信交流稿件中所做的全部修改


Reviewer Comment: In your analysis of the data you have chosen to use a somewhat obscure fitting function (regression). In my opinion, a simple Gaussian function would have sufficed. Moreover, the results would be more instructive and easier to compare to previous results.

Response: We agree with the Reviewer’s assessment of the analysis.

Agreeing with reviewers

Agreement

解释你为什么同意审稿人以及哪里进行了修改



Response: We agree with the Reviewer’s assessment of the analysis. Our tailored function, in its current form, makes it difficult to tell that this measurement constitutes a significant improvement over previously reported values. We describe our new analysis using a Gaussian fitting function in our revised Results section (Page 6, Lines 12–18).

Agreeing with reviewers

Agreement

Revisions

Location

Why agree

Coverage and Staffing Plan Cover Letters Cover Letters


Response: It is clear that this reviewer is not familiar with the current analytical methods in the field. I recommend that you identify a more suitable reviewer for my manuscript.

Disagreeing with reviewers

绝对不要像这样否定你的审稿人！

Peer review


Response: Although a simple Gaussian fit would facilitate comparison with the results of other studies, our tailored function allows for the analysis of the data in terms of the Smith model [Smith et al., 1998]. We have now explained the use of this function and the Smith model in our revised Discussion section (Page 12, Lines 2–6).

Evidence

Revisions

Location

Disagreeing with reviewers

如果你不同意审稿人，你需要进行解释并提供依据

Be an effective communicator

Your goal should not only to be published, but also to be widely read/cited


Choose the best journal

Logically organize your ideas

Navigate through peer review

成为一个有效的沟通者

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Activity

Which statements are true or false?

1. To encourage readers to download your article, you should avoid including key findings and implications in your abstract.

2. You should choose your journal after you’ve written the manuscript.

3. You should use published examples to support your claim if you disagree with reviewers.

4. Significant findings are more important than a well-organized manuscript.

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谢谢！

Any questions?

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