research to publication marla mulcahy. introduction are you planning on sending your work to...
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Research to Research to PublicationPublicationResearch to Research to PublicationPublication
MARLA MULCAHYMARLA MULCAHY
Introduction
•Are you planning on sending your work to journals for possible publication?
•What is stopping you?•Why you may want to consider
this as an option
How to get Started
• Selecting a Journal – Who is your audience?– Who is likely to read/benefit from it?– Match the topic to the journal – Match the type of article
• Quantitative vs. Qualitative • Narrative
– Quality of the Journal
• Selecting (Continued)– Circulation of the journal – Frequency of publication – Impact factor and acceptance rates – Publication fees
Suggestions for Finding a Journal
• http://biosemantics.org/jane/• Consulting experts
– Mentor
• Manually reviewing • Library resources
Possible Journals for You
• Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Excellence
• International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
• Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research
journals listed above are all fairly open-ended and not specific to any one discipline. There aren’t any fees associated with publication in any of these journals. (Kirsten Gabriel)
Author Guidelines
• What you should expect find: – Types of manuscripts
• Solicited vs. unsolicited
– Preparation of manuscripts• Length• Citation style • Overall writing and formatting style
– Review Process– Ethics and copyright information
Example #1
Foodservice Systems Management Education Council
http://fsmec.org/journal/
“So I sent my article, now what?”
• Sent to reviewers: timeline 2-6 months for response (maybe longer)
• Editor respond with accept/reject/accept with revisions; reviewer comments
• If accepted with revisions – typically fairly short turn-around time to complete
• Editor will send “galley proofs” for final approval before publication
Concluding Thoughts
• Advantage of publishing with your mentor – Past publishing history
• Rejections – Reasons why?
Acknowledgements
Dr. Judy Anderson
Kirsten Gabriel
QUESTIONS???