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Getting Your Work Published
Natasha FloerschJournal ManagerAmerican Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health ResearchCenters for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado
Pre-writing Activities
Seek buy-in or approval
Collaboration – choose co-authors• Different roles on project
Few co-authors participate in writing
Writing your Manuscript
Types of articles• Research articles• Reports• Briefs• Case studies• Letters• Editorials
Depends on the type of research/activity
Writing your Manuscript
Elements of a research article• Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion/Conclusion• References• Tables• Additional information
Choosing a Journal
Online resources – lists of journals
Ask a librarian to suggest some journals
Consider• Audience• Articles already published in the journal• Peer review• Indexing• Impact factor• Special issues or theme issues
Submitting Your Manuscript
Be sure to follow journal guidelines
Page/word limits are especially important
Double-check authorship guidelines
Select one author to guide submission process
Ask questions if necessary!
The Review Process
Types of peer review• Open review• Blind• Double-blind
Can take a long time – don’t get discouraged!
Possible results• Reject• Revise• Accept as is
The Revision Process
Peer reviewers usually focus on quality of content, ideas, research
Comments can be in narrative form, or edits within your Word document
Journal staff members sometimes edit for clarity and grammar
The Revision Process
Ask questions if necessary!
Meet deadlines
Address all comments (even if no change is needed)
Reread before resubmitting
Be patient! May need more than one round.
The Publication Process
You can make a final check before publication
“Online first” publication
Copyright transfer• Check with journal before
posting/ sharing your published article
The Publication Process
Communicating published findings
• In written format, share citation and abstract
• Create a fact sheet, brochure, etc. for your new publication
• Share via listserv or e-mail subscription list
• Post a link on your Web site
Resources
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Biosemantics Group. (2007). Journal/Author Name Estimator. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Author. Retrieved from http://www.biosemantics.org/jane/
Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice. (2009). Journals that publish practice. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/Journals_that_Publish_Practice.aspx
Resources
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. (2010). Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: Writing and editing for biomedical publication. Retrieved from http://icmje.org/urm_main.html
National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). Journal lists. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3827/table/pubmedhelp.pubmedhelptable45/
Resources
Nicholson, S. (2006). Writing your first scholarly article: A guide for budding authors in librarianship. Information Technology and Libraries, 25(2), 108-111. Retrieved from http://www.bibliomining.com/nicholson/firstarticle.htm
Thomson Reuters (n.d.). Intellectual property & science. Master journal list. Retrieved from http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/
Lastly, please contact me if you have questions! natasha.floersch@ucdenver.edu
(American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research:http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/centers/CAIANH/journal/Pages/journal.aspx)
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