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How to Get Published in Internationally Refereed Business Journals
How to Get Published in Internationally Refereed Business Journals
Formulating a Publication Strategy
Understanding the Publication Process
Structuring a Research Article/ Paper Significance on Abstract and Introduction section Adequate Literature Search
Choice of an Appropriate Methodology
Presenting results
Reference presentation and style of presenting
The Right form of Tables, graphs, Figure, Diagrams
The Length and Style of Presenting (formatting the paper)
Innovative content
New research questions
Looking at an old problem in new way
The hotness of the topic
Should have practical value
Avoid too technical terms
Novel approach / novel answers
Break through contribution
New set of variables, not considered in earlier study
How it helps manage the problem differently
Introduce a novel perspective to an existing problem
What makes Article high impact and accept in journals
Article attributes: Controls Organizational behavior content Human resources content Strategic management content Number of references cited
Universalistic attributes: IdeaExploration research plot
Universalistic attributes: Methods Independent data sources Longitudinal designReliability demonstrated No of sample used
Universalistic attributes: WritingPresentation clear and readable Limitations clearly noted Implications clearly described Length of article
Journals??.... Impact, Citations, References,
• Frequency with which the Journal Article is/ are cited in other Peer reviewed Jl
• Cited after your paper publication (within 2 years)• Based on Three year period• The composition of Editorial Board• Periodicity
• Indicates the importance of that jl to Research world/ researchers• Categorizing the jl under quality areas
Limitations …• New and Old• Availability and Non availability• Concept papers not cited much
What makes Article high impact and accept in journals
2 years publication….. CitationJournal Citation Reports - JCRIndexed PublicationIndexing agency
Most Sort after Journals….The Best
• AOM….. Academy of Management• AOM….. Academy of Management review• Administrative Science Quarterly• Strategic Management Journal• Jl of International Business Studies• Organizational Science
Thesis / Paper
• Does it deal with important issue(s)
• Create body of knowledge• Intended audience/
population• Logic ending
“Learning transferable skills should be an important part of the PhD process. Today’s PhD student is the highly-skilled academic or business researcher of tomorrow, and will need interpersonal and management skills to fill these roles effectively.”
why are skills important for researchers?
A. Knowledge and intellectual abilities
B. Personal effectiveness
C. Research governance and organization
D. Engagement, influence and impact
What competency?
some observation
• Clear sentence / clarity• Straight to point• Repetitions
• Logic flow
• Complex language• Dense sentence• Too many jargon• Hanging at a point
• Connectivity / thread
Motivation
Why should I do PhD ???
– Internal drive• Research interest (curiosity, sense of achievement/fulfillment)• Strong ambition (self-expectation)
– External drive• Degree and diploma• Parents, teachers, friends• Peer pressure (sense of honor and responsibility)• Small success
Problem Selection
Good research largely depends on the selected problem– A good problem is difficult to find
• Not too easy or too difficult
How to select a problem?– Is it an old problem or a new problem?
• Usually, new problems have more opportunities
Is it a significant problem?• Practically important yet technically challenging
• There are many mediocre papers published– Do not ruin your taste by poor-quality papers
• Read selectively– Highly cited papers and papers from first-tier journals and top-
ranked conferences
• Classification of papers– Type A: 80% understanding (main idea, solution method and
main results)– Type B: 50% understanding (idea & results)– Type C: 20% understanding (only introduction)
• Learn to appreciate good papers and criticize poor papers
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– Last Words ……• Revise• Word Count• If additional, than, develop a link to refer
• Develop rejection news…..
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Monitoring Activities of Leading Research Group in Your Field
• Identify leading research groups in your field• Find out their recent research focus
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