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How to get your article published

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The Presenters:

Professor Geoff Hall

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China

[email protected]

Professor Paul Simpson

Queen’s University, Belfast

[email protected]

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How to get published● Why publish in a journal?● Choosing the right journal● Preparing your article● Publication ethics● Peer review, editor decisions and revising● Life after acceptance● The online journal● Intellectual property rights● Open Access● Maximizing the impact of your article● Helpful resources

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Language and Literature

● Journal of the Poetics and Linguistics Association● International reputation● Listed in Web of Science and Thomson’s Arts and

Humanities Citation Index ● Listed in European Science Foundation Index

for the Humanities● Uniquely broad coverage of all the important

new research relevant to stylistics● Published a highly discoverable online

platform benefiting from inclusion in CrossRef

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How the publication process works

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Why should you consider publication?

● Quality• Do you have a contribution to make?• Peer review process / Journal reputation• Academic advancement

● Dissemination• Journal website (+ SAGE media channels)• Consortia and Developing World Initiatives• Society members receive issues of a journal

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Which journal should you submit to?

● Aims and Scope● Metrics

• Thompson Reuters (ISI)• Scopus (Elsevier)• REF (UK) / ERIH (Euro) / ERA (Aus)

● Journal usage● Publication speed● Accept / Reject rates● Discuss with senior colleagues● What journals do you read?

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Preparing your manuscript

● READ the manuscript submission guidelines• Referencing style• Word limit• Title, abstract, keywords• Conventions of academic writing• Supplemental data?

● Proof read● Cover letter

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Preparing your manuscript - Copyright and Ethics

● Obtain permission for all copyrighted material● Authorship / Acknowledgment● Funding statement● Conflict of interest● Plagiarism (don’t do it)● Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement ● COPE - http://publicationethics.org/

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Preparing your manuscript

● Check the JOURNAL WEBSITE

● Check the SAGE AUTHOR GATEWAYhttp://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalgateway/authorGateway.htm

● English language editing services - http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalgateway/engLang.htm

● Supplementary data - http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/doc/Supplemental_data_on_sjo_guidelines_for_authors.doc

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Submit!

● Submit to one journal at a time

● Online manuscript submission system• Scholar One (SAGE Track)

● Email

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What happens next? PEER REVIEW● First impressions count – submit the best possible product● Academic Editors are busy people● Check the review policy – some journals will indicate

turnaround times● Look at the editorial board/associate editor list – potential

reviewers of your paper● Check the online submission system for updates

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Peer review: the nuts and boltsA new guide from Sense about Science

● Basics of peer review with early career

researchers in mind● 91% of researchers from a 2009 survey

believe that their last paper was

improved through the peer review

process● Free booklet available online● Advice from editors, reviewers,

publishers and journalists

www.senseaboutscience.org/resources

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Typical first decisions● Revisions are nearly always requested● DECISION TYPES

• Desk reject• Reject after review• Major revisions required• Conditional accept with minor revisions• Accept without change – extremely rare

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Handling revisions

● Follow the timeframes requested for review● Demonstrate what you have changed● Address each referee point in a covering note● If you can’t meet all criticisms, explain why● Be positive● Process can take 2-3 iterations

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Handling rejection

● Read the referees’ report and the Editor’s letter● Focus on why● Try and re-work the paper● Consider submitting to an

alternative journal

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Life after acceptance

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SAGE Journals Online Platform

● Hosted by Highwire, 50million+ monthly users● Highwire hosted articles rank higher on major search

engines● Toll free inter-journal reference linking● Mobile optimized sites● OnlineFirst● Social bookmarking and sharing links● Most read and cited article lists

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What are my intellectual property rights as a SAGE author?

Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement● Exclusive licence● © The Author(s)● Permissions handled by SAGE who ensure protection

against infringement of copyright● Authors have a right to re-publish in a book● Authors can distribute on a non commercial basis● Post prints can be deposited in a repository after 12 months

www.sagepub.com/journalgateway/pubPolicies.htm#

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SAGE Open Access options

http://sgo.sagepub.com/

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/openaccess.htm

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Maximising the impact of your article

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Additional resourcesSAGE Journal Author

Gateway

‘Publishing Journal

Articles’

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalgateway

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book236083/title

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