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Publication Workshop : Developing your work for (journal) publication
Frances BellResearch in Learning Technology http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/Workshop given on 25 June , 2013 at Institute of Learning Innovation,University of Leicester
Aim
An interactive session designed to help develop your skills and knowledge in relation to writing for publication in a journal
Opportunity to ask questions, review drafts
Gestation or Night inClose colleagues:•Presentation/ feedback•Local peer review
Conference:•Presentation/ feedback
Personal network:Blogging and comments
Journal:Read contentCheck audienceOffer to reviewSubmit , and resubmitNo such thing as failure
Who is your audience?Where should you
publish?Looking at possible journals helps you imagine their audience better
Thinking about your audience helps you choose a journal outlet
Research research!
Common Problems
S C O P E
SCOPE
So what?
Knowledge gap
Coherence
Abstract
TitleTitle Audience
One approach is:Does it do what it says on the tin?
Rachael Jacobs. Aesthetic development in pre-service teacher education: An interdisciplinary dialogue
Search engine optimisation
Alternative approach:Catchy title
Flying not flapping: a strategic framework for e-learning and pedagogical innovation in higher education institutions
5 minute exercise –
Who might be interested in this paper?
Would they find it easily?
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563212000088
Research the competition
Check here – including the word Facebook seemed to be quite a good idea in 2011 http://top25.sciencedirect.com/subject/social-sciences/23/archive/33/ and some of those are still there
Write about
… what interests you
Whilst making sure you are likely to attract an audience
Blogging Au Plein Air, after Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital
Man using iPad by C. Regina
A few practical tips – or don’t annoy the editor!
If you are not sure if your work fits the journal, can email abstract to editor
Follow style and structure guidelines – word length, Headings, etc., citations, references
Check images (resolution, etc.)
Proof read before sending
• Read first, (re-)written last
• Features
• Concise
• Precise
• Informative
• Language matches likely search
The abstract
1-2-3 - the ten minute abstract
ONE• identify a research question, objective • write a title (5 minutes)• share with your neighbour, question, clarify,
improve (5 minutes)
TWO• write an abstract (10 mins) - see handout
THREE• swap with your neighbour, read and feedback
(10 mins)
-Thanks to Rhona Sharpe for this exercise
Designing an Article
Possible article structure• (Abstract, keywords)• Introduction
• Backdrop and purpose
• Methodology• Varies according to
article type• address ethics
• Literature Review• Results• Discussion• Conclusions
Emerald advice on abstract structure
PurposeDesign/methodology/approach
FindingsResearch limitations/implications (if applicable)
Practical implications (if applicable)
Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value
Example of articlehttp://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/
view/14430/html
‘Standard Structure’
(Abstract, keywords)
Introduction
Methodology
Literature Review
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Cross-discipline investigation of the relationship between academic performance and online
resource access by distance education students
Abstract/Keywords
Introduction
Part of justification / backdrop – identifies the gap to be filled
Background
Context
Methods
Justification/ design
Results
Conclusion
Links back to stated purpose?
The beginning
Abstract
Keywords: distance education; online resources; academic performance; virtual learning environments; e-learning
Introduction
IntroductionPart of justification / backdrop – identifies the gap to be filled
“Distance education requires less physical infrastructure and resources and can offer students access to higher education for a reduced living cost (Betts, Hartman, and Oxholm 2009). Distance education enables institutions to access a global student market (Tennant, McMullen, and Kaczynski 2009) that extends to non-traditional populations, particularly those with family and/or work obligations that prevent attendance at university campuses (Betts et al. 2009). Furthermore, distance education is material to the heightened global interest in higher education and the growth in international students (Ragusa and Steinke 2011). “
Purpose/aims
“The present study seeks to fill knowledge gaps in the research literature by examining how and if the use of pedagogically driven technologies enhances or detracts from higher education delivery in two large and diverse introductory subjects at an Australian University. By providing an evaluation of online communication and resources used by distance students in a range of natural and social science courses, as well as the humanities, our research sample includes students with widely varying pre-tertiary performance abilities that we term ‘perceived academic capacity’.”
The middle
Background
Context
Methods
Justification/ design
Results
The end
Conclusion
Links back to stated purpose?
Our research evidenced that the provision of low-cost and easy-to-create online resources quantitatively enhanced students’ academic performance: students who accessed the online resources achieved greater academic success.
Think like a reviewer/editor- Write a review of 2 papers
- More useful- Less useful
Reviewer Guidelines: Research in Learning
Technology• Does the paper have clear aims and objectives / research questions that can be achieved within the scope of a Research in Learning Technology journal paper?
Does the paper make a contribution to knowledge?
Is the work suitably grounded in the literature to justify its contribution and frame the analysis/evaluation?
Is the research/evaluation methodology justified, clear and appropriate? (including ethical considerations / approval where appropriate)
Does the analysis/ evaluation have a clear flow and logical argument?
Does the analysis/evaluation link to an appropriate discussion and conclusions?
Is it presented in a way which is suitable for Research in Learning Technology’s
international audience?
http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope
Questions
Informal consultation…..
And now!
Good advice from the ThesisWhisperer
http://www.slideshare.net/ingermewburn/write-that-journal-article-in-7-days-12742195
Resources
Emerald – How to write effectivelyWe used today http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/guides/write/abstracts.htm
Oxford University Press ACS Style Guide
Reviewing a Manuscript for Publication Allen S. Lee
http://www.slideshare.net/ingermewburn/write-that-journal-article-in-7-days-12742195