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Publishing in internationalrefereed journals
Richard Watson Todd
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Publishing in international refereed journals Suppose you have a well-designed study
with interesting findings You decide to try to publish in an
international refereed journal What do you do next?
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Choosing the journal
Criteria for choosing a journal– Academic level of the journal– Style of the journal– Interests of the journal– Difficulty of getting published (publication
rates vary from 5% to 75%)– Professionalism and length of time till
publication
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Some journals
Very academic journals– TESOL Quarterly– Applied Linguistics
Academic journals– System– Journal of Second Language Writing– Journal of English for Academic Purposes– ESP Journal
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Some journals
Easier academic journals– RELC Journal
Non-academic but difficult to publish– ELT Journal
Non-academic– Guidelines– Forum– English Teaching Professional
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Some journals
Specialised journals– Assessing Writing– Semiotica– Language and Education– Language Awareness– Studies in Second Language Acquisition– International Review of Applied Linguistics
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National and other journals
– Pasaa– ThaiTESOL Bulletin– rEFLections– Other universities’ journals
– Journals in Taiwan, India, Korea etc.
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Write the article Check the guidelines for contributors Read 2 or 3 articles in the journal Be careful of:
– format– references– conventions– organisation– language– Note: if you have language errors or wrong corrections,
higher chance of rejection
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Write the article
When writing, pay special attention to:– assumptions– context– conclusions
• justified
• insightful
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The process so far ...
Conduct your research Choose the journal Write an article
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The next stages
Ask a colleague to read and comment on your article
Revise the article Send off the article
– Post?– E-mail?– SEND TO ONE JOURNAL ONLY
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Sending the article
Send at least 3 things:– Cover letter/e-mail– Cover sheet– Article– Other requirements (e.g. evidence of data,
permission forms)
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The cover letter
Purposes:– Who you are– You are sending an article– The article is original work– The article is not being considered elsewhere– Any other relevant points
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The cover letter
Attached is an article for your consideration for publication in System. I declare that it is original work and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. It is slightly over the normal word limit, please let me know if this is a problem. Also, please let me know if I also need to submit a hard copy to you.
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The cover sheet
Purposes:– Your name(s) and contact details– Note: No evidence of authorship should appear
in the actual article sent– Word count– Keywords?
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The next stages
So you have sent off an article, what happens next?
Hopefully, you receive an acknowledgement of receipt
Wait
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The next stages
Wait
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The next stages
Wait
Response time varies between journals. For System, response may be 2-3 months. For many journals, response time may be up to 1 year.
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Reviewers’ comments
Eventually, you will receive the reviewers’ comments
Types of feedback– Acceptance with minor changes (unlikely)– Acceptance with major changes– Revise and resubmit– Rejection (hopefully with reasons)
• If rejected, need to decide: give up OR submit elsewhere
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Reviewers’ comments
Typical format of comments– Overview of paper including recommendation– General major content points needing revision– Specific language/format points needing
revision
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Dealing with reviewers’ comments Check comments against the article Addend comments to the article Make sure you understand the reasons for the
comments Edit following the comments Justify points where revisions are not made Keep track of all revisions made for each comment Produce the revised article
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Cover letter for revisions
Purposes:– To show how you have made revisions to deal
with the reviewers’ comments– To justify where you have not followed
comments
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Sending the revised version of the article Send revised article and cover letter for
revisions You may need other documentation at this
stage
Wait
Wait
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Final editing
Receive proofs for editing– Check proofs for minor mistakes– No major revisions can be made at this stage
Sign copyright transferral form Deal with offprint order form
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WAIT FOR PUBLICATION
Congratulations