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Los Angeles | London | New DelhiSingapore | Washington DC
How to get your article published
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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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How the publication process works
Print publication
Online publication
Acceptance
Re-submit
Revise
Review
Submit
Write
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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)
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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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