©2006 richard watson todd publishing in international refereed journals richard watson todd

©2006 Richard Watson Todd

Publishing in internationalrefereed journals

Richard Watson Todd


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?


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


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


Some journals

Easier academic journals– RELC Journal

Non-academic but difficult to publish– ELT Journal

Non-academic– Guidelines– Forum– English Teaching Professional


Some journals

Specialised journals– Assessing Writing– Semiotica– Language and Education– Language Awareness– Studies in Second Language Acquisition– International Review of Applied Linguistics


National and other journals

– Pasaa– ThaiTESOL Bulletin– rEFLections– Other universities’ journals

– Journals in Taiwan, India, Korea etc.


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


Write the article

When writing, pay special attention to:– assumptions– context– conclusions

• justified

• insightful


The process so far ...

Conduct your research Choose the journal Write an article


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


Sending the article

Send at least 3 things:– Cover letter/e-mail– Cover sheet– Article– Other requirements (e.g. evidence of data,

permission forms)


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


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.


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?


The next stages

So you have sent off an article, what happens next?

Hopefully, you receive an acknowledgement of receipt

Wait


The next stages

Wait


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.


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


Reviewers’ comments

Typical format of comments– Overview of paper including recommendation– General major content points needing revision– Specific language/format points needing

revision


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


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


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


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


WAIT FOR PUBLICATION

Congratulations

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