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Päivi ErikssonUniversity of Eastern FinlandBusiness School
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Or, TheAdviceI’ve GotFromEditors
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“Nothing irritates memore than a paperwhich is not readyfor publication”.
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FIRST OF ALL,DO NOT
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Write papers withMARGINAL relevance.
DO NOT
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Write papers that youdo not feel PROUD of.
DO NOT
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Cite WRONG papers,WRONG researchers,or submit to WRONGjournals.
DO NOT
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WRONG = those thatyou do not want todiscuss your researchwith.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Provide listings ofstuff, but focus on theSTORY.
DO NOT
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BUT THEN DOTHEFOLLOWING
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DESIGN ANDTARGET
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First know theRESULTS of yourresearch.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
With these in mind,design a paper to acarefully CHOSENjournal.
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Target a journal inwhich people that youwant to talk to havePUBLISHED.
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Or target a journal inwhich people thatyou want to talk towork as EDITORS.
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Remember that yourprimary audience isACADEMICS.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
But your audiencecan also includePRACTITIONERS.
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When designing yourpaper think about...
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WHY your papermatters?
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What people will do orthink DIFFERENTLYafter they have readyour paper?
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Also think aboutwhether your paperis...
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1. New to the WORLD2. New to the FIELD3. New to just YOU
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“The third option isnever enough for anexcellent paper”.
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REFINE YOURPOINT
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You can have onlyONE new thing in anexcellent paper.
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You can have eithernew perspective ORnew theory ORnew methods....
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But only one of these.
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“If you have two newthings, you are dead”.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
So, make your paperNARROWER than younever thought it couldbe.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Look at the mostRECENT work relatedto your research.
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Cite people that youwant to TALK TOwith your research.
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APPRECIATE whatother researchershave done.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Embrace and extendother researchers’work .
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Engage inconversation withother researchers inyour research field.
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SHOWEVIDENCE
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Show that you haveused your researchmethodsANALYTICALLY.
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Note that descriptionand illustration is notenough for goodANALYSIS.
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Check that youranalysis is based onDATA, not on yourpre-assumptions.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
“You must show yourreader the path from datato analysis and results”.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
PRIORITIZE
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“The first chapter ofa top paper is themost important.”
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And this is what youshould have inthere...
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This paperFOCUSES ON…
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This papercontributes to theDISCUSSION on...
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Then cite 2-4 keyarticles on thatdiscussion publishedin your target journal.
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The paper elaborateson the PROBLEM of...
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and my SOLUTION tothis problem is...
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The main objective ofthe paper is...
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The key findings inthe paper are...
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FINALLY
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Throughout yourpaper, justify yourchoices:WHY, WHY, WHY?
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
Also check there isa good MATCHbetween them.
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UEF // University of Eastern Finland
If your article getsrejected, carefullyrewrite it to anotherjournal.
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