Eliciting author revision at a distance

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Eliciting author revision at a distance

• Aleksandra Miak
• Zagreb, Croatia
• METM 2006

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Symbolism...

• Importance of communication
• knowledge
• understanding
• clarity...
• NNSE

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Manuscripts

• From submission to publication

rejected
revised (authors / language professional)
manuscript submission
reviewed/accepted (peers editors)
accepted/edited (house style)
rejected
published
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Reasons for revision

• incomplete information
• inaccurate information
• statistical analysis
• references
• numbers
• unclear information
• language
• presentation and interpretation of results

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Working with author

• Communication
• Understanding the topic
• Clear questions
• Sharing the same aim
• Negotiating solutions
• Dialogue
• Cooperation
• Confidentiality

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How?

• E-mail (90)
• questions/changes listed in the e-message
• questions/changes incorporated in the attached
  manuscript
• Telephone
• Meeting

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e-message
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e-message
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Manuscript

• Incorporate questions into the text
• Change the text and
• ask if the change is correct
• authors usually notice themselves if the change
  is incorrect

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Manuscript 1
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Manuscript 2
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Possible obstacles

• Author underestimates editors/translators
  competence and power to help
• Author overestimates editors/translators
  competence and power to help
• Editor/translator asks unclear questions
• Authors language skills

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Important aspects...

• Communication
• Mutual respect
• Negotiation
• Perseverance
• Clarity

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• THANK YOU

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Revision process