Academic Publishing Herman Bakvis

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Academic PublishingHerman Bakvis

• Presentation to 3rd Annual
• HSD Graduate Student
• Conference
• Friday October 21, 2005
• University of Victoria

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Overview

• When
• Where
• Preparation
• Review Process
• Career Development
• Co-authoring
• Conclusion

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When to Publish

• Strategies Opportunities
• Prolific approach
• Deliberative approach
• Pre-thesis
• Pros cons
• Post-thesis
• Articles vs. book

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Where to Publish

• Your discipline
• Rankings/hierarchy
• Journals
• Topical
• Theoretical
• Methodology
• General fields
• Mandate

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Where to Publish (2)

• Books
• University Presses
• Commercial Presses
• Funding
• Prospectus
• Book chapters
• Electronic outlets

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Preparing the Manuscript

• Journal guidelines
• Format
• Page length
• References
• Abstract
• Cover letter

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Preparation

• Book manuscripts
• Audience/market
• Publishers style guide
• Thesis vs. the Book

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The Review Process

• Peer-review journals
• Referees/process
• Decisions
• Accepted as is
• Minor revisions
• Major revisions
• Revise and resubmit
• Reject

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The Review Process

• Books
• Reviewers
• Editorial Boards
• Authors response
• Decision
• Accept
• With revisions/major revisions
• Reject

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Career Development

• Expectations
• Internal vs. External
• Using peers and colleagues
• Mentors
• Publishing strategically
• Journals, books chapter
• Single vs. co-authorship

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Teams and Co-authoring

• Research teams and publishing
• Protocols/boundaries
• Clarification
• Supervisor and student
• Protocols
• Conflict of interest

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Conclusion

• Valuable learning experience
• Crucial to both creation and dissemination of
  knowledge
• Confidence building
• Measurable output
• Satisfaction
• Shared community