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Preparing Future Faculty Workshop
November 8, 2008
Dr. Charles Carver
Department of Psychology
Publishing:Getting Your Workto Your DesiredAudience
Presentation at conferencesversus publication in journals
Different disciplines havedifferent customs
Using meetings to present vsstaying up with the field
Consult within your discipline
(An entire separate sessionon issues in writing)
To publish well:
Aim for clarity, simplicity, linearityAfter you polish, get a couple of
people to read it
Choose an interesting problemto examine (duh)
Masthead statements for content
Select an appropriate journal
Indices of quality (opinions, toimpact factor, to readership)
Know early what indices of qualityare emphasized by your department
(e.g., opinions vs impact factor)
Understand the hierarchy in an area
Accept that your work will notalways make it at the best journal
Aim high, but not ludicrously so
In your reading, think aboutwhat differentiates articles in better
versus less-good journals
Editors, Associate Editors,editorial boards, ad hoc reviewers
The review process
Variability in process among“Action Editors”: “Vote counters”
versus “deciders”
On first submission, virtuallynothing is accepted
The decision letter
A rejection with an opportunityto resubmit a revision is a
terrific outcome
Anything that leaves the dooropen a crack is a good outcome
Criticism stings, and reviews area large dose of criticism
The revision process
Let the sting fade before jumpingin, but don’t wait too long
Line by line report of how youchanged in response to reviews
It will be used as road map tonavigate the revised paper
A reply letter is often very long
Disagreeing with reviewer points
Tone should be grateful for thehelp, if possible, but at least not
argumentative
The odds go up if you havethe chance to revise
Revise for Journal A,or turn to Journal B?
Sometimes you would have torevise in unacceptable ways
Presumably you have gone to the better journal first
If the prior reviewers have haddifficulties, other people will too
Even if you do turn to Journal B,revise before you do so
It is not unheard of for Journal Bto go to some of the same people
as Journal A used
Persistence is an importantkey to success in academia
You must be able to toleraterejection and criticism,
if you are going tosurvive and prosperin this line of work
(1) Research on normal educational practices
Exempt from requirementsof 45 CFR 46 :
(2) Research using educational tests, unless there is link from subject to a test result that would place subject at risk
(3) Research on public officials or candidates for office
Exempt from requirementsof 45 CFR 46 :
(4) Research on existing data: if publicly available, or if data are recorded without link to the subject
(5) Research by agency heads on public benefit programs
Exempt from requirementsof 45 CFR 46 :
(6) Food quality, or taste, research
You cannot decide for yourself whether your project is exempt
Catch 22:
Submit the protocol, claim exempt status (specify category),cross your fingers
If staff review and chair concur, you are approved, done forever, as long as there are no changes
No continuing report, no follow-up