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ECHO SEMINAR: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Presentor:Engr. Jose Manuel Paredes

PECE, Ph.D. TM-ECE (in progress)Associate Professor 3A, CET-ECE

New Era University

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RESEARCH PUBLICATION IN ENGINEERING

JOURNALS

George Washington University

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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING JOURNALS:

COMPETENCIES

PART 1 – RUDIMENTSPART 2 – STRATEGIES

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PART 1 – RUDIMENTS

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Why Publish???

A RESEARCH WORK DOES NOT BELONG TO THE SHELVES; IT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC’S SAKE

NEW KNOWLEDGE BEGINS WHEN THE PUBLIC OWNS THE RESEARCH WORK

NEW KNOWLEDGE IS THE AUTHOR’S MASTERPIECE OF A LIFETIME

GLOBALIZATION: ACCREDITATION

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Five Key Pointers to Publishing Successfully

1. KNOW THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN YOUR FIELD

2. RECOGNIZE THAT SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IS THE ULTIMATE CRITERION

3. VIEW PUBLICATION AS INTEGRAL TO RESEARCH

4. DEVELOP A CLEAR WRITING STYLE

5. LEARN ABOUT THE PEER-REVIEW PROCESS

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1. Know the state-of-the-art (4)

a) FAMILIARITY WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE LITERATURE

b) RECENTLY-PUBLISHED WORKS AS BENCHMARKS FOR OWN RESEARCH

c) STATED OR IMPLIED RESEARCH GAPS AS BASES FOR RESEARCH CONCEPT

d) YOUR READERS AND REVIEWERS COMPRISE YOUR “RESEARCH COMMUNITY”

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2. Scientific content is the key criterion (3)

a) PRESENTATION CLARITY IS A NECESSARY, NOT A SUFFICIENT, CONDITION

b) DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY IS IRRELEVANT

c) WORK’S NOVEL ASPECTS MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND EMPHASIZED IN THE MANUSCRIPTS

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3. Publication is integral to research (3)

a) PUBLICATION OUTPUT IN JOURNALS IS A KEY MEASURE OF RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY

b) BASIC RESEARCH IS CONCEPTUALIZED WITH A VIEW TO EVENTUAL PUBLICATION

c) DECISION ON RESEARCH DIRECTIONS (e.g. PROJECT OR A GRADUATE THESIS) SHOULD TAKE PUBLISHABILITY INTO ACCOUNT

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4. Clear writing style (3)

• KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

• ADAPT THE STYLE CONVENTIONS USED IN YOUR DISCIPLINE: OVER-ALL ORGANIZATION, LINGUISTIC STYLE, TABLES, FIGURES, AND EQUATIONS

• PAY ATTENTION TO STYLES SPECIFIC TO JOURNALS THAT YOU READ REGULARLY, OR PLAN TO SUBMIT TO

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5. Peer-review process (4)a) THE PEER-REVIEW SYSTEM PROVIDES

IMPERFECT QUALITY CONTROL, BUT IT’S THE BEST SYSTEM THERE IS

b) ON THE AVERAGE, THE PERSON WHO REVIEWS YOUR WORK WILL BE JUST AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AS YOU ARE, BUT MAY HAVE INHERENT BIASES

c) BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL ISSUES THAT MAY BE RAISED DURING PEER REVIEW

d) COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD

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Seven Essential Skills

1. ORGANIZING A PAPER

2. CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORDS

3. OUTLINING KEY ARGUMENTS

4. PRESENTING DATA

5. SUMMARIZING

6. WRITING A GOOD COVER LETTER

7. RESPONDING TO REVIEWS

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Integration

• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH THE RESEARCH COMMUNITIES

• WORKSHOP PROPER: SELECTION OF JOURNALS e.g. ISI-INDEXED, SCOPUS (www.scopus.com, www.elsevier.com)

• DRAFTING AND REVISION OF MANUSCRIPT

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SAMPLE SCOPUS ARTICLE

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SOME REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

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CONFERENCE PAPERS?

JOURNAL PAPERS?

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PART 2 – STRATEGIES

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FEDERATION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES

• ACSCAA-Association of Christian Schools and Colleges Accrediting Agencies, Inc.

• PAASCUCOA-Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities-COA

• PACUCOA-Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities-COA

• AACCUP-Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Phils., Inc.

• ALCUCOA-Association of Local Colleges and Universities-COA

• NNQAA-National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies, Inc.

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GOVERNING/REGULATING ACCREDITING BODIES

• NABEEA NETWORK ACCREDITATION BODIES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN ASIA

• USBET US ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

• INTERNATIONAL NETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES IN HIGHER EDUCATON: WASHINGTON ACCORD; DUBLIN ACCORD; SYDNEY ACCORD; BOLOGNA ACCORD

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ACADEME-INDUSTRY LINKAGES

• PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION FOR TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION, INC.

VISION-BY 2020, IT ENVISAGES ITSELF AS THE KEY ORGANIZATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY TO A LEVEL AT PAR WITH THAT OF LEAD ENGINEER-ING INSTITUTION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

MISSION-IT COMMITS ITSELF TO THE ADVANCE-MENT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN ITS FUNCTIONS OFINSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION SERVICES

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ACADEME-INDUSTRY LINKAGES• PHILIPPINE TECHNOLOGICAL COUNCIL VISION-A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND COHESIVE ASSO-

CIATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROFESSIONALS AS AN ACTIVE AGENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

MISSION-IT SHALL DEVELOP, ADVANCE, AND ENHANCE THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROFESSIONS TOWARDS THE PROMO-TION OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH (1) HARMONIOUS RELATION-SHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS, (2) RECOGNITION BY RELE-VANT GOVT AGENCIES AND NGO’S, (3) ADVOCACY OF INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES, AND (4) ADVANCEMENT, ENHANCEMENT, AND PROMOTION OF THE GLOBAL COMPETITVENESS OF THE FILIPINO TECHNOLOGICAL PROFESSIONALS

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CRITERIA FOR RANKINGS• OPENNESS AND

DIVERSITY• RESEARCH OUTPUT• ARTICLES IN NATURE

SCIENCE, ISI-SS, ARTS & HUMANITIES, etc.

• INTERNATIONAL FACULTY & STUDENTS

• CITATIONS PER FACULTY• FACULTY-STUDENT RATIO• WEB DOMAINS• OUTREACH SERVICES

• LIBRARY HOLDINGS• GLOBAL PERFORMANCE

AND VISIBILITY/INTERNATIONALIZATION

• FORMAL/INFORMAL SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS

• INDUSTRIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL, and/or CULTURAL STAKEHOLDERS

• QUALITY OF EDUCATION and ACADEMIC PRESTIGE

• SIZE

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UNIFIED PATE-PTC (UPP) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS (NAETGS) PHILIPPINE ACCREDITATION

COMMISSION FOR ENGINEERING

(PACE)

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A CULTURE OF RESEARCH AT NEW ERA UNIVERSITY…

CET AS NEU FLAGSHIP ON 2015-Dr. Corazon C. Osorio

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RECOMMENDATIONS (5)CAMPUS WI-FI FACULTY-STUDENT COLLABORATION

ELECTIVE POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

VERTICAL ARTICULATION (CHED Rules?)NEU-SGS: ENGINEERING & SCIENCE

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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CONCLUSIONS

RESEARCH PUBLICATION TAKES TIME TO COMPLETE

SCHOLARLY WORKS AS BEST DEFENSE VS. REFUTES

THE ART OF NOVELTY IS THE MOTHER OF BASIC CONCEPTS

PUBLICATION AND PATENCYCOLLABORATIONS/MERGERS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Raymond Girard R. Tan, Ph.D.

Multi-awarded International Scientist

Full Professor and University Fellow

Chemical Engineering Department

College of Engineering

De La Salle University, Inc.

Note: For Dr. Tan’s lecture copies and hand-outs, please visit http://www.mediafire.com/?

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

Contacts:

prds_jsmnl@yahoo.com

paredesj@dlsu.edu.ph