Getting Your Work Published

Natasha FloerschJournal ManagerAmerican Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health ResearchCenters for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado

Pre-writing Activities

Seek buy-in or approval

Collaboration – choose co-authors• Different roles on project

Few co-authors participate in writing

Writing your Manuscript

Types of articles• Research articles• Reports• Briefs• Case studies• Letters• Editorials

Depends on the type of research/activity

Writing your Manuscript

Elements of a research article• Abstract• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion/Conclusion• References• Tables• Additional information

Choosing a Journal

Online resources – lists of journals

Ask a librarian to suggest some journals

Consider• Audience• Articles already published in the journal• Peer review• Indexing• Impact factor• Special issues or theme issues

Submitting Your Manuscript

Be sure to follow journal guidelines

Page/word limits are especially important

Double-check authorship guidelines

Select one author to guide submission process

Ask questions if necessary!

The Review Process

Types of peer review• Open review• Blind• Double-blind

Can take a long time – don’t get discouraged!

Possible results• Reject• Revise• Accept as is

The Revision Process

Peer reviewers usually focus on quality of content, ideas, research

Comments can be in narrative form, or edits within your Word document

Journal staff members sometimes edit for clarity and grammar

The Revision Process

Ask questions if necessary!

Meet deadlines

Address all comments (even if no change is needed)

Reread before resubmitting

Be patient! May need more than one round.

The Publication Process

You can make a final check before publication

“Online first” publication

Copyright transfer• Check with journal before

posting/ sharing your published article

The Publication Process

Communicating published findings

• In written format, share citation and abstract

• Create a fact sheet, brochure, etc. for your new publication

• Share via listserv or e-mail subscription list

• Post a link on your Web site

Resources

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Biosemantics Group. (2007). Journal/Author Name Estimator. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Author. Retrieved from http://www.biosemantics.org/jane/

Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice. (2009). Journals that publish practice. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/Journals_that_Publish_Practice.aspx

Resources

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. (2010). Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: Writing and editing for biomedical publication. Retrieved from http://icmje.org/urm_main.html

National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). Journal lists. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK3827/table/pubmedhelp.pubmedhelptable45/

Resources

Nicholson, S. (2006). Writing your first scholarly article: A guide for budding authors in librarianship. Information Technology and Libraries, 25(2), 108-111. Retrieved from http://www.bibliomining.com/nicholson/firstarticle.htm

Thomson Reuters (n.d.). Intellectual property & science. Master journal list. Retrieved from http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/

Lastly, please contact me if you have questions! natasha.floersch@ucdenver.edu

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