{"id":74,"date":"2021-01-13T18:42:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/?p=74"},"modified":"2021-01-13T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:42:24","slug":"tips-for-preparing-journal-articles-for-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/2021\/01\/13\/tips-for-preparing-journal-articles-for-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Preparing Journal Articles for Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently we have received some inquiries from faculty about publishing their articles in academic journals. A number of funders make awards with the goal of a research article resulting from their funding. Often a research article is a scholarly summary of what has been done during the grant period, with arguments to support the validity of the conclusions reached. In a future post, we will discuss the differences between writing a research article and writing a grant proposal; for now, we&#8217;d like to share some tips on preparing journal articles for submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty who are writing and preparing journal articles for submission, and going through the submission process may find useful this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com\/publishing-your-research\/making-your-submission\/article-submission-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">pre-submission checklist from the Taylor &amp; Francis Group<\/a>, which publishes books and journals across a wide range of subjects and disciplines including Social Science and Humanities books under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/\">Routledge<\/a>, Psychology Press and Focal Press imprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/Checklist.png\" alt=\"journal pre submission checklist\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/Checklist.png 546w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/Checklist-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a couple of other helpful tips from the late Howard B. Altman, professor emeritus at the University of Louisville, founder of the Center for Faculty and Staff Development, and Kentucky&#8217;s statewide faculty development consortium, as reprinted with permission by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uu.edu\/centers\/faculty\/teaching\/article.cfm?ID=233\">Union University&#8217;s Center for Faculty Development<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have at least one colleague (whom you trust) read your manuscript critically and give you feedback. Two colleagues are even better. Consider this feedback as you revise the manuscript.<br><\/li><li>If you are not certain that your article is really appropriate for a given journal, contact the editor and ask. Don\u2019t just send it in and wait to get feedback.<br><\/li><li>If you need to publish (lest you perish), aim for journals whose rejection rate is not so high. (You can get this information from editors.)<br><\/li><li>It is often easier (and frequently more prestigious) to publish in foreign journals. (And some foreign journals actually pay for contributions!)<br><\/li><li>Consider finding a co-author. . .ideally one who brings to the writing task skills and knowledge which complement your own. Two heads are often better than one.<br><\/li><li>If your submission gets rejected, don\u2019t give up! Ask the editor for reader feedback (if this hasn\u2019t been sent to you already). Consider a revision which takes into account the objections\/ recommendations of these readers. If you do this revision, resubmit the paper to the same journal. (It will probably be sent out again to the same readers for a second evaluation.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently we have received some inquiries from faculty about publishing their articles in academic journals. 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