Yesterday I provided some brief notes from Tim Strangleman's talk on 'disseminating your thesis'. Today it's the turn of Prof Rosaleen Duffy from DICE, who spoke about how to choose a journal to which to submit.
Choosing a Journal
Rosaleen Duffy
With so much pressure on your time, you need to think
carefully about what article to write, and where to submit. Ideally, you should
focus on a smaller number of higher quality pieces, and try to maximise the
potential influence of your work. To do this, give careful consideration about
where you place your articles.
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Does the journal reach ‘your’ audience – i.e.
the people who you want to be aware of your work? Target a journal that you
know addresses the debate to which you want to contribute. Alternatively, you
may need to think laterally, and approach a journal outside your area that
might be interested in applying the issues in your field to their own
discipline.
·
Is it suited to your material and approach? For
example, there is no point submitting a quantitative piece to a journal that
deals predominantly in qualitative research.
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Will it contribute positively to your REF
submission?
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Will it progress your career?
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What is the journal’s ranking or impact factor?
In addition, you should be careful about accepting offers to
contribute or collaborate. With time limited you need to select primarily those
opportunities which will raise your profile and advance your career. There is
no shame in turning down those that don’t:
collaborators and editors prefer ‘a quick no to a long maybe.’
Slides and full notes from the ECR Network session are available on Research Services SharePoint. Tomorrow we'll look at how articles are selected and reviewed, guided by Prof John Mingers.
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