Getting published: Tips and tricks

1. Elena Danilova
James Nicholson
UQ Scholarly Publishing Team

2. 1. Why publish?
2. The publishing process
3. Where do I start? Where to publish
4. Writing support – writing resources,
managing references, peer review
5. Measuring your impact / promoting
your paper
6. Copyright
7. Top tips / summary
8. Where to find resources

3. Communicate new knowledge & increase
the impact and visibility of your research
Establish / build your reputation
Register research findings, their timing &
the person(s) responsible
Preserve a record of the findings for the
long term

4. Source: https://cvilleschools.instructure.com/courses/19559/pages/monday-5-slash-7-slash-18-research-lesson-number-1-what-is-research-and-what-do-i-
want-to-investigate

5. 420,000
articles
annually
830,000
trusted
reviewers
29 article
downloads
a second
(2016)
Source: https://www.elsevier.com/en-au/about/this-is-elsevier#digital (correct as at Dec 2018)
30-60%
rejected
by >20K
editors
Approx
400,000 articles
accepted
(2015)

6. Conventions
• Lack of constructive arguments
• Too many spelling or grammatical
errors
• Poor structure
• Not Scholarly
Context
• Not enough familiarity with the
journal
• Too narrow / too broad
Method
• Theoretically or methodologically
flawed
• Insignificant / small sample
Lit Review
• Lack of constructive arguments
• Too many spelling or grammatical
errors
• Poor structure
• Not Scholarly
To be accepted, a paper must contribute to, and advance, existing
knowledge

7. Source: https://www.elsevier.com/en-au/about/this-is-elsevier#digital (correct as at Dec 2018)
your article in
UQ eSpace and
beyond
version
of your manuscript
Journal
Instructions For Authors
a journal
your author responsibilities
author ID account

8. Read The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council
Read UQ Authorship policies
4.20.04 Explains the requirements for determining authorship
on publications
4.20.06 Research Data Management
4.20.08 Open Access for UQ Research Outputs
Create Create an Author Identifier
Unique identifier that records your name, your institution’s
name and your funding authority’s name consistently in your
publications

10. Aims/scope
• Discipline area
• Publishes work
you cite
• Audience
Impact/prestige
• Journal impact
factors
• Predatory
Publishers
Access
How will you make
your publication
available open
access?
UQ Open Access
Policy
READ journal publishing guidelines
Identify list of peer-reviewed journal titles: Ulrich’s
Likelihood of acceptance for ECR’s
Watch: Prof. Matthew Brown talk about ACCESS to research

11. Open access (OA) is making
research results freely available
to anyone with an internet
connection
OA Research is more
discoverable and FREE for the
user to access and download
Can apply to research outputs in
the form of journal articles,
conference papers, data sets,
software, books and book
chapters
Click

12. How is open access provided for publications?
1. Publish in an Open Access Journal
Where: OA journal or traditional
journal with OA option
Version: Published version
Cost: May include article
processing charge for authors *
$
Access: Free immediate access for all
UQ eSpace DOI Link to
published version for all users
2. Deposit of OA version in UQ eSpace
Where: Institutional repository – (UQ
eSpace)
When: Upon acceptance for
publication
Version: Post-print or publishers pdf
Cost: Free
Access: Free access for all
access embargo may apply

13. •Original research –
•Theses (qualitative or
quantitative)
•Research project reports
(Honours)
•Conference papers
•Literature reviews
•Systematic reviews
• Case studies
• Theoretical Analyses
• Response articles
• Book reviews

14. It’s OK…
Everyone has had
writer’s block

15. Online Courses
www.courser.org/courses
www.Lynda.com
Blogs
www.phd2published.com/
www.phdontrack.net/
Writing and publishing resources
www.editage.com/insights/#
Student Services Website
Getting Published Research Guide
UQ Course: Academic English & Thesis writing
for International Students

16. Uqx (UQ based)
Write101x: English Grammar and Style
Learn how to use a knowledge of how words work to write in the style that readers
value and that the university and the professions require.
•Starts: 26 July, 2015
•Duration: 8 weeks
•Instructors: Roslyn Petelin, who convenes the highly commended post-graduate Writing, Editing, & Publishing (WEP) Program
in EMSAH at UQ.
About this Course
With the rise of social media and the Internet, many people are writing more today for different mediums than ever
before. We’ll present materials that cover grammatical principles, word usage, writing style, sentence and paragraph structure,
and punctuation. We’ll introduce you to some marvellous resources that we have annotated for your guidance. We’ll show you
video clips of interviews conducted with distinguished grammarians, challenge you with quizzes and writing activities that will
give you strategies to help you to build skills that will enhance the quality of your writing, and invite you to participate in
discussions and assess the work of your peers.
https://www.edx.org/course/english-grammar-style-uqx-write101x-0#!

17. Be sure of your citations and data
www.retractionwatch.com/

18. Address Comments
Receive peer review
Resubmit revisions
Reviewed by
experts in your
discipline.
Reviews may be
markedly different.
Address each
suggestion/comment.
Decide which changes
you are going to make.
Manuscript may be
returned to you for
further revisions
Seek clarification if
needed
WATCH Dr. Tamara Davis talk about peer review

19. Managing your references
Referencing software available via UQ Library:
UQ Library Research Support referencing software page
UQ Library referencing style guides
Free referencing managers available online include

21. Build your research profile
Why?
Disseminate new knowledge
Increase the impact and visibility
of your research
Establish/build your reputation
Be visible or vanish!
Upload
Downloa
d
Make it
discoverable

23. • Create an Author Identifier Account
• Read Journal Instructions for Authors
• Submit article to suitable/appropriate journal
– consider impact, access, scope.
• Know your authorship responsibilities.
• Write often, every day if possible, at least 15
mins
• Seek feedback from peers, mentors,
supervisor
• Master your Referencing Manager from the
start!
• Promote your article – be visible or vanish!
Tips for Publishing – a Summary

24. www.elsevier.com/journal-authors/home#find-a-journal
https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal-author-gateway
www.elsevier.com/connect/videos/tutorials
https://authorservices.wiley.com/home.html
Elsevier – Getting your Paper Noticed
www.elsevier.com/connect/tutorial-getting-your-paper-noticed
There are many, many more… …

25. Scholarly Publishing Team
Elena Danilova
e.danilova@library.uq.edu.au
James Nicholson
j.nicholson@library.uq.edu.au
Copyright Lawyer
Tom Joyce
t.joyce@library.uq.edu.au
Copyright Quick Guides

26. Elena Danilova
James Nicholson
UQ Scholarly Publishing Team