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Publishing the first paper
Library's Getting Published workshop (3/10/2016)
Kwan Chak Shing
PhD student, Department of Chemistry

2.
How to get it published?
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 976–979.

3.
How to prepare a manuscript?
1. Work hard and get the data and
result.
2. Summaries and analyze the data.
3. Start writing the main text and
always discuss with your supervisor.
4. Keep modifying and checking
before the submission.
SUBMITTED

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Structures and types of paper
1. Abstract and table of content
2. Introduction
3. Result and discussion
4. Acknowledgement
5. References
1. Full paper
2. Communication
3. Edge article
4. Review

5.
How to choose the right journal?
• High impact journal?
• General or specific journal?
Impact factor: 11.709 Impact factor: 6.834 Impact factor: 6.364
Specific in organic
chemistry
Covers all general topics in chemistry

6.
Journal by rank specific in
organic chemistry from
web of science

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Reviewing process and my experience
Screening by chief editor
Peer-review
Decision and comments from reviewers
Major/minor revision
Accepted
Reject/reject and resubmit
Rejected

8.
Finally!
ACCEPTED!

9.
@redpenblackpen

10.
My advance to the new PhD student
• Passion
• Hard-working
• Never say never
• Take all the opportunities to present your work to others
• Think more, read more and try more

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@sketchingscience

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Good Luck