Research Coordinator Blog

  Today, I’m continuing on the topic of journals and publishing your work in Part 2 of this blog. Part 1 was posted a couple of weeks ago and included a description of various types of publications, types of article reviews, and a brief overview of the publication process. This time, I will focus on responding to reviewers and editors and I will also give you some tips to help you along the publication process. Reviewing and responding          Last time, I briefly discussed the publication process. Essentially, you will receive some feedback from the editor or a some reviewers and you will have to decide whether you address their concerns and make the suggested changes or whether you wish to send your article for consideration to another journal. Assuming you wish to pursue publication in the same journal who sent you the review, you’ll need to edit your submission.          You’ll want to m...

  Today, I’d like to provide some information about journals and publishing your work in journals. This will be a two-part feature; Part 2 will be sent in a couple of weeks. Part 1 will include a description of various types of publications, types of article reviews, and a brief overview of the publication process. Next time, I will focus on responding to reviewers and editors and give you some tips to help you along the publication process. Types of publications          There are so many different types of publications that I’m confident that there will be something that appeals to you! The gold standard of scholarly publication is a data-driven empirical article where you collect and analyse data to answer a research question. Most journals will have a category for this type of article, typically called a “research paper” or simply “article”. Some journals also publish shorter versions of these research papers (sometimes called “rese...