This presentation, given at the 2009 CSSE conference in Ottawa, Ontario, offers graduate students advice on writing, publishing, and surviving the publication process.
1. Kelly Edmonds,
Dr. Carolyn M. Shields Doctoral Candidate
University of Illinois University of Calgary
Editor: CJNSE-RCJCÉ
at Urbana-Champaign kaedmond@ucalgary.ca
cshields@illinois.edu
CSSE 2009 Conference: Ottawa, Ontario
4. Writing in a Scholarly Way
What’s the Difference?
Term Papers
Dissertations
Scholarly Articles for Publication
5. Getting Started
Narrative hook
Statement of problem
Purpose of paper, including specific
research questions
6. Essential Components
Ontological/epistemological
considerations; positioning
Overview of literature and theoretical
perspectives
Overview of methodology, including
type of research, participants, data
collection, and analysis
7. The Meat
Data & findings
Analysis/interpretations
What does it mean? (have you
acknowledged/considered possible
alternative interpretations from other
cultural, social, political, theoretical or
intellectual locations? i.e., where does your
study fit and how does it make a
contribution?
8. How Do I Conclude?
What does it mean?
What action is implied?
How is this significant?
Embed all of the discussion in
relevant literature and solid peer-
reviewed material. (Keep web sites
and popular articles to a minimum.)
10. Choosing a Journal
Who do you want to reach?
What do you want to say?
Why do you want to publish?
How do you even know what journals
are out there?
11. The Review Process
Type
Editorial review
Peer review
Blind/non-blind
Process
Timeline
12. Submission Tips
Determine your manuscript TYPE
Research paper, literature review, case
study, position paper, critical scholarship,
book review
Submission Criteria
Journal purpose, length, format, citation
style, inclusive language, media
14. How to Succeed
Understand the process
Write well
Be confident
Find peer support
Be persistent, yet patient
Be respectful
Keep submitting
15. More information
Slides available at:
http://www.slideshare.net/kedmonds/publishing-for-graduate-stu
Review criteria available at:
http://www.cjnse-rcjce.ca/index.php/cjnse/about/submissions#au