An insider s guide to getting published in research journals

1. An insider’s guide to getting published in research journals Simon Linacre Ruth Bailey University of Manchester Thursday 17th March 2011

2. AIMS OF THE SESSION To fully explain the publishing process and provide ‘top tips’ and insider knowledge to maximize your chances of publication, as well as… Discuss ISI and journal rankings in a UK context To learn more about your needs Q&A session: ask anything!

3. INTRODUCTION TO EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING Leading scholarly publisher in Business, Management and Social Science Most of the world’s top Business Schools and management studies departments subscribe to Emerald; leading titles in Education, Linguistics, Transport and Environment Studies Truly international publisher, with authors, editors, advisers, reviewers and customers from around the world Headquarters in Bingley, with representative offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai, India, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, South Africa and the USA Constantly investigating the acquisition and launch of new titles and exploring new partnerships Also publishing books and journals in Engineering and Library & Information Science The addition of eBook Series to Emeralds extensive collection of research in the fields of business and management reinforces their position as the worlds leading publisher of management research. While also offering the opportunity to join Emerald as they expand their portfolio and product range. The addition of eBook Series to Emeralds extensive collection of research in the fields of business and management reinforces their position as the worlds leading publisher of management research. While also offering the opportunity to join Emerald as they expand their portfolio and product range.

4. Personal BackgroundName: Simon LinacrePosition: Senior PublisherEmerald: Manage Accounting journals; Team Leader; managed Economics, Finance and Management titles for 8 yearsExpertise: Acquisitions; publishing development; journal rankings; Author Workshops 

5. INTRODUCTION TO EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING Academic background Degree: Philosophy at St Andrews (MA) Practice: Newspaper Journalism (Diploma) Postgrad: International Business (MA) Publications: Strategic Direction (2004~) Corporate Governance (2004) Australian Accounting Review (2010) Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (2011)

6. MBS and Emerald University of Manchester works closely with Emerald: Editors (Professor Catherine Cassell, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management; Dr Ozcan Saritas, Foresight; Dr Sandra Fielden, Gender in Management; Professor Ray Oakey, New Technology Based Firms in the New Millennium (book series)) 62 Editorial Board members Authors in top journals such as AAAJ and Management Decision Nearly 218,000 journal downloads in 2010 at an increase of 21% from 2009. Most popular areas include Marketing, IPS, HRM, Ops & Logistics Mgt, and IKM

7. EDITORIAL SUPPLY CHAIN Editorial supply chain and journal management structure: journals Now, the editorial supply chain. This is probably obvious, but is perhaps worth looking at, just to ensure that you know what happens to your paper once it has left your desktop. These are the people who take your paper from your PC to the finished journal and make it available on a library shelf or database. The first stage of the chain is, of course, the authors who submit their work to the journal. The Editor who is responsible for: sourcing new papers and working with the authors; liaising with the EAB to ensure an effective vetting of the papers; attending conferences; and networking and promoting the journal to his or her peers. The publisher, employed by the publishing company, is the direct link between the publishing company and the Editor. Their aim is to help the Editor succeed in turning their title into an internationally recognised journal. At Emerald they work with the Editor to create long-term development plans for each journal and also attend conferences with a view to raising the profile of the journals. They also liaise closely with the sales and marketing departments in order to identify opportunities for promotion. Day-to-day, publishers are responsible for ensuring that journal issues come in from the Editor and are passed to the production department in time to meet the schedule deadlines. From the publisher an issue of a journal will pass through a Quality Assurance process before being converted into SGML/XML formats for the databases and into hard copy for despatch. As with the peer-review process, this is another area where a publisher will add value to your work. Each article is tagged, which makes it searchable within databases and the QA department will correct typographical errors, and inconsistencies within your article. Finally, we come to the users who access Emerald papers in different ways. This could be through a printed copy of the journal, via a database on the internet, or as part of a third-party service (such as Proquest) which has an arrangement with us to host our content. Although your article will be published in a specific journal, it will usually be found and read via a search across a database. All of this then comes back full-circle to you, our authors who, more often than not, are also our users and readers. Ultimately the articles that Emerald publishes feed directly back into the body of research and assist in furthering other researchers, authors and faculty members.Editorial supply chain and journal management structure: journals Now, the editorial supply chain. This is probably obvious, but is perhaps worth looking at, just to ensure that you know what happens to your paper once it has left your desktop. These are the people who take your paper from your PC to the finished journal and make it available on a library shelf or database. The first stage of the chain is, of course, the authors who submit their work to the journal. The Editor who is responsible for: sourcing new papers and working with the authors; liaising with the EAB to ensure an effective vetting of the papers; attending conferences; and networking and promoting the journal to his or her peers. The publisher, employed by the publishing company, is the direct link between the publishing company and the Editor. Their aim is to help the Editor succeed in turning their title into an internationally recognised journal. At Emerald they work with the Editor to create long-term development plans for each journal and also attend conferences with a view to raising the profile of the journals. They also liaise closely with the sales and marketing departments in order to identify opportunities for promotion. Day-to-day, publishers are responsible for ensuring that journal issues come in from the Editor and are passed to the production department in time to meet the schedule deadlines. From the publisher an issue of a journal will pass through a Quality Assurance process before being converted into SGML/XML formats for the databases and into hard copy for despatch. As with the peer-review process, this is another area where a publisher will add value to your work. Each article is tagged, which makes it searchable within databases and the QA department will correct typographical errors, and inconsistencies within your article. Finally, we come to the users who access Emerald papers in different ways. This could be through a printed copy of the journal, via a database on the internet, or as part of a third-party service (such as Proquest) which has an arrangement with us to host our content. Although your article will be published in a specific journal, it will usually be found and read via a search across a database. All of this then comes back full-circle to you, our authors who, more often than not, are also our users and readers. Ultimately the articles that Emerald publishes feed directly back into the body of research and assist in furthering other researchers, authors and faculty members.

8. EDITORIAL TIMETABLE The Editor(s) do an initial read to determine if the subject matter and research approach of the manuscript is appropriate for the journal (approximately 1 week) The Editor(s) identify and contact two reviewers for the manuscript (approximately 1 week) Reviewers are usually given 6-8 weeks to complete their reviews The Editor(s) assess the reviewers' comments and recommendations and make a decision on the manuscript (approximately 2 weeks) Expected time from submission to review feedback: 3 - 4 months Timetable from submission to initial feedback to authors This slide helps to show what exactly happens to the paper following submission. It helps to explain why it can take 3-3.5 months before an author gets feedback from first review!Timetable from submission to initial feedback to authors This slide helps to show what exactly happens to the paper following submission. It helps to explain why it can take 3-3.5 months before an author gets feedback from first review!

9. IDEAS: WHERE TO START As well as ‘traditional’ research… Are you working on a Doctoral or Master’s thesis? Have you completed a project which concluded successfully? Are you wrestling with a problem with no clear solution? Is there anything in your bottom drawer? Ideas: where to start What are you going to write? Authors are people like you! Authors can be at the beginning of their academic careers like many of you in this room who are undertaking research degrees. Authors may be more senior and experienced and may have been published many times. However, what all authors have in common is that they all have a very particular story to tell, be it from a Doctoral or a Master’s thesis, a project or a research problem. Emerald also encourages authors from the world of business – perhaps they’ve been working as an advisor, research collaborator or consultant. Whatever the stimulus you have the basis for a publishable paper. Ideas: where to start What are you going to write? Authors are people like you! Authors can be at the beginning of their academic careers like many of you in this room who are undertaking research degrees. Authors may be more senior and experienced and may have been published many times. However, what all authors have in common is that they all have a very particular story to tell, be it from a Doctoral or a Master’s thesis, a project or a research problem. Emerald also encourages authors from the world of business – perhaps they’ve been working as an advisor, research collaborator or consultant. Whatever the stimulus you have the basis for a publishable paper.

10. TOP TIP ?1 Be ‘savvy’… ie. wise, sage, knowing Don’t give an Editor a good reason to put your article in the wrong pile!

11. AUTHOR GUIDELINES Author guidelines Author guidelines are your best guide and you must read them. They can usually be found on a publisher’s web site or in a copy of the journal and will give you the journal’s subject scope, its aims, desired length of paper and the sort of papers for which it is looking. Also, do not forget to read the submission process – this may sound obvious but I can promise you that many hundreds of submissions each year do not follow submission guidance. If the Editor wants electronic submissions, do not send hard copy. If they want two copies of the paper, do not send just one. Although it is highly unlikely that your paper will be rejected on such grounds, you want to make the process as smooth as possible for all parties, as this will certainly increase your chances. It will certainly speed up the process. If you are still unsure about whether your paper will be right for a particular journal, then send an abstract of the paper to the Editor to see if the article is of interest. Their contact details will be published in the journal and on the website. Visit your library, read an issue of the journal. These particular author guidelines are included in full at the end of the handouts. You will see just how pernickety a publisher and editor can be. Author guidelines Author guidelines are your best guide and you must read them. They can usually be found on a publisher’s web site or in a copy of the journal and will give you the journal’s subject scope, its aims, desired length of paper and the sort of papers for which it is looking. Also, do not forget to read the submission process – this may sound obvious but I can promise you that many hundreds of submissions each year do not follow submission guidance. If the Editor wants electronic submissions, do not send hard copy. If they want two copies of the paper, do not send just one. Although it is highly unlikely that your paper will be rejected on such grounds, you want to make the process as smooth as possible for all parties, as this will certainly increase your chances. It will certainly speed up the process. If you are still unsure about whether your paper will be right for a particular journal, then send an abstract of the paper to the Editor to see if the article is of interest. Their contact details will be published in the journal and on the website. Visit your library, read an issue of the journal. These particular author guidelines are included in full at the end of the handouts. You will see just how pernickety a publisher and editor can be.

12. EDITORS/REVIEWERS WANT… Originality – what’s new about subject, treatment or results? Relevance to and extension of existing knowledge Research methodology – are conclusions valid and objective? Clarity, structure and quality of writing – does it communicate well? Sound, logical progression of argument Theoretical and practical implications (the ‘so what?’ factors!) Recency and relevance of references Adherence to the editorial scope and objectives of the journal What do editors and their reviewers look for? I think perhaps this is the most important slide I’ve prepared for today. I have listed 8 points on this slide – many of which can make or break your chances of having your paper accepted. Editors will supply their reviewers with clear instructions as to what to look out for in any paper they are asked to review. These criteria will normally comprise some or all of these factors. Usually a reviewer will complete a document ticking off the requirements and listing the missing factors or problems for the editor. Your paper should have something new to say. It should refer to and relate to what has gone before, correctly citing and acknowledging others’ work. If a research paper, the methodology should be clear so that any conclusions can be assessed and validated. The paper has to communicate well – employ a clear structure, use sensible headings to break up the text, avoid undue repetition, use short rather than long involved sentences, spell out acronyms in the first instance and don’t include illustrations and appendices, etc. unless they are essential for meaning. A reviewer’s time is given freely and is precious – they don’t want to waste time trying to understand what someone is nearly but not quite saying. They also don’t want to read something that is twice as long as it need be. You don’t get extra brownie points for spinning it out!! Everyone already has too much to read. Be logical in your discussion. Let it be clear how you are building up your case. Try to include the “so what” factors. For example, what might your work mean to the systems engineer? What are the implications for future research? References should be complete, accurate, recent and relevant. You need to demonstrate that you have taken on board all the recent work in the field. And last but by no means least (and repeating what I have already said) you must be absolutely sure your paper fits within the journal’s editorial scope and objectives.What do editors and their reviewers look for? I think perhaps this is the most important slide I’ve prepared for today. I have listed 8 points on this slide – many of which can make or break your chances of having your paper accepted. Editors will supply their reviewers with clear instructions as to what to look out for in any paper they are asked to review. These criteria will normally comprise some or all of these factors. Usually a reviewer will complete a document ticking off the requirements and listing the missing factors or problems for the editor. Your paper should have something new to say. It should refer to and relate to what has gone before, correctly citing and acknowledging others’ work. If a research paper, the methodology should be clear so that any conclusions can be assessed and validated. The paper has to communicate well – employ a clear structure, use sensible headings to break up the text, avoid undue repetition, use short rather than long involved sentences, spell out acronyms in the first instance and don’t include illustrations and appendices, etc. unless they are essential for meaning. A reviewer’s time is given freely and is precious – they don’t want to waste time trying to understand what someone is nearly but not quite saying. They also don’t want to read something that is twice as long as it need be. You don’t get extra brownie points for spinning it out!! Everyone already has too much to read. Be logical in your discussion. Let it be clear how you are building up your case. Try to include the “so what” factors. For example, what might your work mean to the systems engineer? What are the implications for future research? References should be complete, accurate, recent and relevant. You need to demonstrate that you have taken on board all the recent work in the field. And last but by no means least (and repeating what I have already said) you must be absolutely sure your paper fits within the journal’s editorial scope and objectives.

13. TOP TIP ?2 What Editors and Reviewers DO NOT want… … possibly the worst article ever written! How many mistakes can you identify HERE?

14. SOME ANSWERS… The title is too long The title is uninteresting and would not catch the eye of a researcher The authors should not be named on the first page of the article – they should be on a separate title page This paper does not have a Structured Abstract, despite the instructions in the journal No author is named as corresponding author All authors’ addresses should be included with the paper The keywords are OK, however they should include a more general word such as ‘productivity growth’ The article does not list the article’s JEL Index numbers which all submissions to economics journals should contain There are two spelling mistakes and one grammatical error in just abstract There is a footnote on the first page – all articles for Emerald require endnotes.

15. TOP TIP #3 Improve dissemination by… Using short descriptive title containing main keyword, relevant hot topic or Blue Chip – don’t mislead Writing a clear and descriptive abstract containing the main keywords and following any instructions as to content and length Providing relevant and known keywords – not obscure new jargon Making your references complete and correct – vital for reference linking and citation indices Make a marketing plan for your work – this can include posting your paper on archives (eg SSRN, RePec), using the university press office, infiltrating research networks on listservs, conference and social media communities (eg LinkedIn) All these will improve IMPACT… but what about RANKINGS? Improve electronic dissemination I mentioned before how the electronic environment and dissemination impacts on an author but I cannot stress how important this is! I offer the following tips: (1) Use short but descriptive titles containing the main keywords/topics. Less is definitely more in this respect! We have seen some of 20-30 words which often won’t fit in the fields provided for them in databases. Be descriptive – remember, people are more likely to find your paper if the title accurately describes its content. Amusing titles can backfire e.g. a paper on scheduling but entitled “The cart before the horse” may only ever be accessed by students at an agricultural college! See also (From Marketing Mix to Relationship Marketing: Towards a Paradigm Marketing Shift Christian Grönroos, Management Decision, Vol 32, No 2 1994), our most downloaded paper ever. Yes, it is a seminal paper, but it also contains “marketing” in the title three times and numerous times in the abstract and keywords. It comes up first in most searches for articles about marketing!!! (2) The better the title and the abstract, the greater the chance of your article being read online. This is very important, as more people will see your article via electronic databases than via any other medium. When confronted with a list of 300 relevant article abstracts which are they going to pick? Just remember your own “Google behaviour”. (3) Choose five to six broad but relevant keywords that accurately describe your paper – the better the keywords, the more likely it is that your paper will be found by users searching the database. Don’t make up new terms for the ideas in your paper – if you do your paper may well disappear down a proverbial black hole. (4) Complete and correct references will aid reference linking. It just doesn’t do to make errors in citing others’ work. The electronic environment has made it both easier to commit plagiarism and to detect it so it’s even more important to make correct attributions. Improve electronic dissemination I mentioned before how the electronic environment and dissemination impacts on an author but I cannot stress how important this is! I offer the following tips: (1) Use short but descriptive titles containing the main keywords/topics. Less is definitely more in this respect! We have seen some of 20-30 words which often won’t fit in the fields provided for them in databases. Be descriptive – remember, people are more likely to find your paper if the title accurately describes its content. Amusing titles can backfire e.g. a paper on scheduling but entitled “The cart before the horse” may only ever be accessed by students at an agricultural college! See also (From Marketing Mix to Relationship Marketing: Towards a Paradigm Marketing Shift Christian Grönroos, Management Decision, Vol 32, No 2 1994), our most downloaded paper ever. Yes, it is a seminal paper, but it also contains “marketing” in the title three times and numerous times in the abstract and keywords. It comes up first in most searches for articles about marketing!!! (2) The better the title and the abstract, the greater the chance of your article being read online. This is very important, as more people will see your article via electronic databases than via any other medium. When confronted with a list of 300 relevant article abstracts which are they going to pick? Just remember your own “Google behaviour”. (3) Choose five to six broad but relevant keywords that accurately describe your paper – the better the keywords, the more likely it is that your paper will be found by users searching the database. Don’t make up new terms for the ideas in your paper – if you do your paper may well disappear down a proverbial black hole. (4) Complete and correct references will aid reference linking. It just doesn’t do to make errors in citing others’ work. The electronic environment has made it both easier to commit plagiarism and to detect it so it’s even more important to make correct attributions.

16. QUESTION #1 What rankings, lists and other resources do you use for your research at MBS?

17. RANKINGS ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar and usage metrics To provide advice and guidance on using metrics Discuss REF and journal rankings in a UK context To learn more about your needs Q&A session and follow up Question #1!

18. BackgroundThomson Reuters, formerly known as Thomson Scientific, (and formerly known as Thomson ISI!), has provided access to academic research information for over 50 years following the work of its founder Dr Eugene GarfieldISI is by far the most respected ranking for academic journals in the world, and is used for key decisions such as whether an author will publish with a journal, and whether a library will subscribe to it.More information at http://scientific.thomsonreuters.com/

19. What is ISI? What is commonly referred to by academics as ‘ISI’, ‘SSCI’ or ‘Impact Factors’ is actually just a small part of Thomson Reuters, and more specifically, its ‘Journal Citation Reports’ (JCR). These reports index and rank the journals it has on its ‘Web of Science’ product, and is the collection of bibliographic information of over 12,000 evaluated scholarly journals. A list of all journals can be found on the ‘Master Journal List’, however the JCR will NOT include all journals on the list, as there is a two or three year wait once a journal has been accepted until it has retrievable data. Currently, Emerald has over 50 journals ‘on ISI’, ie they can be accessed through the Web of Science and are included in the Journal Citation Reports (if data is available) Access: www.isiknowledge.com

20. THOMSON REUTERS (ISI) ‘The cited reference search system allows users to search for articles that cite a known author or work. Impact factors are given to all journals in the ISI Web of Knowledge and are based upon citation analysis. ISI, since its inception, has aimed to provide a systematic way to determine the relative importance of journals within its subject categories – hence the Impact Factor. Impact Factors and a wealth of other statistical data from journals are housed in the JCR.’

21. What is an Impact Factor (IF)? Journals are ranked in the JCR depending on how many times the articles included in that journal are cited in other ISI-ranked journals. The ranking is published every June and corresponds to the previous year’s data. ISI uses a calculation of citation data over a three year period to produce an Impact Factor for a given year. For example, the Impact Factor for Supply Chain Management (our highest ranked journal) is 2.341 and relates to 2009 The average Impact Factor for Emerald journals in 2009 has increased to just over 0.700

22. How are Impact Factor calculations made?ISI uses the following equation to work out the impact factor of a particular journal: A = 2009 cites to articles published in 2007-2008 B = number of articles published in 2007-2008 A/B = 2009 impact factor for the journal

23. Confused? Here’s an example!Using the Journal of Manchester Genius as an example, there were 20 citations in 2009 in other ISI journals from its 2007-2008 issues (A). In this two-year period there were 60 articles published (B), which meant that the impact factor for Journal of Manchester Genius in 2009 was 20/60 = 0.333 A = 2009 cites (20)B = articles published (60)A/B = 2009 impact factor (0.333)

24. QUESTION #2 Do you think there are any problems in how the Impact Factor is calculated?

25. TOP TIP #4: TAKE A STEP BACK ISI is the most well known ranking, BUT… It is heavily biased towards North America Citations are a good, but not complete, guide to quality Usage is a better measure of utility Other factors to consider are recent articles, most communicative, societies and internationality Be political (e.g. national vs international) and strategic (e.g. five articles in ‘low ranked’ journals vs one in ‘top ranked’ journal) Journal rankings Emerald recognises the importance of ISI and tries to get as many of its journals as possible ranked, however there are caveats for people using the Web of Science database and Impact Factors: It is heavily biased towards North America – it started in N America in 1950s with mostly N American journals, and the system uses cites in Journals already on ISI, ie N American journals, thus creating a cycle that is hard to break into for European etc journals Citations are a good, but not complete, guide to quality – many journals do not get cited in N America due to language barriers, style of research, parochial content etc, but are very high quality journals Usage is a better measure of utility – as a researcher, do you want to get cited or do you want to provide useful, relevant research? Other factors to consider are recent articles, most communicative, societies and internationality – researchers have a plethora of other resources they can use, and which may provide better foundations for their studies Be political (e.g. national vs international) and strategic (e.g. five articles in ‘low ranked’ journals vs one in ‘top ranked’ journal) – Emerald cannot tell students where to publish, but they need to be aware of the political and strategic implications of their decision. Political in that it could determine where they pursue their academic career, and strategic in terms of what sort of career they can have depending on what their CV looks like. What rankings are used here (insert institution)? Journal rankings Emerald recognises the importance of ISI and tries to get as many of its journals as possible ranked, however there are caveats for people using the Web of Science database and Impact Factors: It is heavily biased towards North America – it started in N America in 1950s with mostly N American journals, and the system uses cites in Journals already on ISI, ie N American journals, thus creating a cycle that is hard to break into for European etc journals Citations are a good, but not complete, guide to quality – many journals do not get cited in N America due to language barriers, style of research, parochial content etc, but are very high quality journals Usage is a better measure of utility – as a researcher, do you want to get cited or do you want to provide useful, relevant research? Other factors to consider are recent articles, most communicative, societies and internationality – researchers have a plethora of other resources they can use, and which may provide better foundations for their studies Be political (e.g. national vs international) and strategic (e.g. five articles in ‘low ranked’ journals vs one in ‘top ranked’ journal) – Emerald cannot tell students where to publish, but they need to be aware of the political and strategic implications of their decision. Political in that it could determine where they pursue their academic career, and strategic in terms of what sort of career they can have depending on what their CV looks like. What rankings are used here (insert institution)?

26. Mathematical (and political) calculations “If I could get rid of the Impact Factor tomorrow, I would. I hate it… It totally distorts decision-making and it is a very, very bad influence on science” Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet (Impact Factor: 28.409) Thomson Reuters, ISI and Impact Factors

27. QUESTION #3 How much is your research influenced by the REF? What about other rankings? How will your research plans respond?

28. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS The world is changing… ABS List: Updated every two years, increasing influence in UK business schools Spain: Moved to use ISI in assessment; BUT some unis using Scopus Sweden: Also using ISI in assessment Australia: New ERA in 2012 - ISI or Scopus? Role of Associations? India: Now using ISI and Scopus for assessment MESUR: Global usage product ‘better’ than ISI assessing quality ISI: Series and books index in 2011

29. REF AND INTERNATIONALMARKETS You may think a lot about the REF… … but how is it viewed internationally? US: minimal impact Tenure Australia: some relevance ERA Europe: some interest CNRS; VhB; ISI Asia: significant developments ISI; ISI; ISI

30. TOP TIP #5: Widen your search While ISI and the REF may have most attention in the UK, there are many other rankings that provide useful – and potentially more relevant – information…

31. TOP TIP #5 Use a range of bibliometrics: ISI… including ‘Eigenfactor’ and ‘Five year IF’ Scopus… always expanding GoogleScholar… including ‘Publish or Perish’ H-Index Downloads National Research Assessment Exercises Academic research – Harzing, Jacso, Van Raan, Hirsch…..

32. RESEARCH YOUR RESEARCH How well do you know the impact of articles published in your field? Journal of Information Science Online Information Review Scientometrics + general subject or education journals Utilise your research skills around your subject!

33. Scopus Scopus impact Created in 2004 by Elsevier Now includes over 18,000 titles Winning government contracts against ISI Update now available on 2010 SNIP and SJR Good site navigation; institution-level data

34. GoogleScholar ‘Free and easy’ Covers EVERYTHING Free and easy to use Issues with data integrity Still in ‘beta’ phase Easy to get lists of citations, but not to sort One of the most cited authors is ‘First Name’….

35. ‘PUBLISH OR PERISH’ Publish or Perish, or ‘PoP’, is the tongue-in-cheek name of software developed using the algorithms from Google Scholar (www.scholar.google.com) It is the result of work by University of Melbourne academic Professor Anne-Wil Harzing, and lies alongside her work on journal rankings and the compilation of the Harzing List (www.harzing.com) PoP is termed ‘front end software’ as it provides an interface for users to manipulate data from an existing website, in this case Google Scholar Same problems as GoogleScholar… but creates H-Index Submitting a book proposal) As previously stated, there is a difference between books series and books. This has an effect on the commissioning process. Should you have a proposal for a new text book, you would complete the publisher’s proposal form, and would need to supply…Submitting a book proposal) As previously stated, there is a difference between books series and books. This has an effect on the commissioning process. Should you have a proposal for a new text book, you would complete the publisher’s proposal form, and would need to supply…

36. H-INDEX The H-index aims to provide a robust single-number metric of a journal's impact: “An author with an index of 6 has published 6 papers each of which has been cited by others at least 6 times. Thus, the h-index reflects both the number of publications and the number of citations per publication” BUT… where are the citations from? Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-index

37. H-INDEX The H-Index The H-Index was formulated by a physicist called Hirsch to give ‘a robust single-number metric of a journal's impact, combining quality with quantity. It can be represented thus: There is anecdotal evidence that it is being quoted by academics in their CVs Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index

38. H-INDEX: REVISITED Confusion reigns… Search on International Marketing Review for its H-index had following results: On Web of Science: H = 12 On Scopus: H = 19 On Publish or Perish: H = 53 WARNING… where are the citations from?

39. USEFUL RESOURCES www.isiknowledge.com (ISI ranking lists and impact factors) www.harzing.com (Anne-Wil Harzing's site about academic publishing and the assessment of research and journal quality, as well as ‘Publish or Perish’ software to conduct citation analysis) www.scopus.com (abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources) www.cabells.com (addresses, phone, e-mail and websites for a large number of journals as well as information on publication guidelines and review information)

40. IMPACT OF RESEARCH Emerald believes that our published research should demonstrate impact. Unlike other bodies debating this question, we take a holistic, more rounded approach and consider research having impact at many levels: Knowledge Teaching Practice Policy making Economy Society

41. IMPACT and INSTRUMENTALISM What sort of impact do you want your research to have? Are rankings becoming too instrumental? Utilise market intelligence! Things may change…

42. Thank you. Any questions? slinacre@emeraldinsight.com rbailey@emeraldinsight.com Thank you. Any questions? This concludes my presentation. I hope that I have given you an insight into academic publishing and maybe even provided you with some tips and thoughts to help you achieve your publishing goals. Thank you for your time and wishing you all publishing success in the future. Finally, please take the time to fill in the feedback form provided – we need your help to provide the best help possible for new authors.Thank you. Any questions? This concludes my presentation. I hope that I have given you an insight into academic publishing and maybe even provided you with some tips and thoughts to help you achieve your publishing goals. Thank you for your time and wishing you all publishing success in the future. Finally, please take the time to fill in the feedback form provided – we need your help to provide the best help possible for new authors.

43. IMPACT OF RESEARCH “making a demonstrable difference in a non-academic context” Jonathan Wolff, Professor of Philosophy, University College London, 2010 “[understanding] the nature and purposes of business school research and [demonstrating] its overall value and visibility” AACSB Impact of Research Report, 2008 “the beneficial application of research to achieve social, economic, environmental and/or cultural outcomes. This is not to be confused with impact in the academic domain, which is seen more as an indicator of the intrinsic quality of the research on scholarly or academic measures” Australian Research Quality Framework, 2006

44. In conclusion… MBS is producing good quality research – but it’s a time consuming process– work as effectively as possible Position yourself, arm yourself with market intelligence and promote your research Take a rounded view of your research and its potential impact Oh… and publish with Emerald!

45. Accounting Bonus slides… The Accounting Journal Landscape… Nine journals on FT45 13 journals on ISI 48 Journals on Scopus 100+ peer reviewed journals 1000+ book titles 10,000+ reviews, reports and websites Which route do you choose?

46. Accounting & Finance Emerald’s Accounting & Finance portfolio: 14 Accounting journals 10 Finance journals 14 Accounting & Finance books 1.2 million article downloads in 2010

47. POLITICAL DECISIONS:ABS vs ISI vs Scopus

48. New Journals

49. Research Demand