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Publishing in Journals : Some Tips. Dr Felix B Tan Professor and Head Business Information Systems Faculty of Business & Law Auckland U of Technology, New Zealand. Introduction. Where should I publish? Suitability of submission Target your journal(s)
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Publishing in Journals: Some Tips Dr Felix B Tan Professor and Head Business Information Systems Faculty of Business & Law Auckland U of Technology, New Zealand
Introduction • Where should I publish? • Suitability of submission • Target your journal(s) • How do I prepare a manuscript for journal submission? • Anatomy of a scholarly article • Key aspects within each section • General strategies
Where should I publish? • Suitability of Submission • Check out mission and scope • Initial screening • Target appropriate journals • What kinds of work does it publish? • Qualitative vs quantitative • Who is publishing there? • Find a familiar name • When ready, ask this person about your article
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article • Issues and Concepts • Theory • Research Design • Interpretations/Points of view • Rhetoric
Why Papers Get Rejected • Issues and Concepts are unclear • Lacking theory • Improper choice and application of methods and techniques • Interpretations biased and lack believability • Poor rhetorical style and stance
Preparing a Journal Submission • Motivation/Contributions • Not sufficient to state research objectives and questions • “Great piece of research, but so what?” • Need to carefully position your study • Literature Review • Theoretical foundation / Research framework • Synthesize not summarise (Webster & Watson, 2002) • Theoretical and methodological developments • Funnelling technique
Preparing a Journal Submission • Research Questions & Method • Articulate the research question(s) clearly • Carefully justify propositions • State clearly how the method provide the data to answer questions • Present details esp. qualitative research (eg. interview protocol, coding techniques) • Justify every decision taken (cite relevant literature to support decision) • Do not forget to discuss how data is to be analysed
Preparing a Journal Submission • Discussion/Conclusions • Supported by data/findings? • Theoretical reflection? • Implications for practice and research? • Limitations?
General Strategies • How do you know you are ready? • Plan a sequence of publications: • seminar – conference paper – journal article • General Tips • Cite research published in targeted journal • Cite the editors / reviewers work • Make the job easier for journal editors
Publishing in IS Journals: Some Strategies & Tips Dr Felix B Tan Professor and Head Business Information Systems Faculty of Business & Law Auckland U of Technology, New Zealand