ELIP 2020 Author Workshop:

1. ELIP 2020 Author Workshop: Demystifying the Publishing Process

2. An Overview: • What is ELIP? • Submissions • Why publish? • What to Expect: Author Workflow • Writing Journal Articles and Transforming Coursework • What to Expect: Peer-Review • Before-and-After Revisions: Article Comparison Please ask questions along the way!!!

3. What is ELIP? • Emerging Library and Information Perspectives (ELIP) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that is managed by the MLIS students at Western. It is published by the FIMS Graduate Library and is hosted by Western. Currently, ELIP is published once a year. • The journal aims to further research and scholarship in the field of library and information science by way of fostering a publishing community among emerging librarians and information professionals. Content for this journal includes topics relevant to the broad discipline of library and information science in order to provide an open forum for sharing diverse perspectives and types of work to engage students, practitioners, and scholars. • Peer-review for the journal is carried out by the MLIS students in the Scholarly Communication and Open Access course.

4. An article published in ELIP was mentioned in The New York Times!

5. ELIP 2020 Call for Submissions Submissions due: December 1st, 2019. Submissions are made through the journal’s OJS website Types of Submissions: • Research Articles and Critical Essays (3000-6000 words) • “For the Field” and “In the Field” summaries and reflections • Interviews • Reviews Don’t be afraid to try something different! The journal welcomes non-traditional scholarship and multimodal submissions.

6. Why Publish? • Refine your own writing • Feel like you’re participating in the discussion around your discipline • Way to engage in the scholarly communication process • Communicate our ideas / become part of the conversation • Shape the field • Non-academic voices get heard / different PERSPECTIVES! • Create partnerships

7. What to Expect: Author Workflow

8. Writing Journal Articles and Transforming Coursework • Read the journal • Read through the guidelines on ELIP’s website • Remember your audience, for whom you’re writing • Be prepared to re-write paper • Try not to get too attached – LET IT GO! • Organize around one or two ideas, situate it in existing body of work • Conversation with people already talking/writing about topic • Share your work before you submit. The more eyes on it, the better • Talk to instructors

9. Writing Journal Articles and Transforming Coursework 1. Topic 2. Purpose 3. Audience 4. Format Different format. Could be different lengths. 5. Content Organization 6. Response Even harsh feedback can be constructive and improve the work

10. Frequent Comments in Peer-Review Reports: • Clarify purpose and research question • Draw out implications/significance of your research (what is your contribution to the larger scholarly discussion?) • Explain terminology further • Consult additional sources/frameworks • Revise organization

11. Before-and-After Revisions: Article Comparison • Introduction was longer in finished paper • More explicitly states purpose – roadmap for paper • More detail – clear examples • Better connections between paragraphs • More conversational in the finished work • If you have something important to say, you want to make sure people understand it

12. Want to Know More? • Follow ELIP on social media: @ELIPJournal @elipjournal • Visit the journal’s website for more information and to see past volumes of the journal • Listen to the episode of the So What? podcast (1.10) that features ELIP • Chat with Sara during her ELIP hours on Wednesdays from 11:00am-1:00pm in FNB 3020B or contact her at elip@uwo.ca