How to write your first research paper Shameel Farhan (夏明汉) PhD student2013 batch Materials Science & Engineering NPU Xi’an China 2016/12/19

About myself PhD Topic: A new method for making carbon foam containing in-situ grown nanomaterials Paper published as 1st author (2013-to date) SCI-1 03 papers SCI-2 08 papers SCI-3 02 papers SCI-4 01 paper EI ind. 01 paper Paper under review/in progress Under review 03 papers In planning 03 papers 15 as 1st author 10 as 3rd or 4th author Target = 20+

About myself Journals Journal of European Ceramic Society SCI-1 1st of 27, Q1 (Ceramics) Ceramics International (Elsevier) SCI-2, 3rd of 27, Q1 (Ceramics) Journal of Alloys and Compounds SCI-1 4th of 73, Q1 (Metallurgy) Journal of Applied and Analytical Pyrolysis (Elsevier) SCI-1 5th of 43 Materials & Design (Elsevier) SCI-2 45th of 271,Q1 (Materials) Materials Letters (Elsevier) SCI-2 73rd of 271, Q2 (Materials) Journal of Materials Science (Springer) SCI-2 82nd of 271, Q2 (Materials) Journal of Porous Materials (Springer) SCI-4 163 of 271, Q2 (Materials) New Carbon Materials (Elsevier) SCI-4 Transactions of Non-ferrous Society of China (Elsevier) SCI-3

Fantastic or weedy just do it!! Fantastic Idea Knowledge Get Published Fantastic idea is a fallacy. any idea, no matter how weedy and insignificant it may seem to you Any Idea Knowledge Get Published Insignificant Idea Knowledge Get Published

Here is my idea Your Research Paper Here is a problem It’s an interesting problem It’s an unsolved problem Here is my idea My idea works (details, data) Here’s how my idea compares to other people’s approaches

Author versus Reader Behaviour Author behaviour Want to publish more Peer review essential Other journal functions crucial Wider dissemination Reader behaviour Want integrated system Browsing is crucial Quality information important Want to read less

Lets start writing first paper step by step Selection of the most appropriate keywords is the life line writing a paper Key Words Carbon Foam Porous Ceramics Pyrolysis Porosity Compressive Strength In situ Nanowires Anti-oxidative Coatings

First Step Download at least 25-30 research papers. Key Words Carbon Foam Download at least 25-30 research papers. Search Engines: Science Direct, Scopus, ACS, AIAA, Google etc. Be careful in paper selection: citation, affiliation etc. Statistics Journal IF =6 SCI-1 Article References = 218 Citation = 48

First Step Be careful in paper selection: citation, affiliation etc. Statistics Journal IF =26.9 SCI-1 Article References = 239 Citation = 297

Step Two Read 25-30 selected papers and make a list of target journals (from the references of 25-30 papers). Journal of European Ceramics Society SCI-1 Carbon SCI-1 Nano Letters SCI-1 Journal of Applied and Analytical Pyrolysis SCI-1 Journal of Alloys and Compounds SCI-1 Ceramics International SCI-2 Materials Letters SCI-2 Microporous and Mesoporous Materials SCI-2 Materials & Design SCI-2 RSC Advances SCI-2 Journal of Materials Science SCI-2 Materials Chemistry and Physics SCI-2 J Porous Materials SCI-4 New Carbon Materials SCI-4 Carbon Letter SCI-4

Step Three Introduction Methods/Experimental Results Discussion Read and select further 12-15 out of 25-30 and print. Printed papers = Review+Full length+Letters+Conference Underline/mark important information related to your idea. Make IMRD model using MS Word; Introduction Methods/Experimental Results Discussion

Copied First Draft is Ready Introduction Copy the literature review with references from 12-15 papers. Methods/Experimental Copy the methods/experimental from 12-15 papers. Results Copy the results from 12-15 papers. Discussion Copied First Draft is Ready

Your First Draft is Ready Replace the data of the First Copied Draft with; Your own data/inputs Your own analysis/graphs Your own results/discussions So you must have your own research data in hand. Your First Draft is Ready

Your Second Draft is Ready Discuss your data/inputs. Discuss your analysis /graphs. Discuss your results. See how other people discuss (from copied draft). Compare and contrast your data with others. Your Second Draft is Ready

Your Third Draft is Ready Rearrange the introduction part. Cite 5-10 works of different researcher. Select citations more from journal you want to submit. Give novelty at the end of Introduction. Your Third Draft is Ready Statistics Journal IF =6 SCI-1 Article References = 218 Citation = 48

Your Fourth Draft is Ready Finalize the title of the paper. Write the conclusions and abstract. Format references. Write down the acknowledgements. Check for English language and spelling errors. Your Fourth Draft is Ready

Final Draft Select the journal e.g. Journal A. Read about the editor. Follow the guidelines strictly. Most of the journals accept “your paper your style”. The minimum requirement; Double space Times new roman, 12 pt. Wide margin Align text to the right Write cover letter/graphical abstract/highlights etc. Give 15-20 % references from Journal A Submit.

Reviewer Selection Carefully select the reviewers. Select a well known expert of the field. Nominate 3-5 reviewers. Give brief intro of reviewers and reason. Add reviewers’ papers in the reference section.

Journal Selection See the stats of the journal like; Publishing frequency/year Ranking like SCI-1,2,3,4, EI, Q1, 2 etc. Paper processing time after acceptance. I.F. Review speed

My all time favourite Ceramics International (Elsevier) SCI-2, 3rd of 27, Q1 (Ceramics) Chairman of Council WORLD ACADEMY OF CERAMICS Chairman of Board TECHNA GROUP General Chair CIMTEC Conferences General Editor CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Very Fast My experience=19 days Others = 16 days

Impact Factor Impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the “average article” in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The impact factor will help you evaluate a journal’s relative importance, especially when you compare it to others in the same field.

Variation in Impact Factor!! IF variations between disciplines Medical Annual Review of Immunology = 54 JAMA = 24 General Nature and Science IF = 30 Materials science Carbon = 6 Journal of European Ceramic Society = 2.9 Aerospace Engineering Progress in Aerospace Science = 2.9 AIAA Journal = 1.08

Understanding I.F. Consider a journal named X, 2015 impact factor Citations in 2015 to articles published in 2014 = 168 Citations in 2015 to articles published in 2013 = 293 TOTAL = 461 Number of article published in 2014 = 54 Number of article published in 2013 = 54 TOTAL = 108 X’ 2015 impact factor: 461 ∕108 = 4.269

Understanding different terms SCI: Science Citation Index SSCI: Social Science Citation Index CSSCI: Chinese Social Science Citation Index ISI : Institute for Scientific Information JCR: Journal Citation Report EI: The Engineering Index ISTP: Index of Scientific & Technical Proceedings

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Conclusions This is my experience of writing a paper. Strong working before writing is crucial. Spend 2-3 months in searching/downloading data. Carefully select the journals. Start your work right now.

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