REFLECTIONS ON PUBLISHING SIMON VERDUN-JONES SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Why Publish? A. A critical element in submitting successful applications for graduate scholarships (e.g., SSHRC). B. An essential element in submitting successful applications for faculty positions at universities, university colleges, etc.

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE PAST EXPERIENCE: (1)EDITOR, MONOGRAPH SERIES IN CRIMINOLOGY (BUTTERWORTHS) (2)EDITORIAL BOARD, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY CURRENT EXPERIENCE: (1)EDITORIAL BOARD, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (2) EDITORIAL BOARD, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

ACADEMIC CHOICES MONOGRAPHS: Graduate Theses: University presses or commercial publishers? TEXTBOOKS: Commercial publishers ARTICLES IN JOURNALS: “Least publishable units” from graduate theses Articles based on graduate papers, projects BOOK CHAPTERS

JOURNAL CHOICES REFEREED OR NON-REFEREED ? According to SSHRC, refereed works are those that are assessed in their entirety, before publication, by "appropriately independent, anonymous, qualified experts" (i.e., at arm's length from the author).

PRACTICAL TIPS CHECK THE SALIENCE OF A PARTICULAR JOURNAL IN ITS ACADEMIC FIELD - HOW OFTEN ARE ITS ARTICLES CITED? - SOME ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES HAVE A RANKING FOR JOURNALS CHECK THE EXPECTED TURNAROUND TIME FOR REVIEW AND PUBLICATION MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ARTICLE FITS THE STATED CRITERIA FOR PUBLICATION IN A PARTICULAR JOURNAL

REFEREES’ REPORTS OPTIONS: PUBLISH WITHOUT REVISIONS PUBLISH WITH MINOR REVISIONS (AT DISCRETION OF EDITOR) RE-SUBMIT WITH MAJOR REVISIONS (REFEREES TO BE CONSULTED) REJECT ADVISE TO SUBMIT TO A DIFFERENT JOURNAL ON BASIS OF SUBJECT MATTER OR MODE OF ANALYSIS

What does a Referee look for? EVALUATION : 1.Significance of the article __ HIGH __ MEDIUM __ LOW 2. Appropriateness for this journal __ HIGH __ MEDIUM __ LOW 3.Quality of the research (Design, data, analysis, interpretation) ___HIGH ___MEDIUM __LOW 4.Quality of writing (Clarity, organization, style, format) __HIGH __MEDIUM __LOW

AUTHORSHIP  SINGLE AUTHORSHIP VERSUS MULTIPLE CO-AUTHORSHIP  DISCIPLINARY NORMS  ORDER OF CO-AUTHORSHIP:  ALPHABETICAL OR NON- ALPHABETICAL

WHAT TO AVOID  SUBMISSION TO MORE THAN ONE JOURNAL SIMULTANEOUSLY  FAILURE OF APPROPRIATE ATTRIBUTION  LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE IN CITATION (E.G., MISSING REFERENCES)  MISSING ELEMENTS IN CITATIONS (E.G., PAGE NUMBERS FROM BOOK CHAPTERS)  POOR EDITING (TYPOS, GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, ETC.)  WEAK INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS  FAILURE TO INDICATE WHY THE RESEARCH IS SIGNIFICANT