1. LET’S GET PUBLISHED! Dr Salina Hj. Kassim
IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance
International Islamic University Malaysia
14th March 2016

2. AGENDA
Why publish?
How to publish?
Where to publish?

3. WHY PUBLISH? Publication as promotion requirement
Build up CV  Gain credibility  Form collaboration
YOUR contribution
Perpetual/long-lasting
“Publish or perish”

5. OBSTACLES TO PUBLISHING
No time with present schedule
Have “writers block”
Deciding on what to write
Lack of institutional support
Selecting a publication for submission
Afraid of rejections
Concerned about peer review process

6. OBSTACLES TO PUBLISHING
All sort of excuses
Just accept the fact that
This is part of the job…
Just have to do it…

7. Co-authoring: the power of teamwork
CONSIDER
Co-authoring: the power of teamwork

8. PUBLICATION PROCESS Journal submission -Proof reading Manuscript
Research Idea
Working paper
-Conference
Seminar
Manuscript
-Further refinement
-Identify relevant journals
Journal submission
-Proof reading
-Manuscript preparation according to journal requirement

9. RESEARCH IDEA “Hot” topic vs “Passionate” topic Sources of idea:
Own PhD dissertation
Research group
Graduate students
Students’ term paper

10. FROM CONFERENCES TO PUBLICATIONS
Conference presentation is a good beginning to an article
Meeting conference’s paper submission deadline means completion of one draft/working paper
Next, upgrade the paper to article
In fact, many conferences offer option to publish papers in their journals.

11. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
The power of abstract
Relevant keywords
“Normal” vs “tailor-made” content
Meticulous – error-free

12. PROVIDE A CLEAN MANUSCRIPT
Complying with journal’s editorial style: margin, font-size, title, heading, subheading, spacing, word-count
Submit correct tables, figures, and other graphics
Check. Double check, loud proof read, ensure flow
All reference are listed correctly

13. Private: reputable vs predatory
Where to Publish?
List of references
Google scholar
-Keywords
Publishers:
University
Private: reputable vs predatory
Reference authors

14. ENSURING CONSISTENT OUTPUT
Have a target
Eg, one article per one month
Once done, need to submit right away
Have proper recording of output
Strategize:
Quality versus quantity publications
General vs subject-specialty

15. INDEXED JOURNALS Scopus? ISI? Q? ERA Check SCIMAGO Journal websites
Scopus/Web of Science database

16. WEB OF SCIENCE - ISI 3300 publishers - Updated weekly
About titles
Physical sciences – 4200 titles
Health science – >3400 titles
Life Sciences – 3000 titles
Social sciences – >4000 titles

17. SCOPUS > 5000 publishers - updated daily > 24 000 titles
Physical sciences – >7400 titles
Health science – >6700 titles
Life Sciences – >4400 titles
Social sciences – >7600 titles

18. High Journal frequency Higher possibility of acceptance
ADDITIONAL TIPS
High Journal frequency
Call for papers/
Special issue
Higher possibility of acceptance

19. WHERE NOT TO PUBLISH?
Predatory list by MOHE
Beal’s list of predatory journals
De-listed journals

20. Thank You