1. publications in international peer-reviewed journals
may 18, 2017
sardana nikolaeva
phd candidate, department of anthropology
university of manitoba

2. content where and how? structure overview of general requirements
plagiarism
overview of formatting styles
doi
online tools

3. where and how? how select journal for publishing?
identify potential journals in your scholarly area;
rank the potential journals for your article (scope, frequency of journal, visibility and reputation);
timing;
“predatory” journals:
exploitative open-access publishing;
with usually submission rather than publication fee;
fake academics in editorial boards;
aggressively campaigning to publish or serve as an editor,
website is not professional, etc.

4. structure
title page = title, authors, author affiliations, key words (5), contact information;
abstract = single paragraph, objective, hypothesis, how research was done, results, significance;
introduction = short review of literature, general information, focus of the current study, hypothesis, statement of methods, statement of main finding;
methods = description of methods;
results = presentation of findings, purely descriptive;
discussion = argument that supports or rejects hypothesis; interpretation of findings, relation to other literature;
conclusions = summary of major results; contribution to field of study;
acknowledgements = participants, consultants, funding, etc.
references = references cited in the text;
tables/tables’ captions or figures/figures’ captions;

5. get the second or even third opinion on the article
ask a colleague/friend/etc. to look through, revise and edit your article

6. overview of general requirements
American Anthropologist (American Anthropological Association/AAA Journal):
peer-reviewed journal
great reputation
no submission or publishing fees
single or cross-discipline articles
requirements:
comprehensible for nonspecialist and clear writing
no overuse of jargon
online submission (anonymous submission)
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
research articles from 2,500 to 8,000 words
proper structure of the article

7. Anthropologica (Canadian Anthropology Society/CASCA Journal):
peer-reviewed journal
great reputation
no submission or publishing fees
single or cross-discipline articles/thematic
bilingual journal (English and French)
double-blind review
requirements:
online submission
no more than 9,000 words
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
proper structure of the article article

8. plagiarism
plagiarism is “the presentation or use of information, ideas, images, sentences, findings, etc. as one’s own without appropriate citation in a written assignment, test or final examination.”
(umanitoba.ca/student/records/media/2016‐2017‐Undergraduate‐Calendar.pdf p.99)
how to avoid plagiarism:
cite – cite properly using formatting guidelines;
quote – direct quotes must be in quotes and cited;
paraphrase – your own words but not rearranging or replacing few words;
reference – provide a list of works cited;
give credit – for any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings, etc.

9. overview of formatting styles
APA (American Psychological Association)
books: 1 author; 2 or 6 authors; 7 and more authors; edited; no author given; organizations as authors; chapter/essay from; article from book; online or electronic book;
journal articles: from a print journal (continuous pagination; separate issue); from an online journal; article or abstract from database; website; newspaper;
MLA (Modern Language Association)
books: 1 author; 2 authors; 3 or more authors; edited; essay/story; online/electronic;
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
books: 1 author; 2 authors; 3 authors; 4 or more authors; edited; no author; organizations as authors; chapter/essay/story; article in reference book; online/electronic;

10. Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
books
APA
Coulthard, G. S. (2014). Red skin, white masks: rejecting the colonial politics of recognition. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
MLA
Coulthard, Glen S. Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition. University of Minnesota Press, Print.
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
Coulthard, Glen S. Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2014.

11. Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
journal articles
APA
Kulchyski, P. (1995). Aboriginal peoples and hegemony in Canada. Journal of Canadian Studies, 30(1),
MLA
Kulchyski, Peter. "Aboriginal Peoples and Hegemony in Canada." Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 1995, pp
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed.
Kulchyski, Peter. "Aboriginal Peoples and Hegemony in Canada." Journal of Canadian Studies 30, no. 1 (1995):

12. digital object identifier (DOI)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is used to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. If the article is published and made available online, the publisher assigns a DOI with its own standard;
If the DOI is available, you should include them for both print and electronic sources;
for example:
Kulchyski, P. (2013) ‘Speaking the strong words’: Notes on performing indigenous community politics in Denendeh. Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies,15(2), doi: / X

13. online tools www.zotero.org - reference management software

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15. thank you!
questions?