1. Haifa – Beer Sheva – Jerusalem Sven Hessle November 2012
From Manuscript to Publication in a Scientific Journal Inside Rekommendations from an Editor
Haifa – Beer Sheva – Jerusalem
Sven Hessle November 2012
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2. Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University
Find the population of scientific journals within the own area of expertise
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3. Important information in scientific journals
Journal affiliation
Editorial focus
Special issues/Supplements
Indexed/Abstracted
Circulation
Frequency of publication
Number of articles in each issue
Submission of manuscript
Format of manuscript
Review process
Charges
Reprint policy
Book reviews
Subscriptions
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4. Strategies for updating the knowledge base (Literature review)
Search in Bibliographic Databases;
Manual search for Dissertations and Relevant academic journals;
Snowball technique in identifying references through earlier discovered articles;
Identify Key Pioneer Researchers within the field
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5. The content and form of the article
Title
Does it reflect the content?
Key Words
Will they direct the readers to the article?
Abstract
Does it give the aim, methodology, main results and conclusion in 150 words?
Introduction
Is there a good rational for the study of this formulated problem and making up this aim of the article?
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6. The content and form of the article (continued)
Does the aim of the study make sense in light of previous research?
Literature Review
Is it clearly presented as well as related to research questions posed
Theoretical Framework
How was the study conducted? design, participants, definitions of concepts, measurements, procedures
Method
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7. The content and form of the article (Continued)
Result
Are the results described in apropriate detail? Are they relevant in terms of the aim and research questions?
Discussion
Does the discussion relate findings to the research questions and previous literature?
Conclusion
Are the arguments relevant and convincing?
References
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8. The content and form of the article (continued)
Are they relevant? Are they too many?
Footnotes
Appendices
When sending manuscripts to journals, tables and figures are usually refered to in the text, and are being put in the end of the manuscript
Tables and Figures
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9. Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University
Review Process
Type of review
Acknowledgement
Review time
Revisions
Acceptance rate
Return of manuscript
Lag time to print
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10. Indicate the principal problems with the manuscript:
_________________Clarity ________________ Currency _______________ Writing style ______________Methodology
____________ Documentation
`___________ Conceptual level
_____________ Organization
If accepted, does the article require professional language editing before publication? Please comment._____________________________________________________________
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11. Rating of the manuscript
_____ 1. Accept
_____ 2. Provisional acceptance (requires
minor revision)
_____ 3. Provisional rejection (requires
major revision)
_____ 4. Reject and Resubmit
_____ 4. Reject
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12. Important Information
Plagiarism, Fabrication and Falsification
Open access
Scientific article publication and future challenges
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13. Sven Hessle, Ph D Professor of Social Work, Stockholm University
תודה על תשומת הלב
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