1. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Publishing in international refereed journals Richard Watson Todd

2. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Publishing in international refereed journals n Suppose you have a well-designed study with interesting findings n You decide to try to publish in an international refereed journal n What do you do next?

3. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Choosing the journal n Criteria for choosing a journal –Academic level of the journal –Style of the journal –Interests of the journal –Difficulty of getting published (publication rates vary from 5% to 75%) –Professionalism and length of time till publication

4. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Some journals n Very academic journals –TESOL Quarterly –Applied Linguistics n Academic journals –System –Journal of Second Language Writing –Journal of English for Academic Purposes –ESP Journal

5. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Some journals n Easier academic journals –RELC Journal n Non-academic but difficult to publish –ELT Journal n Non-academic –Guidelines –Forum –English Teaching Professional

6. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Some journals n Specialised journals –Assessing Writing –Semiotica –Language and Education –Language Awareness –Studies in Second Language Acquisition –International Review of Applied Linguistics

7. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd National and other journals –Pasaa –ThaiTESOL Bulletin –rEFLections –Other universities’ journals –Journals in Taiwan, India, Korea etc.

8. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Write the article n Check the guidelines for contributors n Read 2 or 3 articles in the journal n Be careful of: –format –references –conventions –organisation –language –Note: if you have language errors or wrong corrections, higher chance of rejection

9. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Write the article n When writing, pay special attention to: –assumptions –context –conclusions justified insightful

10. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The process so far... n Conduct your research n Choose the journal n Write an article

11. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The next stages n Ask a colleague to read and comment on your article n Revise the article n Send off the article –Post? –E-mail? –SEND TO ONE JOURNAL ONLY

12. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Sending the article n Send at least 3 things: –Cover letter/e-mail –Cover sheet –Article –Other requirements (e.g. evidence of data, permission forms)

13. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The cover letter n Purposes: –Who you are –You are sending an article –The article is original work –The article is not being considered elsewhere –Any other relevant points

14. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The cover letter n Attached is an article for your consideration for publication in System. I declare that it is original work and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. It is slightly over the normal word limit, please let me know if this is a problem. Also, please let me know if I also need to submit a hard copy to you.

15. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The cover sheet n Purposes: –Your name(s) and contact details –Note: No evidence of authorship should appear in the actual article sent –Word count –Keywords?

16. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The next stages n So you have sent off an article, what happens next? n Hopefully, you receive an acknowledgement of receipt n Wait

17. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The next stages n Wait

18. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd The next stages n Wait n Response time varies between journals. For System, response may be 2-3 months. For many journals, response time may be up to 1 year.

19. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Reviewers’ comments n Eventually, you will receive the reviewers’ comments n Types of feedback –Acceptance with minor changes (unlikely) –Acceptance with major changes –Revise and resubmit –Rejection (hopefully with reasons) If rejected, need to decide: give up OR submit elsewhere

20. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Reviewers’ comments n Typical format of comments –Overview of paper including recommendation –General major content points needing revision –Specific language/format points needing revision

21. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Dealing with reviewers’ comments n Check comments against the article n Addend comments to the article n Make sure you understand the reasons for the comments n Edit following the comments n Justify points where revisions are not made n Keep track of all revisions made for each comment n Produce the revised article

22. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Cover letter for revisions n Purposes: –To show how you have made revisions to deal with the reviewers’ comments –To justify where you have not followed comments

23. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Sending the revised version of the article n Send revised article and cover letter for revisions n You may need other documentation at this stage n Wait

24. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd Final editing n Receive proofs for editing –Check proofs for minor mistakes –No major revisions can be made at this stage n Sign copyright transferral form n Deal with offprint order form

25. ©2006 Richard Watson Todd WAIT FOR PUBLICATION Congratulations