Bengkel Penulisan (What) PROF. DR. MOHAMED AMIN EMBI Pusat Pembangunan Akademik, UKM

Academic Publishing 2  A subfield of publishing which distributes academic research & scholarship.

Publication: Order of Importance 3  Scholarly (research-based) Books (5)  Monographs (3)  Journal Articles (2-3)  Other Books (e.g Reference Book) (2)  Chapter in Books (2)  Edited Books (1)  Research/Technical Reports (1)  Proceedings ( )  Seminar Papers ( )

Scholarly Book 4  Represent distillation of years of work, research activities, experience & writing practice.  Composed of various individual topics discussed at length & built around a common theme identified.

Monographs 5  Research-based publication.  Reviewed by internal readers.  In-house publication.  Limited volume of publication

Reference Books 6  Books that summarizes a field or academic area.  Can include Edition or compilation of selected papers presented in academic conferences or work published in academic journals.

Types of Books Authored  Single author  Multiple authors Edited  Single editor  Multiple editors Write the content Co-ordinate authors contributions eg chapters Liaise between author/s & publishers

Books(vs Journals)  Usually one-off publications  can be multiple volume sets  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc EDITIONS  Years apart

Books (vs Journals)  Lengthy publication process  on average 2 years to pass from authors to library shelf  Fairly static information  Chapters - divided with headings  Structured

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES  Longer publication time not so current  more GENERAL topics  relatively STATIC info  CHAPTERS BOOKS JOURNALS  Shorter publication time = more current  SPECIALISED topics  RECENT research  ARTICLES

Journals 11  Scientific journals are the repository of the accumulated knowledge in a field.  Scientific journals are peer reviewed – the process of subjecting an author’s scholarly work to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the field.  Peer review requires a community of experts in the field, who are qualified & able to perform impartial review.

Journals  Published on ongoing basis e.g. monthly, quarterly, annually etc.  Series - volumes / issues.  Also known as serials or periodicals.  Each issue contains a number of ARTICLES.

Journals  Publishing time relatively rapid.  Good source of current information /new developments.  Keeping up-to-date.

Journals 14  Plays an important role in research & academic world.  Publishing in journals in one importance component in evaluating the performance of a researcher.  The ability to write proficiently is an important asset for a researcher/lecturer.

Journals Be aware of the differences between  academic or scholarly journals  popular magazines/bulletins

CONTENT Usually – news feature items JOURNAL MAGAZINE Usually –  report original research findings  review original research

ARTICLE LENGTH JOURNAL MAGAZINE  longer articles  focus on very specialised topics  shorter articles  broader, more popular topics

AUTHORS journalists or staff writers JOURNAL MAGAZINE  scholars/academics, considered experts in their field

AUDIENCE aimed at a broad range of people vocabulary understood by the general public JOURNAL MAGAZINE  targeted to specific group of scholars in a discipline  vocabulary is discipline specific

CREDITS None of these common May be short bibliography JOURNAL MAGAZINE Use  Citations  Footnotes  Bibliography

EDITORS  Content reviewed by staff editor JOURNAL MAGAZINE  Content is reviewed and critiqued by a board of other scholars in the discipline  Peer review

FEATURES pictures photographs glossy advertising colour JOURNAL MAGAZINE  illustrations  graphs  tables  abstracts  calculations  black & white  text is dominant

Proceedings 23  Proceedings of papers presented during conferences.  Although somewhat reviewed, most are not in citation index.

Taraf Journal Local Journal National Journal International Journal 24

Jurnal Jabatan/Fakulti/Universiti 25  Sidang Editor dalaman/tempatan/universiti.  Penyumbang dalaman/tempatan/universiti.  Pewasit dalaman/tempatan/universiti.  e.g. Jurnal Teknologi (UTM)

Jurnal Kebangassan 26  Sidang Editor mewakili sesuatu negara.  Penyumbang dalam & luar negara.  Pewasit dalam atau luar negara. e.g. Malaysian Online Journal of e-Learning

Jurnal Serantau 27  Sidang Editor mewakili serantau.  Penyumbang dalam/luar negera & serantau.  Pewasit dalam/luar negara & serantau.  e.g. European Journal of Social Sciences.

Jurnal Antarabangsa 28  Sidang Editor pelbagai negara/antarabangsa.  Penyumbang pelbagai negara/antarabangsa.  Pewasit pelbagai negara/antarabangsa.  e.g. International Journal of Learning

Status Jurnal Jurnal Berwasit Jurnal Terindeks Jurnal Impak Faktor 29

Jurnal Berwasit 30  Peer-reviewed journals.  Melalui proses ‘blind-review’ oleh sekurang-kurangnya 2 pewasit.

Jurnal Terindeks 31  Citation index (SCOPUS) (ISI)  Diterbitkan secara tekal & berjadual sekurang-kurangnya 3 tahun.  Makalah bermutu tinggi.  Diterbitkan penerbit berwibawa.  Kebangsaan atau Antarabangsa.

Contoh Index

Jurnal Terindeks (Malaysia) 33  Jurnal Pengurusan (UKM)  Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia (UKM)  GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies (UKM) Senarai Jurnal Terindeks Malaysia

Jurnal Berimpak Faktor 34  The impact factor (IF) is a measure of the citations to science & social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the importance of a journal to its field.citations science & social science journals proxy  The Impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson, a large worldwide US-based publisher.Eugene GarfieldInstitute for Scientific Information Thomson

The impact factor Introduced in 1960’s by Eugene Garfield: ISI 2006 and IF=5 Articles published in 06/07 were cited an average of 5 times in 08. citationsarticles

The impact factor Journal X IF 2008= All citations from Thomsons Reuters journals in 2008 to papers in journal X Number of citable articles published in journal X in 2006/7

Jurnal Berimpak Faktor Tinggi 37  Jurnal antarabangsa.  Sidang penyunting berwibawa.  Bersejarah lama.  Reputasi tinggi.  Edaran luas.  Kebacaan tinggi.  Terkenal/Tersohor.

Mod Jurnal Bercetak & Atas Talian Atas Talian Sahaja Bercetak Sahaja 38

Jurnal Online 39  Jurnal versi biasa & versi atas talian  Jurnal Akses Terbuka (Open Access Jurnal)