1. Publishing and Presenting Scientific Papers chapter 11
Adapted from the PPT of Jaroslav Mackerle, Linköping Institute of Technology, Linköping, Sweden, by way of Keith Clarke’s Geog 200A course at UCSB
Adapted from the PPT of Jaroslav Mackerle, Linköping Institute of Technology, Linköping, Sweden, by way of Keith Clarke’s Geog 200A course at UCSB

2. Contents From an idea by way of rules to the published paper
kinds of scientific written communication
scientific writing in general
IMRaD format
paper organization
paper writing
paper submission
the editing process
proof-reading
… and pointers to reading
From an idea
by way of rules
to the published paper

3. Scientific written communication
Reports
Theses or dissertations
Journal articles
Books and book chapters
Technical manuals/users guides
Research or grant proposals
Slide presentations
Posters

4. Scientific writing in general
Subject
Purpose
to exchange the scientific knowledge
to ask and answer specific questions
Audience
scientists and those interested in the subject
a publisher or an editor

5. Other types of journal papers
Review
Technical note
Letter to the editor
State-of-the-Art

6. Steps in scientific journal writing
Cowriters
Referees
Writer
Journal editor
Readers

7. A rough draft perhaps but ….
Will you have co-authors?
Which journal to submit your manuscript?
How soon will it be published?
How to deal with editors?

8. Journals - Publishers Professional societies Professional publishers
RCS
ACS
SCS
Professional publishers
Elsevier
Pergamon Press
Springer Verlag
J Wiley & Sons
Kluwer Academic Publishing
Blackwell
Taylor & Francis
Academic Press
AAG - Association of American Geographers,
AGU - American Geophysical Union,
ESA - Ecological Society of America,
AFS - American Fisheries Society,
Elsevier
Pergamon Press
Springer Verlag
J Wiley & Sons
Kluwer Academic Publ. nl/
MCB University Press
IOP Publishing
Academic Press

9. Where to submit the manuscript
The prestige factor
The circulation factor
The frequency factor
The audience factor
Impact factor

10. Journal Citation Reports
jcrweb.com

11. Paper writing Write a rough outline first, fill it in
A rough draft is ready
Select the journal and read Instructions to Authors (manuscript requirements: style in headings, the system for citations, figures and tables, etc.)
Write the final manuscript
Write or refine your abstract
Carefully choose keywords (increases success with e-databases and search engines)

12. The final draft Front Matter Article Body (IMRaD) End Matter
Title (fewest possible words that describe the contents)
Author’s (co-authors) name and address
Abstract (miniversion of the paper, no citations)
Keywords
Article Body (IMRaD)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion/Conclusion
End Matter
Acknowledgment (technical help and financial assistance)
References (EndNote has style guides)
Appendices

13. Ethics of scientific writing
Avoid dual publication
Don’t use the work of others without appropriate attribution
List only those co-authors who contributed substantially to the work

14. Final submission In-house reviews required?
Submit the paper to the journal’s editor (only to one journal)
Hard-copy of manuscript (usually three or more copies)
Disk of the same version
Text: Word, Word Perfect, TeX/LaTeX, etc.
Figures: tif, gif, postscript, etc.
E-Journal submission

15. Editing process
Editor logs a manuscript and sends an acknowledgement that the paper has been received
Editor sends the manuscript to reviewers
On the basis of the reviews and the editor’s opinion, your paper will be accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected.

16. Checklist for referees

17. Proof-reading Proof-reading and return to the editor
Copyright transfer
Offprint order
Davis, M. Scientific Papers and Presentations, p.88

18. Copyright Statement from Journal
Be sure to read thoroughly
For theses read UMI Microfilm statement
Make sure you agree with points
Will you be free to send or post to web the final pdf??

19. Congratulations