WriteTEL: Session4
- 1. Revising and reviewing your paper
- 2. Welcome Session overview Length – 1 hour Presentations and activities Ground Rules Raise hand for urgent questions Use chat for general questions and activities Arriving late/leaving early
- 3. Learning outcomes At the end of this workshop, you will: appreciate the practicalities of submitting papers for publication; recognise common errors made in paper submissions; be able to identify techniques for dealing with the review process.
- 4. Last session, we looked at... The literature review Getting your first draft on paper The abstract Any questions?
- 5. From first draft to finished article Have a break after your first draft Critical reviewers are key Don't ask too much of people Be clear about the type of feedback you want Chose people you can trust Value criticism and diversity of opinion You don't have to agree with your reviewer Acknowledgments/co-authors Be prepared to rewrite, and rewrite... But also be prepared to submit
- 6. Submitting your paper The review process Submission systems Author checklists Blind/double-blind reviews Timescales Getting your paper back Accepted as is Accepted with amendments Resubmission Reject
- 7. Don’t give up! Next steps Have a backup plan Make changes quickly Review and address the feedback thoroughly Make it easy for the reviewer Get another critical review Things to remember Reviewers’ opinions are opinions Reviewers disagree Some reviewers are poor reviewers Develop a thick skin
- 8. Activity: common problems Think of (student) papers you’ve read… what was wrong with them? Please make your suggestions in the chat window.
- 9. Common problems (1) Content not appropriate for conference/journal no discussion of obvious flaws not adding anything to the field Context inadequate literature review lack of knowledge of the field too few/inappropriate references
- 10. Common problems (2) Structure lack of clear structure no clear point/purpose no conclusions Style poor written English too informal not writing for the audience
- 11. Common problems (3) Format spelling, punctuation, grammar reference format, number, type formatting, style and layout language and writing style length elements missing
- 12. Activity: dealing with rejection Rejection is an inevitable part of getting published. How can you deal with it? Please add your suggestions to the chat window.
- 13. Some ideas Have a backup plan Take some time out but don’t sit on it Remember that reviewers are human Don’t waste time plotting revenge Have more than one paper on the go Remind yourself that ‘no-one finds it easy’