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From a Dissertation to a Scholarly Paper
How to slice-up a PhD research and publish a
paper
Lina Markauskaite CoCo Research CentreUniversity
of Sydney27 December 09
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Main topics

• Reusing a dissertation into a paper(s)
• Finding appropriate journal(s) for publishing

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How many papers?

• 1 dissertation 1 book
• OR
• 1 dissertation 2-5 papers
• Paper is a stand-alone piece of the research (not
  all dissertation)

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Papers include

• Peer-reviewed conference proceedings
• Papers in scholarly journals
• Peer-reviewed book chapters
• Other (e.g. journal for practicians)

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Paper ? Chapter

• Paper Reused Chapter
• Chapter Reused Paper

Put Chapter into the skin of a Paper
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Paper ? Chapter
Dissertation Chapter

• Introduction/objectives
• Review of relevant literature
• The main body
• Discussion
• Conclusions/limitations

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Classical approach to segregate a dissertation

• 1. Theoretical paper
• based on literature review chapter,
  meta-analysis, etc.
• 2. Methodological paper
• based on a methodology chapter some results
• 3. Empirical research paper
• based on data analysis, results and discussion
  chapters (could be 2-3 papers)
• Could be various combinations and/or shades of
  the above types

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Other sources for papers in a PhD research (1/2)

• 1. Initial/pilot studies and findings
• E.g. a (short) conference paper
• 2. Implications for practice
• E.g. a paper in a practicians journal
• 3. Accidental interesting findings outside the
  focus of the dissertation
• E.g. gender differences

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Other sources for papers in a PhD research (2/2)

• 1. Analysis of the same dataset using other
  techniques
• E.g. more advanced statistical techniques
• 2. Analysis the same dataset from another
  perspective
• E.g. in-depth analysis of outliers, analysis
  of teachers role, etc.
• 3. Other spin-offs from the dissertation
• E.g. combined data analysis and joint papers

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First steps General tips

• Publish/write papers during the PhD (not after)
• Find an appropriate journal
• Select the journal before/during writing a paper
  (not after)
• Invest some time into finding an appropriate
  journal(s)

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Finding an appropriate journal

• Scholarly peer-reviewed journals (better ISI)
• Relevant research focus
• Technology in education journals
• Subject-related educational journals (e.g.
  environmental education, language, teachers
  training)
• Education/psychology research (general)
• Technology/information research (general)

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Selecting the journal General tips

• Read aims of the journal and all instructions for
  authors
• Browse 2-5 issues
• Read/skim 2-5 papers
• Follow required formal and informal style of the
  journal

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Selecting the journal Worth checking

• Review process/time (3 months - OK)
• Publishing process/time (9 months)
• Number of issues/papers per year
• Waiting list
• Acceptance ratio (20)
• Requirements for manuals!
• Length, referencing style, illustrations, etc.
• Language/grammar
• References
• Chief editor/Editorial board (less important)

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Good opportunities for publishing

• 1. Special thematic issues
• Look for call for papers
• 2. Electronic journals
• I.e. on-line only
• 3. Published outside Australia
• E.g. Europe, USA

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Registries of peer-reviewed journals

• ISI Web of Science Database (top journals)
• Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory
  (other peer-reviewed)

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Access via USyd Library
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Access via USyd library
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ISI Web Science
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Easy ways to find relevant journals

• 1. Science Citation index
• educat
• teach
• learn
• instruct
• 2. Social Science Citation index
• compute
• technolog
• Informati
• 3. Social Science Citation index
• Category Education 100 journals
• 4. CoCos intranet Peters G. Top 10 list

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ISI Web Science (alternative access)
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Ulrichs periodical directory
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Ulrichs entry
Check!
Click!
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Ulrichs entry
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Find information for authors

• Access from Ulrich or Google
• Always check ISSN

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Access the journal via alternative full-text
database (e.g. ProQuest, ScD)
Check!
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Back to your PhD
Good Luck!