DESCRIPTION
Publishing in so-called scientific impact journals has become the main goal of researchers. This course is divided into two parts; in the first part we focus on the aspects of finding, identifying and selecting the most appropriate scientific journals to publish our work. In the second part we present some tips to maximize the chances of acceptance of manuscripts submitted to this type of journals: we develop aspects such as the preparation of the manuscript, authorship, preparation of tables and graphs, preparation of bibliographic references or the process of submission and evaluation of manuscripts.
STRUCTURE
Module 1 – Introduction
- The relevance of publishing in high impact journals in the field of Social Sciences.
Module 2 – Selecting impact journals in Social Sciences
- How to find and identify relevant impact journals in Social Sciences.
- Tools and databases to identify impact journals.
- Criteria for selecting the most appropriate journal for your research content.
Module 3 – Manuscript preparation
- Key factors for preparing a quality manuscript.
- Defining authorship and its relevance.
- Tips for effective preparation of tables, graphs and visualisations.
Module 4 – Citation and referencing
- The art of proper citation: good practices and common mistakes.
- Tools and formats for preparing bibliographic references.
Module 5 – Submission and evaluation of the manuscript
- The submission process: points to consider and steps to follow.
- Understanding manuscript evaluation and how to deal with revisions and comments.