Professor Dr Mamun Habib has agreed to share his presentation that he delivered at DIU December 28th, 2014.

1. Workshop
on
Tips and Techniques to Publish International Research Publications
By
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib
mamunhabib@gmail.com, md.mamun@uum.edu.my
Visiting Scholar, School of Quantitative Sciences (SQS)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM), UK
December 28, 2014
Daffodil International University (DIU) – Bangladesh
DIU Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. Research Publications
1. Conference Paper: Call for Papers (CFP), ISBN
(International Standard Book Number) isn’t mandatory for
Conference Proceedings (CD/Book format), duration about 6
months.
- Abstract/Initial paper submission through email/online
- Reviewers will review the papers [At least 5 international
papers to be required to become Reviewer]
- Technical Committee Member [Reviewers will be the
members of Technical Committee]
- Author would modify based on reviewer comments
- Final Manuscript submission through online/email.

3. Research Publications
2. Journal Paper: Call for Papers (CFP), ISSN (International
Standard Serial Number) is mandatory, ISSN (Online), ISSN
(Print), duration about 8 months (depends on number of
issues/year)
- Initial paper submission through email/online
- Reviewers will review papers
- Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member would take final
decision [At least 10 international papers and 20 papers to
become Editorial Board Member and Editor-in-Chief
respectively]
- Author would modify based on reviewer comments
- Final Manuscript submission through online/email.
[Especially, Editor-in-Chief will emphasis on Ethics in
Research (Plagiarism)] - Turnitin Software

4. Dept. of Operations Management, Faculty
of Business Administration, AIUB
Turnitin Software

5. Research Publications
2. Journal Paper
- Quality of Journals
 Editor-in-Chief (Renowned Researcher)
 Editorial Board Member (from Various continents and
countries)
 Peer Reviewed (Mandatory)
 ISSN (Online and Print) [Print ISSN is difficult to achieve]
 Place of Publishing [Europe/USA]
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 Quality of Previous Issues (review papers as well as
authors)
 Indexing/catalogue
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 ISI (Institute of Scientific Information) Index [Thomson
Reuters]
 (SCI, SSCI, AHCI)
 Impact Factor

6. Research Publications
3. Editorial Book (Book Chapters): Editor/Chapters Author -
Nominated by Publishers, ISBN (International Standard Book
Number) mandatory, Duration about 1 year (Depends on
Publisher)
- Editor would be selected among chapters’ author after
submitting the chapters or Editor would be selected earlier
by publisher before submitting the chapters.
- Select the author for book chapter if he/she has more than
10 international papers
- Select the editor if he/she has more than 20 International
research papers

7. Research Publications
3. Editorial Book (Book Chapters): Publishing Process Steps
•Acceptance of the invitation sent by e-mail and online registration
•Chapter proposal submission Feb 17, 2011
•Chapter proposal review
•Notification of chapter proposal review results Mar 25, 2011
•Chapter submission May 20, 2011
•Chapter review [6-8 weeks]
•Notification of chapter review results
•Payment of Article Processing Charge (APC) Jul 04, 2011
•Typesetting and Proof Corrections
•Printing of the book October 2011
•Online publication of the book October 2011
•Book delivery to corresponding author

8. Research Publications
4. Book (Sole Author Book): Nominated by Publisher, ISBN
mandatory, Duration depends on Sole Author
- If anybody has one Editorial Book, then he/she would be
nominated as Sole Author of the book.
International Standard
1 Journal Paper ………………. 2 Conference Papers
1 Editorial Book ……………… 2 Journal Papers
1 Sole Author Book ………….. 3 Journal Papers

9. Open Access Research Publications
- Difference between Conventional (Traditional) publishers
and Open access Publishers.
- Example: McGraw Hill, Winston, Amazon.com, LAP, Excel,
etc. - Traditional Publisher.
Intech, ExcelingTech, SciencePG, etc. - Open Access
Publisher
[…………………………OPEN ACCESS and INTECH……………………]

10. Basic Questions
 What type of paper (conference/journal/book chapter/book),
do you like to publish?
 Do you intend to publish paper based on Primary data or
Secondary data?
 Do you like to choose Conventional (Traditional)
publisher/Open Access publisher?
 What type of publisher (High level publisher /Moderate level
publisher)? ISI Index, Scopus Index
 What would be the tentative title of the PAPER?
 When do you like to publish? (Set up the milestones to furnish
the book)
 Format of the research Paper (Please follow the format of the
publisher)

11. Outline of Research Publications
 Abstract
 Chapter I – Introduction
 Chapter II – Literature Review/Related works
 Chapter III – Methodology
 Chapter IV – Model Development/Theory Development
 Chapter V – Presentation of Data/Data Analysis/Discussion/
Model Evaluation
 Chapter VI – Conclusions
 Bibliography
 Appendix

12. Abstract**
- Professional academic language (in brief, within 100 words to
300 words)
- Rationale
- Main Objective of the Paper
- What type of the study/Type of Data
- Sample, Sampling procedure, Statistical Tools (if you use)
- Findings of the study
- Novelties/Contribution of the paper
** [Abstract is very significant for any research paper, however,
quality of the paper is also reflected in Abstract]

13. I. Introduction
- Rationale [General background/significant of the paper]
- Research Objective [Analyze/explore/investigate/illustrate/
demonstrate………………, relationship/comparative/review
………………………, develop/construct model……….]
- Scope [Population, Sample, what kind of research, Variables]
- (Statement of problems (research questions), limitations,
definition of terms) – Not Mandatory

14. II. Literature Review/Related Works
• Theory [e.g. Definition of SCM]
• Related Review Literature [e.g. SCM in Service Industry]
• Previous study [e.g. Any specific research of SCM in
Education]
[Avoid Plagiarism – Rewording (Synonyms/Thesaurus), Tense/Voice Change,
Rewrite (Paraphrasing)]
[Turnitin Software (Similarity Index)] – Ethics in Research (Originality)

15. III. Methodology
• Methods of Research Used
- Type of Research (Exploratory Research/Descriptive Research/Causal
research)
- Qualitative/Quantitative research
- Exploratory Research [Survey research technique – secondary data]
• Research Hypothesis (from Research Questions)
– Null Hypothesis (No relationship) and Alternate Hypothesis (a
relationship)
– Two-tailed test (Unknown direction) and One-tailed test (Known direction)
• Operationalization of variables
– Dependent/Independent variables (from model)
– Operational component (Questionnaire) – 5 Point Likert Scale, Simple
attitude scale
– Measurement scale – Nominal/Ordinal/Interval/Ratio Scale

16. III. Methodology
• Respondents [Sample size determination by formula, table,
reference] & Sampling Procedures [Probability and Non-
probability Sampling]
– Probability Sampling [Known Population] – Simple Random sampling/
Systematic Sampling/ Stratified Sampling/Cluster Sampling/ Multi stage Area
Sampling
– Non probability sampling [Unknown Population] – Convenience
sampling/Judgment sampling/ Quota sampling/ Snowball sampling

17. III. Methodology
• Data Collection (Primary data – Survey/Raw data) or/and
Secondary data)
• Full-Survey Questionnaire ( 400+ respondents in Ph.D.)
– Secondary Data (International Conference Papers, International Journal Papers, Books
Chapters/Books through Online databases - Emerald, PROQUEST, IEEE, JSTOR, Science
Direct, etc.)
[Online searching – Prof. Google (Best Search Engine - Source of
Knowledge), Yahoo, etc.
Open Access Publishers (InTech, Sciyo.com, etc.)]

18. IV. Model/Theory Development
• Theoretical Framework [From previous study]
• Conceptual framework /Research Framework/
Conceptual Model/ Research Model [Original work]
• Modified/Edited Version
• Revise the Existing Theory/Reposition the Theory

19. V. Data Analysis/Discussion
• Statistical Treatment of Data (Different Statistical Tools)
- Excel
- SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences)
- AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structure)
- LISREL (Linear Structural Relations)
• Pre-test : Pretest (Experts as Respondents) [30 – 50 respondents]
Reliability Analysis (Cronbach’s Alpha, α)
• Output of Statistical Tools (through graphical or tabular
presentation)
• Demographic Data
- Analysis of Gender by using Frequency and Percentage
- Analysis of Age by using Frequency and Percentage
- Analysis of Education Level by using Frequency and Percentage
- Analysis of Income per month by using Frequency and Percentage

20. V. Data Analysis/Discussion
- Descriptive Analysis
- Frequency and Percentage
- Arithmetic mean
- Standard deviation
- Inferential Analysis (Hypothesis Testing)
– Null Hypothesis/Alternate Hypothesis
– Two-tailed test (You don’t know the direction) and One-tailed test (You
know the direction)
– Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Technique through
AMOS/LISREL, etc.
- SEM includes general linear model and common factor analysis
 Factor Analysis (Confirmatory Factor Analysis – CFA and Exploratory
Factor Analysis - EFA)

21. VI. Conclusions**
**[This section would be portfolio for the prospective researchers,
academicians, practitioners]
• Summary of findings (specific answer based on research
questions/hypothesis)
• Conclusions (Convert statistical language to academic
language)
• Recommendations (Specific suggestions)
• Further study
– Further study will come up from limitations
– The results may point to a new topic or hypothesis
– This may be variation on the original theory, variables used, sample
size or statistical model that has been refined and modified to obtain a
more accurate reflection of reality

22. Bibliography
Two (2) Styles [Mostly Used]
1. APA (American Psychological Association) System –
- Last name of Author, year of publication, e.g. (Lau, 2007) as text citations.
- Last name, first name (yr), title, name of publications, volume, pp. as
reference citations
2. Number-Reference (NR) System –
- [1], [2], [3] as text citations
- [1] Last name, first name, title, name of publications, yr, volume, pp. as
reference citations

23. Abstract
- Professional academic language (in brief, within 100 words to
300 words)
- Main Objective [This study represents/demonstrates/
illustrates/encompasses/depicts/highlights……….Conceptual
model …… literature review……]
- What type of the study [Descriptive/Exploratory/Causal]
[Qualitative or Quantitative]
- Type of Data (Primary/Secondary Data)
- Sample [No. of Respondents], Sampling procedure
(Probability/Non-probability), Statistical Tools (SEM –
Structural Equation Modeling/Software)
- Findings of the chapter[Learning Outcomes of the paper]
- Novelties/Contribution of the chapter (Contribution
towards Prospective Researchers, Academicians,
Practitioners)

25. Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers
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