1. “Publish or Do not
Perish!”
“AcADemic PublicAtions”
Writing for Publication
Res. Assist. Ali DİNÇER
2. contents
National Refereed Journals
International Journals
International Journals within SSCI
(social sciences citation index)
Some of Foreign Language Journals and Their
Acceptance Rates
5. Publishing in refereed journals
Suppose you have a well-designed study with interesting
findings
Decide to try to publish in journal
Next?
6. Choosing the journal
Criteria for choosing a journal
Academic level of the journal
Style of the journal
Interests of the journal
Difficulty of getting published (publication rates vary
from 5% to 75%)
Professionalism and length of time till publication
7. Journals according to acceptance
rates
Very academic journals
TESOL Quarterly
Applied Linguistics
Academic journals
System
Journal of Second Language Writing
Journal of English for Academic Purposes
ESP Journal
8. Some journals
Easier academic journals
RELC Journal
Non-academic but difficult to publish
ELT Journal
Non-academic
Forum
English Teaching Professional
9. Some journals
Specialised journals
Assessing Writing
Semiotica
Language and Education
Language Awareness
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
International Review of Applied Linguistics
10. National and other journals
Universities’ journals
Journals in USA, UK, Turkey, China.
11. Write the article
Check the guidelines for contributors
Read 2 or 3 articles in the journal
Be careful of:
format
references
conventions
organisation
language
Note: if you have language errors or wrong corrections, higher
chance of rejection
12. The next stages
Ask a colleague to read and comment on your article
Revise the article
Send off the article
Post?
E-mail?
SEND TO ONE JOURNAL ONLY
13. The next stages
So you have sent off an article, what happens next?
Hopefully, you receive an acknowledgement of receipt,
If not, inform the editor via e-mail.
Wait
15. The next stages
Wait
Response time varies between journals. For System,
response may be 2-3 months. For many journals, response ti
me may be up to 1 year.
16. 1. Editor reads manuscript.
2. Editor chooses reviewers and forwards manuscript
to reviewers.
3. Reviewers send reviews to editor.
4. Editor decides to publish, reject, or request revision
of manuscript, and informs author of decision.
17. Reviewers’ comments
Eventually, you will receive the reviewers’ comments
Types of feedback
Acceptance with minor changes (unlikely)
Acceptance with major changes
Revise and resubmit
Rejection (hopefully with reasons)
If rejected, need to decide: give up OR submit elsewhere
18. Reasons for major revision or
rejection of Taiwanese journal papers
www.editing.tw/download/SpeechA.ppt
20. Final editing
Receive proofs for editing
Check proofs for minor mistakes
No major revisions can be made at this stage
Sign copyright transferral form
Deal with offprint order form
25. internAtionAl JournAls
The Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
The Qualitative Report
Modern English Teacher
Australian Journal of Teacher Education,
Sino-US English Teaching
The Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics
The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET
ELT Journal
Oxford Journal of Teaching English
Studies in Second Language Acquisition (SSLA)
Language Learning (LL)
Language Acquisition
Cognition
Research in Second Language Acquisition
Language Research
27. Impact Factor:
A Definition
Journals with high IF publish articles that are cited
more often than journals with lower IF. If citation
numbers are taken as a measure of quality, then these
journals are high ranking by this measure.
28. How Are IFs Used?
Judge a publication’s quality or prestige
Assess academic productivity
Authors choosing where to publish
Evaluate an author or journal editor
Decisions for tenure & promotion
By libraries to make collection decisions
31. A
Applied Linguistics publishes research into language
with relevance to real-world problems.
The journal is keen to help make connections
between fields, theories, research methods, and
scholarly discourses, and welcomes contributions
which critically reflect on current practices in
applied linguistic research.
It promotes scholarly and scientific discussion of
issues that unite or divide scholars in applied
linguistics. It is less interested in the ad hoc
solution of particular problems and more
interested in the handling of problems in a
principled way by reference to theoretical studies.
32. A
The MLJ is devoted to research and discussion
about the learning and teaching of foreign and
second languages. The Journal strives to maintain
a balance of languages represented in each issue.
Types of articles published include essays and
research studies, using quantitative and qualitative
methodologies. Each regular issue of the MLJ
contains about 160 pages, which include 5–7
articles, Reviews, and News and Notes of the
Profession. Issues 2 and 4 include a column
Perspectives in which authors discuss timely issues
of concern to the profession of second language
learning and teaching. Issue 3 includes an
overview of Dissertations published in that year.
Special issues appear on occasion.
http://mlj.miis.edu
34. b TESOL Quarterly, a refereed professional journal, fosters inquiry into
English language teaching and learning by providing a forum for
TESOL professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas
and relationships in the field.
The Quarterly encourages submission of previously unpublished
articles on topics of significance to individuals concerned with English
language teaching and learning and standard English as a second
dialect. the Quarterly invites manuscripts on a wide range of topics,
especially in the following areas:
psychology and sociology of language learning and teaching , issues in
research and research methodology , testing and evaluation ,
curriculum design and development ,, instructional methods,
materials, and techniques , language planning , applied and theoretical
linguistics , communication education , English education, including
reading and writing theory , psycholinguistics , psychology , first and
second language acquisition
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=209&DID=1679
35. b English For Specific Purposes is an international peer-reviewed
journal that welcomes submissions from across the world.
Authors are encouraged to submit articles and
research/discussion notes on topics relevant to the teaching and
learning of discourse for specific communities: academic,
occupational, or otherwise specialized.
Topics such as the following may be treated from the perspective
of English for specific purposes: second language acquisition in
specialized contexts, needs assessment, curriculum development
and evaluation, materials preparation, discourse analysis,
descriptions of specialized varieties of English, teaching and
testing techniques, the effectiveness of various approaches to
language learning and language teaching, and the training or
retraining of teachers for the teaching of ESP.
In addition, the journal welcomes articles and discussions that
identify aspects of ESP needing development, areas into which
the practice of ESP may be expanded, possible means of
cooperation between ESP programs and learners' professional or
vocational interests, and implications that findings from related
disciplines can have for the profession of ESP.
The journal also carries reviews of scholarly books on topics of
interest to the profession.
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/english-for-specific-
purposes/
36. b
The Journal of Second Language Writing is
devoted to publishing theoretically
grounded reports of research and
discussions of central issues in second and
foreign language writing and writing
instruction. Some areas of interest are
personal characteristics and attitudes of L2
writers, L2 writers' composing processes,
features of L2 writers' texts, readers'
responses to L2 writing,
assessment/evaluation of L2 writing,
contexts (cultural, social, political,
institutional) for L2 writing, and any other
topic clearly relevant to L2 writing and/or
writing instruction.
37. c
Foreign Language Annals (FLA) is the official journal
of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL). The first volume of FLA was
published in 1967. FLA is a refereed journal published
four times per year. There are approximately 10
articles per issue.
Dedicated to the advancement of language teaching
and learning, the journal seeks to serve the professional
interests of classroom instructors, researchers, and
administrators concerned with the learning and
teaching of languages at all levels of instruction.
The journal welcomes submissions of the highest
quality that report empirical or theoretical research on
language learning or teaching, that describe innovative
and successful practice and methods, and/or that are
relevant to the concerns and issues of the profession.
FLA focuses primarily on language education for
languages other than English. The journal welcomes
manuscripts on a wide variety of topics including
cross-disciplinary submissions that provide clear
implications for teaching, learning, and/or research in
the language field. Authors must be members of
ACTFL.
38. c Eurasian Journal of Educational Research (EJER), the journal of Ani
Publishing, was established in 2000.
The journal publishes high quality articles in the fields of educational policy
and practice, and research that links the two. The journal is of interest to
academics, researchers and those people concerned with mediating research
findings to policy makers and practitioners. educational system.
EJER publishes research employing a variety of qualitative and/or
quantitative methods and approaches in all areas of the education field. The
aim of the journal is to increase understanding of learning and teaching in pre-
primary, primary, secondary, higher and adult education, and to contribute to
the improvement of educational processes and outcomes.
Subjects EJER has recently covered include:
functual language approach ,literary childrens books
children with mental reterdation ,elf esteem enhancement programme,
curriculum evaluation
receptive language, vocational guidance, multiple intelligences theory,
metacognitive awareness, conceptual development, validity and reliability,
eer relations, misconcetions
learned resourcefulness, decision making styles, organizational culture and
values, teaching and learning of mathematics, creative writing, english teacher
education
http://www.ejer.com.tr/
39. c
Research in the Teaching of English
(RTE) is a multidisciplinary journal
composed of original research and
scholarly essays on the relationships
between language teaching and learning at
all levels, preschool through adult. Articles
reflect a variety of methodologies and
address issues of pedagogical relevance
related to the content, context, process,
and evaluation of language learning.
http://www.ncte.org/journals/rte
40. D Language Teaching Research (LTR) supports
and develops investigation and research
within the area of second or foreign
language teaching. Research of both a
quantitative and qualitative (including
ethnographic) orientation is of interest to
the journal, which as a matter of policy
publishes work related to the teaching of
any second language, not just English.
A wide range of topics in the area of
language teaching is covered, including:
programme; syllabus; materials design;
methodology; the teaching of specific skills
and language for specific purposes.
http://ltr.sagepub.com/
41. D
This journal promotes rigorous research that makes a
significant contribution to advancing knowledge in teacher
education across early childhood, primary, secondary,
vocational education and training, and higher education.
It invites for peer review reports of theoretically informed
and empirically grounded research which focuses on,
among other important issues:
The pre-service and continuing education of teachers
Teachers and/or teacher educators' professional learning
The cultural, economic, political, social and/or
technological dimensions of teacher education
Change, stability, reform and resistance in teacher
education
Improving the quality research in teacher education
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1359866X.asp
42. mostly Known Foreign lAnguAge JournAls AnD
their AccePtAnce rAtes
Journal Estimated acceptance Approximate Average time in
rate (%) readership publication after
acceptance
The Modern Language 12-15 7,000 9-12 months
Journal
Research in the teaching 16 4,100 3-6
of English
RELC Journal 40 1, 000 Within 12
Second Language 30 650 1 years
Research
Studies in S. Language 10-20 1750 1 years or more
Acquistion
System 20 1,000 6 months
TESL Canada journal 10-20 4,000 12-18
43. Journal Estimated acceptance Approximate Average time in
rate (%) readership publication after
acceptance
TESOL Quarterly 8,5 8,000 12-18 months to 1,5
years
World Englishes 5 39,700 6-8
Journal of English for 25 15, 000 3 issues
Academic Purposes
Applied Linguistics 20-25 2,225 5 months
Canadian Modern 20 1,200 4-6 months
Language Review
International journal of 60 2,500 9 months
Intercultural Relations
English for specific 25-30 2,000 6 months
purposes
44. Journal Estimated acceptance Approximate Average time in
rate (%) readership publication after
acceptance
Applied 20-25 1,000 8 months
Psycholinguistics
Bilingual Research 50-60 Hundreds of hits per 7-9 moths
Journal week
Discourse processes 30 700 6 months
English language 10 5,400 12-18 months
teaching
Korean Journal of 40-60 1- The following issue
applied Linguistics
Korea TESOL Journal <25 600+ 3-12 months
Journal of secod 15 400 6 months
language writing
Language Learning 20 2400 4,5 months
Techonology
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http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr/cabim/
www.editing.tw
www.editing.tw/download/SpeechA.ppt
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/english-for-specific-purposes/
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