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James C. Wyant

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• Types of papers• Journal selection• Ethical guidelines• Defining authorship

• Sections of an article• Submission process• Peer review process• OSA and partner journals

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• Advisor said so• Required for degree• Results available and archived• Enhance potential for academic career

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• Research articles• Reviews• Letters• Comments/Replies

• Discussion • Errata• Conference proceedings

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• Specializedbroad interest

• Theoreticalapplied

• Full‐lengthletter

• Subscriptionopen access

• Timeliness of publication process

• Journal reputation

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• Obtain necessary clearances

• Submit to one journal at a time

• Declare any conflicts of interest

• Give proper attribution

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• Obtain permissions

• Do not fabricate data 

• Comply with internationally recognized principles for use of animal and human subjects in research

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• Basic physical ideas or discussion

• Laboratory experiments

• Detailed calculations

Note minor contributionsin Acknowledgments

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• Order reflects level of contribution

• List affiliations of each author

• Allow all authors to review and comment prior to submission

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Title: informative, accurate, concise

Example of good title 

Repetitively pulsed tunable dye laser for high resolution spectroscopy

Example of bad title 

A Unique, Novel Object‐Detection Model that Improves upon that of Wang et al.

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Abstract• Problem and objectives• Methodology• Findings and Conclusion• Research’s effect and impactCheck journal style guide for abstract length restrictions

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Introduction• Problem to be addressed• Background and literature review• New developments and principle results• Research purpose and method

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Main Body of Paper• Problem• Theory and experiment• Results• Figures/multimedia

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Discussion • Results viewed in larger context• Comparison with other related work• Significance

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Conclusion • Summary (no new information)• Statement of specific conclusions• Future consideration

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References• Numerical order by appearance• Follow journal’s style guide• EndNote and Bibtex

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Appendices• Supplementary material• Material valuable for specialist

Acknowledgments• Technical assistance/useful comments• Financial support/disclosures

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• Shorter than journal articles• No revisions after committee review• Structure should mimic journal paper• Strict guidelines for presentation and submission

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• Grammar, punctuation, spelling, terminology• Logical sentence structure, clarity of content • Common weakness is omission or misuse of “the” and “a” 

• Suggestionso Use shorter sentenceso Read papers in English in leading                                                  research journals

o Ask colleagues for help

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• Work relevant to scope• Results significant to field• Incremental work discouraged• Discussion, conclusions supported by data• Work placed in proper context• Equations, figures, tables, multimedia contribute to presentation

• Well‐written and logically organized

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Language Review• http://languageediting.osa.org

Style review • Journal style guide• Browse published articles

Follow online submission process

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Copyright agreement

• Authors transfer copyright to OSA

• Retain rights forauthor reuse

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Funding/Page ChargeInformation 

• NIH funding• Voluntary page charges• Overlength charges• Optional open access

Express journals havemandatory fees

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Color Illustrations• Online color is free• Charge for color in print version

• $650 for first figure• Smaller charge for additional figures

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Contact information• Corresponding author contact info

• One corresponding author per paper

• Provide full address

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Co‐authors• E‐mail address for all co‐authors required• All co‐authors notified when submission complete

• All co‐authors notified when manuscript decision is made

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Article Details  • Title• Abstract• Feature issue?• Related papers?

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OCIS Codes• Select primary code• Select secondary codes

• Enter same codes as listed on the paper

• Free‐form keywords

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Reviewer Suggestions• 3 names required

Cover Letter• Optional• Upload orcopy/paste

• Resubmissions

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Manuscript Upload

• Word• TeX• Not PDF

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Multimedia• Video• Audio• Tabular data• Images• Other

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Thumbnail Image • 100 x 100 pixels• Table of Contents• Abstract page

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Submission completed!• Auto acknowledgment sent• Official submission confirmation 

to follow

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1. Initial quality check by staff, Editor2. Topical/associate editor handles 

manuscript3. Anonymous reviewers assigned 4. Reviews completed and sent 

to editor

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Reviewer recommendations • Accepted as is• Rejected • Referred to more appropriate journal

• Revise and resubmitPeer review comments should help produce a better manuscript

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Manuscript Decisions• Editor makes decision after peer review• If revisions are requested

• Authors may resubmit revised manuscript• A cover letter should explain each change• Editor may refer back to review• Editor makes final decision

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If manuscript is rejected• Act on reviewers comments before submitting elsewhere

• OSA strongly discourages resubmitting rejected papers to other OSA journals

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