Turning your conference paper into a refereed journal article Margaret Walshaw Editor, MERJ Presentation at the pre-conference workshop MERGA, Brisbane

Turning your conference paper Turning your conference paper

into a into a refereed journal articlerefereed journal article

Turning your conference paper Turning your conference paper

into a into a refereed journal articlerefereed journal article

Margaret WalshawMargaret WalshawEditor, MERJEditor, MERJ

Presentation at the pre-conference workshop Presentation at the pre-conference workshop MERGA, BrisbaneMERGA, Brisbane

28 June 2008. 28 June 2008.

Mathematics Education Mathematics Education Research Journal (MERJ)Research Journal (MERJ)

1. 1. The paper should make The paper should make a significant a significant

contribution contribution to the to the furtherance of furtherance of knowledgeknowledge..


2. 2. Manuscripts should not Manuscripts should not have appeared in other have appeared in other journals.journals.


3. 3. Articles must be relevant Articles must be relevant to mathematics education to mathematics education in Australasia.in Australasia.


4. 4. The journal is willing to The journal is willing to publish papers relating to publish papers relating to all all aspects of mathematics aspects of mathematics education and following any education and following any research paradigm. research paradigm.


5. Papers may be of any 5. Papers may be of any length, up to about length, up to about

9000 words.9000 words.


6. 6. The paper should read The paper should read well.well.


7. 7. The paper should be The paper should be clearly clearly written in good written in good English.English.


8. 8. The Publications Manual The Publications Manual of of the American the American Psychological Psychological Association Association (5(5thth ed.) is the ed.) is the general general guide to style.guide to style.

What reviewers comment onWhat reviewers comment on….….

1. 1. Thou shalt not have an Thou shalt not have an

unclear focusunclear focus


2. 2. Thou shalt not lack Thou shalt not lack

methodological transparencymethodological transparency


3. 3. Thou shalt not omitThou shalt not omit

theoretical underpinningstheoretical underpinnings


4. 4. Thou shalt not makeThou shalt not make

unjustified claimsunjustified claims


5. 5. Thou shalt not make errors Thou shalt not make errors

in format or presentationin format or presentation


6. 6. Thou shalt pay due attention toThou shalt pay due attention to

data analysisdata analysis


7. 7. Thou shalt be careful with Thou shalt be careful with

literature reviewsliterature reviews


8. 8. Thou shalt offer clarity Thou shalt offer clarity

over definitionsover definitions


9.9.Thou shalt take care over Thou shalt take care over

local/narrow perspectiveslocal/narrow perspectives


10.10.Thou shalt not report Thou shalt not report

overly positivelyoverly positively

Tips for getting published…Tips for getting published…

……be clear, be clear, focused and focused and critically critically reflectivereflective

……attend to the attend to the complexity of complexity of your datayour data

……take care take care over any claims over any claims mademade

……pay attention to pay attention to style and detailstyle and detail

Don’t …Don’t ……be put off by rejection.…be put off by rejection.

Resubmit or try another journal, Resubmit or try another journal,

taking on board your reviewers’ taking on board your reviewers’ comments. comments.

Important conclusionImportant conclusion

There isn’t any magic to There isn’t any magic to publishing… publishing…

……just things to learnjust things to learn

Thank you Thank you and wishing you every success…and wishing you every success…

……fromfrom

Tommy, Sandra and MargaretTommy, Sandra and Margaret

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Turning your conference paper into a refereed journal article Margaret Walshaw Editor, MERJ Presentation at the pre-conference workshop MERGA, Brisbane