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From a thesis to an academic paper – 10 tips for success
Roger WatsonEditor-in-Chief(courtesy of Professor Mark Hayter)
@jadvnursing
Why publish from your thesis?
Career progression/ CV strengtheningUseful at VivaPrestige of your institution/supervisorsTo share research findingsTo disseminate good practice
Because you enjoy it........and
Let’s be honest..! – it’s good to see your name in print!
The road to publication can be daunting.....
It can be done!
10 ‘tips’ for publishing from your thesis.......
1 – ‘Plan Ahead’
• Discuss with supervisors
• Authorship discussion
• This may affect your writing style/structure
2. How many papers?
• Literature review separately?
• Qualitative and quantitative elements?
• Theoretical/clinical paper?
• Beware of ‘salami slicing’.
3. Target journal/s
• Aims and scope• Types of papers• Always right for a
particular journal• And make sure
you follow the guidelines
Journal guidelines
4. Make a ‘template’ paper
• Set out the sections and headings
• Paste material from the thesis into each (don’t think about word count yet.
• Think about style• Start to edit
5. Edit! Try not to be sentimental
• Try to remove sections rather than words at first.
• Seek help and feedback.
• Always think ‘what is essential’ to my paper.
6. Order of writing and editing
1. Methods
2. Findings and Discussion sections
3. Background or literature review
4. Abstract
7. Use tables when you can
• Tables can reduce the word count.
• Check author guidelines
• Tables for results – but also demographics and data analysis
Table 6: extract from consultation 6 (clinic A)Nurse: what we suggest you do is start your pill
from whatever date your period starts and from
then on you are sort of protected.
Woman: the last day…?
Nurse: no, the first day of your period, so
whatever day of the week that is and you carry on
for all your 21 pills. We suggest you take it at the
same time everyday, it doesn’t matter what time
of day it is, it’s whatever suits your lifestyle. It’s
best if you get up at the same time in a morning
and are able to remember to take it with your first
cup of coffee at breakfast.
Woman: yes
Nurse: What we suggest you do is take it at the
same time everyday within a few hours
Woman: I tend to do that
Nurse: That’s great. This is the leaflet we will be
giving you to go through. The pill is over 99%
effective, but that depends on how well you take
it, if you forget to take it and go messing around
with the times, then it is not so effective.
Open codesInstructions on use
Protection from pregnancy
Women questioning
Awareness of menstruation
Being aware of time
Instruction in use
Fitting into lifestyle
Affirming understanding
Awareness of time
Instructions on use
Confirming compliance
Giving written information
Contraceptive % efficacy
Danger of non compliance
Interference with contraception
Education about physiology
Timing of pill taking
Requirement for protection/STI’s
Affirming compliance
Contraceptive % efficacy
Informing of side effects
8. Final editing – things to watch
• Qualitative data representativeness
• Remove references to ‘appendix’ etc
• Remove thesis section numbers
• Check all tables referred to are there
Seek criticism of your writing
NOT THIS
OR THIS
THIS
9. Understand the publishing process
• Write first for:• Editors• Reviewers• Your audience• Understand the
process papers go through
What to expect when you submit to JAN
Submission online
Rejection
Revisions
Accept
Response in 10 weeks
Immediate email acknowledgement and MS number
Copyright Transfer Agreement
10 – Don’t give up
• Rejection is part of academic writing.
• Not all rejections are about quality.
• Treat rejection as part of the next submission – have a plan ‘B’.
Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson
An invaluable guide on writing for publication, enabling
the reader to develop skills in writing articles, book reviews and other forms
of publications, written by experts in the field.
September 2012, 288 pages
ISBN: 9780470657829
£19.99 / €25.90 / $32.95
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Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare:Getting It Right
