Workshop on

Tips and Techniques to Publish International Research Publications

By

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habibmamunhabib@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) – BangladeshDIU Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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.

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

Dept. of Operations Management, Faculty of Business Administration, AIUB

Turnitin Software

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]

------------------------------------- Quality of Previous Issues (review papers as well as

authors) Indexing/catalogue

------------------------------------- ISI (Institute of Scientific Information) Index [Thomson

Reuters] (SCI, SSCI, AHCI)

Impact Factor

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

Research Publications3. 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

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 Papers1 Editorial Book ……………… 2 Journal Papers1 Sole Author Book ………….. 3 Journal Papers

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……………………]

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)

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

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]

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

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)

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

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

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.)]

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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