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7/31/2019 Lecture Cycle Getting Published Part 1
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Writing a Scientific Paper
A. von KeudellRuhr-University Bochum
1. Why publish ?
2. Elements of a Scientific Paper
3. Presenting Data and Results
4. Convincing the reviewer and the reader
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
1. Aims
1.1. Why publish ?
Mark your scientific claim
Support your scientific career
Methods are well documented
Scientific Message is challenged by the community
Re-evaluate your own science project
Somebody should read and cite the paper
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
How to measure scientific impact ? The h-index
G.Ertl, Nobel prize chemistry 2007
papers since 1996
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
non-optimized publication strategy
papers since 1996
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
definitely non-optimized publication strategy
papers since 1996
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
1.2. What should be published ?
Scientific Message !
One message per paperletter ~ 3 figures, paper < 10 figures
no data collection without any discussion
no experiments that are already published by others
A paper that somebody likes to read and cite
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
1.3. Where to publish ?
Journal with high impact factor !
One paper ~ 3 months of work
Journal with the scope on your own scientific community
never in proceedings (only very few exemptions)
rarely in conference journals
not in journals with doubtful subscription policies
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Impact Factor all journals (>6000)
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Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Impact Factor Physics Journals (~ 350)
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Impact Factor Physics Journals (~ 350)
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
The craft of writing a scientific paper Challenges, Goals and Concepts
Finishing a manuscript takes usually 1..3 months full time !
A paper is worth 50.000100.000 of tax payers money. Be respectful !
The art of writing is re-writing
Choose the right time to write after a successful talk or experiment
Write the first draft as quickly as possible dont think, just write
Scientific Writing is a collaborative effort seek frequent feedbackby coauthors and outside persons
Start the writing with the master figures telling the message of the paper
Write already while experimenting
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Advertise your paper Title and Abstract
8 words
Short and specific (no correlation)
No abbreviations
Define final title after the paper is finished
Avoid superfluous words (Investigation, Study, New, Novel...)
The methods should be exactly mentioned in the title
You may use hanging titles
The title should attract
the reader to read/citeyour paper
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Abstract:
completeness precision objectivity clarity brevity
1-2 sentences for
Background/Objective/Methods/Most important results/Conclusion
Informative (no mystery story)
The voltage as a function of temp. was measured
vs.
The voltage decreased with increasing temperature reaching a saturationvalue of 30 mV above 500 K
No references in the abstract
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
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Background
Methods
Main results
Conclusion
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What characterization ?
Density of what ?
particular wavelength ?
Which gas ?
No SI unit
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Ruh r- Un ivers i t y Bochum , CoE P lasm a Sc ience and Techno logy
Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Example, hanging titles
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Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
What spectroscopy
What plasma
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Sc ie n t i f i c Wr i t i n g Le ctu r e 1 : W h y p u b l i sh ? Ach im von Keude l l
Authorship ????
Who is an author
Person with a scientific contribution to the paper
Sequence according to the individual contribution
Each author is responsible for the content
Who is notan author
Person who educated in methods
Person who wrote the proposal
Necessarily the boss of the institute
according to DFG regulations
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Homework
Try to formulate a title and abstract for your own research project
send it to me via email (Achim.vonKeudell@rub.de) until 18:00
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