How to get published inPalynology(or any other journal)

Abstract

There are many published items on guidance in scientific writing, and potential authors should not try to read too many of these to prevent information overload. This article aims to advise aspiring authors on producing scientific manuscripts for publication. It is particularly aimed at early career researchers in palynology and related topics who wish to publish their work in the peer-reviewed literature. It is vitally important that your manuscript makes a good initial impression with the journal editors. This means strictly adhering to the house-style (textual format) of the respective journal, and that your work is well-illustrated, well-structured and well-written. Despite the apparent complexity of the scientific publishing process, the system is primarily designed to allow several expert third parties to critically scrutinise your work in order to ensure scientific excellence. During the production of the first draft, authors are advised to anticipate issues that may be noted by peer reviewers. Consider carefully where to submit your work to. Specifically key metrics such as the impact factor, readership and scope of journals should be assessed. You will need to navigate an online submission process hence it is critical to organise your files effectively before submitting. It is possible, even likely, that you may be asked for more than one round of peer review. Moreover, you may have to recast your work and submit it elsewhere if it is declined by your first choice journal. Ethics in publishing are very important. For example you should invite colleagues to be co-authors only if they have materially contributed to the particular manuscript, and make strenuous efforts not to use the work of others unacknowledged. Remember that many more people will read your title, abstract and keywords than the main body of the paper so pay special attention to crafting these items optimally.

Inflated Co-authorship Introduces Bias to Current Scientometric Indices

“…A scientific work in research and investigations is not finished until its results are published ( 17 ). Moreover, and arguably more important in scientific literature is a well-known and much-used ‘publish or perish’ phrase in the world of science ( 18 ). The issue of authorship is an extremely complex issue, and present a place where many malversations and violations of ethical principles can be found ( 6 , 7 ).…”

“…The issue of authorship is an extremely complex issue, and present a place where many malversations and violations of ethical principles can be found ( 6 , 7 ). Most papers these days have more than 2 authors and, if you are the first author of the paper, before submiting your paper to any indexed journal your obligation is to circulate your first draft to your co-authors for comments ( 1 , 18 ). In order to make rapid progress and sometimes because of goals that are extremely difficult to fulfill, authors have precise agreement with their colleagues about signing each other, also they add their colleagues in authors list, and sometimes it is simply assumed that employees of the same department sign each other on articles.…”

An evaluation of the process of peer review

“…The alternatives are a further round of peer review or rejection. In the case of the latter, the manuscript will not be published unless it is subsequently accepted by another journal (Riding 2022, fig. 1).…”

“…Upon submission, a manuscript is given an initial appraisal by the editors, then is normally sent to at least two reviewers. When the last review comes in, the editors will appraise all of them and formulate a decision of either accept, revise or reject (Riding 2022). It is understandable that, having worked very hard on their work, authors may resent waiting up to several months for a decision.…”

“…Obtaining at least two reviews from established experts in the specific topic of each manuscript which is summitted for consideration in the journal is the key part of this endeavour (e.g. Riding 2022). Writing an academic paper is substantial task and authors will of course make inadvertent errors, both major and minor.…”