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How to Write and Publish an Academic Research Paper

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How to Write and Publish an Academic
Research Paper

Toluwase H. Fatoki
Department of Biochemistry,
Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
+2347032219821
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 “None of us is as smart as all of us” – Ken Blanchard.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb.

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 Idea, Insight and Intuition : Tautology For Research Plan
“Human cannot find freedom, until they let go of old, obsolete ideas.” – Robert Kiyosaki.

➢Sources of industrial ideas

• Read inside and outside the box
• Attend seminars and conferences
• Attend trade fairs and exhibitions
• Conduct community surveillance
• Follow particular business organization in your field
• Review reported statistics and white paper.
• Act beyond the lab/studio.
Reference:
Fatoki T. H. (2013). BEYOND NYSC: How to Unleash Your Full Potential for Personal and National Freedom, Jawos Publisher, Nigeria, pp148.
Sanni D. M. & Fatoki T. H. (2017). Researchers: how to act beyond the lab. Educational Research. 8(4): 49-51.
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 Mining the Available and Accessible Knowledge Bank

The first test of novelty of idea is done by evaluating it through literature review.” –
Toluwase Fatoki
➢General Search Engine
• www.google.com, www.googlescholar.com, etc.
➢Specific Free Access Search Read conscientiously
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed, www.scielo.br,
• www.bioone.org, www.highwire.org etc. Read conceivably

➢Institution Accessible Databases

Read consistently
• www.aginternetwork.org, www.teeal.org, www.oaresciences.org,
• www.hinari-gw.who.int, www.jstage.jst.go.jp,
• www.jstor.org, www.itoca.org, www.sciencedirect.com
• www.healthinternetwork.org, www.ahero.uwc.ac.za, etc.
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 Quick Tips
• How to succeed in science – Prof. Enrique
M. De La Cruz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSaZZHvaeDE
• How to turn your thesis to an article:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSMhtT1I7kE
• How to get a paper published in high impact
journals – Dr. Clare Llewellyn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPqvLyUz8
• 10 tips for writing a truly terrible journal
article – Prof. Dr. ir. Bert Blocken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7urmBjQgG4
• 101 Tips from JournalPrep.com
https://www.journalprep.com/FILES/101Tips.pdf
• Further resources: www.publishingcampus.com or
https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com
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 Anatomy of Manuscript
Preface: title, author(s), affiliation, correspondence email and phone
Pipeline
▪ Abstract and Keywords What is the
importance of
▪ Introduction
first author, last
▪ Materials and Methods
author and
▪ Result
corresponding
▪ Discussion author(s)?
▪ Conclusion
Postscript
Table reference: How to Write a Paper in
i. Acknowledgment e.g expert assistant, sponsors/funding body Scientific Journal Style and Format (pdf).
Bates College
ii. Ethical permission (if applicable) Types of manuscript
iii. Conflict of interest Research Article
General/Systematic Review
Professionals: References Short Communication
Letter to the Editor etc.
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 Selection of Acceptable Journal
• ISSN : International Standard Serial Number
• DOI : Digital Online Identifier i.e DOI 10.1007/s40203-017-0028-y
• IF : Impact Factor = [Citations in 2018 of P in 2016 & 2017]/[Number of P in 2016 & 2017]. P = publication
www.citefactor.org, Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Report (JCR): www.jcr.incites.thomsonreuters.com
• Journal Indexing: indexcopernicus, Google, Googlescholar, Pubmed, journalrepository, etc
➢Searching Method: Online Directory or Offline Documentary
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): www.doaj.org
• Cabell’s online directory: www.cabells.com
❖Journal Platforms: Nature, Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis, Wiley, etc.
❖Journal Publishers: housing number of journals e.g mdpi.com, sciencedomain.org, idosi.org, iiste.org,
plos.org, biomedcentral.com, etc
❖Professional & Program Journals: for association/society, conference proceedings, etc
➢Beware of Predatory Journals. They are flashy and cold-call the researchers through spam/junk emails.
Type of IF: SJIF, UIF, GIF. www.predatoryjournals.com/journals (think for yourself).
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 Manuscript Submission: Rejection or Acceptation
➢Journal instruction for authors
• Format: fonts, abstract style, in-citation style, Reference style
• Fee and Fast-track
➢Online registration + manuscript + cover letter = Submission
➢Manuscript reviewing process
• Editor’s preview
• Expert peer review:
✓ Blind:
i. always in-house,
ii. no direct link between author & reviewers
✓ Foresight: in-house or open source
➢Revision of manuscript
i. Major revision: fate is unknown
ii. Minor revision: fate is predictable
➢What leads to acceptance?
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 Publishing Ethics

➢Scientific Misconduct
• Making up (fabrication)
• Manipulations (falsification)
• Plagiarism
i. Selfish (smuggling)
ii. Self-destruction (stealing)
➢Double submission/publication
➢Exclusion of rightful co-authors
➢Rights violation or
➢Missing acknowledgment
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 Promoting Online Access: Terms and Techniques

• Open Access: Gold or Green

• Go personal in research space
www.orcid.org
• Promote your work
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www.growkudos.com
www.kundoc.com
www.facebook.com (Groups)
www.linkedin.com (Groups)
✓Be available to speak on your findings
in conference and seminar.
✓Responsibly reply all the e-mail inquiry
about your work.
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 Beyond Publication

• Differentiate between invention and innovation.

“An invention may not always involve the commercialization of a new idea, it follows that not all inventions
result in innovation. Innovation should be seen as an interactive process of effectively creating, managing
and leveraging an invention and successfully taking a new product through to the marketplace.” John E.
Smith, Biotechnology.
• “True innovation has no peers. The peer review process stifle innovation. There is need for revolutionary
innovation rather than evolutionary one that we embraces in our institutions” – Tachi Yamada.
• “Intellectual property rights are designed to allow new technologies to be available, so that the originating
scientist or company receives a reward for the initiative demonstrated. Intellectual property assets can be
any codified knowledge, innovation or anything of actual or potential economic value that has arisen from
basic research, analysis and manipulation of biological systems, biological property, industrial application
or commercial use.” - John E. Smith, Biotechnology.
• Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human
intellect, and primarily encompasses copyrights, patents and trademarks. It also includes other types of
right such as trade secrets, publicity rights and rights against unfair competition.
• Patent process: (1) Conduct prior art search, www.patent.google.com. (2) file application through
accredited body (patent registration in Nigeria; www.iponigeria.com). Patent validity period is 20 years
while trade secret has no limit, provided you keep it to yourself.
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 Thanks for
your attention

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