A Guide to Getting Published

Dr. Murniati Mukhlisin, M.Acc

17-18 Muharram 1440 H/ 27-28 September 2018
Hotel Salak The Heritage, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No 8 Bogor, Indonesia, 16121
 Session Menu
Part 1
Aims of Emerald
(Session & Background Session Publishing Statistics
Statistics)

Part 2 Editorial Supply What Journal Considering Example of Plagiarism &

Chain and Journal Structured
(Journal Should you Co- Author Refferencing
management
Submit Authorship Guidelines Abstract
Publishing) Structure: Journal • Copyright

Timetable from Possible What if the Positive Don’t Give Up Accept

Part 3 (After Submission to • Beyond
Editor Paper is Outcomes • Request for
Submission) Initial Feedback
Rejected of Rejection Revision
Authorship
to Authors Decisions • Summary

Useful Emerald Other

Supporting Useful
Resource Authors Resource
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)
Background; Dr. Murniati
Mukhlisin
Editorial Board Member, Reviewer, JIABR (2012-present)

Rector, Tazkia University College of Islamic Economics, Indonesia

Lecturer/Researcher, Essex Business School, University of Essex,

United Kingdom (2015-2017)
Bachelor of Accounting, International Islamic University Malaysia
Master of Accounting, University of Indonesia
PhD in Accounting, University of Glasgow
Researcher/Lecture/Consultant in Islamic Accounting, Finance and
FinTech
Editor in Chief, Tazkia Islamic Finance and Business Review
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business
Research (UK) and Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research
(Malaysia)
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)

Follow-up:
I’m always
Q&A available to
session help
encourage
some of you
provide tips, to go
Aims of the session

insider beyond
‘demystify’ knowledge
the publishing,
and key e.g.
publishing questions to
process reviewing,
maximize book
your reviewing,
chances of editorial
publication roles
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)
Emerald Group Publishing – company background

Emerald Group Publishing

Limited
Founded in 1967 in Bradford,
West Yorkshire
For academics by academics
JIABR started in 2010
 Finance: IPOS, capital
Journal of Islamic Accounting & Business Research adequacy, Sukuk,

IFRS vs. AAOIFI vs. Local

GAAP
Current Research
Coverage
CSR, MFI
(JIABR)
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)

Auditing & SSB

Strategic management
accounting !!
However
Accounting & society: e.g.
accounting for poverty!!
(JIABR)
 The most popular articles from this title
(Most Cited):
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)
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ponsibility disclosure: the case of Isl
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mic banks
• Supervisory, regulatory, and capital
adequacy implications of profit‐shari
ng investment accounts in Islamic fi
nance
• Form versus substance: AAOIFI proje
cts and Islamic fundamentals in the
case
ofsukuk
• Initial returns of Malaysian IPOs and
Shari'a‐compliant status
(Most Read):
• Islamic finance: from sacr
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• A study of compliance wit
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• Determinants of corporat
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osure: the case of Islamic
banks
• A critique on accounting f
or
themudarabah contract
• Antecedents of zakat
 payers' trust in an emergi
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)
Good Reputation Journals

IJIMEFM, JIABR, and JIM are indexed in Scopus

IJIMEFM and JIABR are ranked in Association of Business Schools (ABS), One Star
Part 1 (Session & Statistics)
What’s in JIABR?
JIABR Research Areas JIABR Research Methods

46
62
37

24

Quantitative Qualitative Mixed

Islamic Account - Islamic Business
ing
 Session Menu
Part 2 Editorial Supply What Journal Considering Example of Plagiarism &
Chain and Journal Refferencing Structured
(Journal Should you Co- Author
management
Submit Authorship Guidelines • Copyright Abstract
Publishing) Structure: Journal

Timetable from Possible What if the Positive Don’t Give Up Accept

Part 3 (After Submission to • Request for • Beyond
Editor Paper is Outcomes
Submission) Initial Feedback
to Authors Decisions Rejected of Rejection Revision
Authorship
• Summary

Emerald Other
Useful
Supporting Useful
Resource Authors Resource
Part 2 (Journal Publishing)
Editorial Supply Chain and Journal management Structure:
Journal
Publisher/
Author Editor Managing Production Users
Editor

Quality research Reviewers The link between the Print production Access via
papers publishing company and online library
Solicits new papers editor
Despatch Hard copy
Research
Handles review
process
Helps editors succeed in
their role and build a first
Added value from Database
class journal
publisher
Promotes journal to Overall responsibility for Third party
peers journal

Attends conferences Promotion and marketing

Attends conferences
Develops new areas
of coverage Handles production issues
Part 2 (Journal Citations are
a good, but
Publishing) not
complete,
guide to
What journal should you Time from
submissio
quality
Usage is a
better
submit to? n to
publicatio
measure
of utility
n

A good choice of journal can Factors

enhance the impact of your Likelihood
to
work and your reputation. of consider Communicativ
acceptanc e
e

Which publications will reach

the audience you want to
Societies
share your research with?
Internationalit
y
and links
Part 2 (Journal Publishing)
Considering co-authorship
• Supervisor or colleague
Where to find a • Conferences
co author
• Journals

• First time authors

• Demonstrates the authority
Benefits and rigour of the research
• Especially useful for cross-
disciplinary research
Part 2 (Journal Publishing)
Example of author guidelines

notes and
guidelines
has detailed
Every journal
Part 2 (Journal Publishing) Plagiarism and referencing
Plagiarism (from the Latin plagium meaning
‘a kidnapping’) is the act of taking someone
else’s work and passing it off as your own
(false attribution). It is considered fraud!
Hard to detect with peer review but there
are new tools to help us
Emerald’s entire portfolio is included in
iThenticate web-based software from
iParadigms http://www.ithenticate.com/
Emerald’s Plagiarism Policy can be seen at
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/about/polici
es/plagiarism.htm
For more general information visit
http://www.plagiarism.org/
 Part 2 (Journal Publishing)
Copyright
As the author, you need to ensure that you get permission to use content you have not
created for when you submit your manuscript otherwise this may delay your paper
being published

Supply written confirmation from the copyright holder when submitting your
manuscript

If permission cannot be cleared, we cannot republish that specific content

More information including a permissions checklist and a permissions request form is

available at:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/writing/best_practice_guide.htm
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/writing/permissions.htm
Part 2 (Journal Publishing)
Structured abstracts
A structured abstract – in 250 words or less (no
more than 100 in any one section)
Purpose – Reasons/aims of paper
Design – Methodology/’how it was done’/scope of
study
Findings – Discussion/results
Research limitations/Implications (if applicable) –
Exclusions/next steps
Practical implications (if applicable) – Applications
to practice/’So what?’
[NEW] Social implications (if applicable) – Impact
on society/policy
Originality/value – Who would benefit from this
and what is new about it?
www.emeraldinsight.com/structuredabstracts
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Timetable from Possible What if the Positive Don’t Give Up Accept

Part 3 (After Submission to
Editor Paper is Outcomes • Request for • Beyond
Submission) Initial Feedback
to Authors Decisions Rejected of Rejection Revision
Authorship
• Summary

Emerald Other
Useful Supporting Useful
Resource Authors Resource
Part 3 (After Submission)
Timetable from submission to initial feedback to
authors

The Editor(s) assess the

The Editor(s) do an initial read to
determine if the subject matter
and research approach is
appropriate for the journal
(approx. 1 week)
Reviewers usually have 6-8 reviewers' comments and
The Editor(s) identify and weeks to complete their
contact two reviewers recommendations and make a
reviews decision (approx. 2 weeks)
(approx. 1 week

Expected time from submission to review feedback: 3-3.5 months

Part 3 (After Submission) Following a lot of
Possible editor decisions hard work and at
least one revision

You will be Accept Congratulations!! your paper has been

accepted
–Typical Editor

advised of one Don’t Give Up

Comment

of three Possible Decision

Ask why, and Listen
Carefully!

possible Reject Try Again

decisions: Revise Keep Trying!!!

Incentive to Improve
Your Work

Positive Outcomes Valuable Feddback

Good Experience of How

the System Works
Part 3 (After Submission)
Cont-Rejected
Don’t give up! Request for revision
Don’t be in the 16% who gave up
• You are now in the publishing
cycle. Nearly every published
paper is revised at least once
• Don’t panic!
• Even if the comments are sharp
or discouraging, they aren’t
personal
“One Emerald author likes to let
reviews sit for a week to let his
blood pressure return to
normal”.
Part 3 (After Submission)
Beyond authorship
Other important publishing work that you might wish to get involved in includes:
• Book reviewing
• Refereeing/peer review
• Editorial advisory board membership
• Contributing editorship
• Regional editorship
• Editorship
Interested in proposing a book/series or a journal?
Contact us at editorial@emeraldinsight.com
For details of opportunities in this area
please do get in touch with us!
 Is your research
art 3 (After Submission) useful?

Is your research
targeted?

Have you followed

the author
guidelines?

Do you have a
good title and
abstract?

Revise based on
feedback
ummary

Consult the
submission check
list

Persevere!
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Online Scholar One Manuscript Central submission process
EarlyCite
Complimentary journal issue and 3 months free access upon publication
For Authors www.emeraldinsight.com/authors
 Free How to… guides online
 Meet the Editor interviews and Editor news
 Editing service
 Annual Awards for Excellence (Outstanding paper and Outstanding Reviewer awards
for every journal)
 Calls for Papers and news of publishing opportunities

Research Awards www.emeraldinsight.com/awards

Win cash prizes and international recognition!
• Emerald/EFMD MENA Management Research Fund Award (submit a research proposal)
• CEEMAN case writing competition (share the impact of your research with students and peers)
• Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (Interdisciplinary accounting research category)
Other useful resources
• www.isiwebofknowledge.com (ISI ranking lists and impact factors)
• www.harzing.com (Anne-Wil Harzing's site about academic publishing
and the assessment of research and journal quality, as well as software
to conduct citation analysis)
• www.scopus.com (abstract and citation database of research literature
and quality web sources)
• www.cabells.com (addresses, phone, e-mail and websites for a large
number of journals as well as information on publication guidelines
and review information)
• www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk (a general resource for academic
writers, designed primarily with international students whose first
language is not English in mind)
• http://www.esrc.ac.uk (impact toolkit)
 Thank you
Source:
Emerald