Writing a journal paper
Hello, I am starting to write an empirical paper from my thesis. For that, I am taking 2 objectives and research questions out of 5 from my thesis.
Its turning out to be a tedious task, what do I include, what do I don’t include? As, the objectives are quite interrelated, I am confused as to how should I divide the content. According to my supervisor, I at least need to write 4 research papers. I have also not completed my thesis writing yet and writing one journal paper is turning out to be so time-consuming, how can I write 3 more?
Any advice?
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davidbergeviin 6:10 am on April 6, 2016 Permalink |
Writing a research paper from thesis sounds easy but it’s not the same. You need to make a complete plan, how are you gonna divide your thesis into 4 papers? Which paper will contain which chapter? How much time will it require? Which ones are going to be empirical or just review paper? I’ll suggest you plan it out with someone, your supervisor perhaps.
terrywellch 10:43 am on April 18, 2016 Permalink |
Hey, I am starting to do the same thing. I have already written a review paper during my PhD which is now published in a peer-reviewed journal. But now, I have to write papers from my thesis. After my viva, my examiners gave me their advices about the relevant portions of my research that should be published. Though it’s kind of difficult to make these portions into paper.
My thesis is composed of different aspects and scenarios, combining them makes it complete but segregating them requires a lot of additional work. As now I have to work on individual parts. I suggest you ask your teacher on how to go on about it.
sophiaw740 9:40 am on May 6, 2016 Permalink |
Actually my supervisor is not really showing any interest in my work. All she said was “take your time and think about it”, now whatever that means. I am still working on my first paper and it’s too much work.
robertmaxeey 8:00 am on May 9, 2016 Permalink |
How about you start working on another paper side by side, like preparing a background plan. And why don’t you go for a review paper? Half of the work will be done from your literature review chapter. In that way, you can get more publications and less amount of time. I have published two papers and this is how I did. While writing one, I make a plan of others. You can surely give it a try.
jackthomas01 9:09 am on May 17, 2016 Permalink |
I am doing my research in medical field preparing research papers. I am not sure whether it will be helpful for you or not, but the following resource explains how to prepare a manuscript on a broad level for medical journals. You can read it though, it’s useful. I am sharing the link:
https://kunutu.com/2016/04/04/writing-for-scientific-medical-manuscript-a-guide-for-preparing-manuscript-for-biomedical-journals/
sophiaw740 6:45 am on May 26, 2016 Permalink |
Well, that was somewhat useful. I have been suggested by my friend to start with a review paper, rather than an empirical. I have developed a draft (introduction, literature review) relating to the previous studies done. And for that I have taken my literature review chapter. My doubt is that where do I go from here? What next section do I write? I mean there is nothing new about it. Exploring the studies that have already been done is not new, and I don’t understand its value or contribution to the literature. So, how do I conclude?
tedg8 11:38 am on June 1, 2016 Permalink |
You got provide an interesting synthesis of the related literature on the basis of your objectives. It would be better if you use a blend of older and recent literature. As far as the novelty of the paper is concerned, it will be new as it is your interpretation, which has to be different. Just include an introduction section, literature review, conclusion and future direction. You can include graphs and tables to enhance the presentation. I hope you find it useful. All the best!