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Forschungskurs – Getting published in academic journals

Publishing papers has become a key element of academic work. This course offers practical guidance for getting published in academic journals.

Overview

This course is for PhD students and researchers who are keen on having their work published in academic journals. It covers the following topics:
• Targeting the right journals
• Basics of original storytelling
• The art of writing a research article introduction
• Dealing with peer-reviews and reviewers
• Getting a paper accepted

More information

The course consists of one full- and two half-day seminars that cover theories, and encompass panel discussions, hands-on exercises, and individual work. Personal coaching sessions are also available and tailored to the participants’ needs. The instructor will read the participants’ revised manuscripts and discuss them in one-hour face-to-face sessions.

Facts

Start

First day: Monday, 16 January 2023: 9:00 – 16:30; Second day: Tuesday, 17 January 2023: 9:00 – 12:30; Third day: Monday, 6 February 2023: 9:00 – 12:30;

Application deadline

Monday, 2 January 2023

Course costs

The course fees are covered by swissuniversities and by the three Lucerne-based universities until 2024.

Head
Degree

1 ECTS credit

Type

Continuing and executive education programmes

Tuition times

First day: Monday, 16 January 2023: 9:00  – 16:30
Second day: Tuesday, 17 January 2023: 9:00 – 12:30
Third day: Monday, 6 February 2023: 9:00 – 12:30

Language of instruction
  • English
Venue

Lucerne

Contact hours

16

Target group

PhD students, research associates and lecturers at the University of Lucerne, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the University of Teacher Education Lucerne

Provider(s)

Centre for Learning, Teaching and Research
Higher Education Development and University Services
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Remarks

Participants are expected to send a manuscript of their work (approximately 8,000 words) or an extended abstract (about 2,000 words) to the course instructor (thaothi.vu@hslu.ch) one week before the start of the course. The extended abstract should include an introduction, a brief description of the theoretical frameworks and methodology as well as any key findings (if available). The participants will have the opportunity to improve their manuscript during the course.

Bibliography:
Baruch, Y. (2016). Hitting your preferred target: positioning papers for different types of journals. In T. Clark, M. Wright, & D. Ketchen, (Eds.). How to Get Published in the Top Management Journals. pp 168-179. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Huff, A.S. (1999). Writing for Scholarly Publication, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Starbuck, W. H. (2016). Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Where Is the Value in Peer Reviews? In T. Clark, M. Wright, & D. Ketchen, (Eds.). How to Get Published in the Top Management Journals. pp 85-104. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Whetten, D. (1989). What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution? Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 490–495.