This being I listened to Emily Faulconer’s asynchronous workshop about Getting Published. Faulconer is from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and gave a fun and motivational presentation on the writing and submission process. I was intrigued by the information presented about title choices and downloads and citations. While titles with semicolons may have more downloads, apparently they lead to fewer citations, but the results are mixed and may depend on the field of study. Faulconer provided helpful suggestions about selecting keywords, then selecting synonyms for the title, and complementing with important words in the abstract. Conciseness and clarity in the title and optimizing keywords to highlight innovation and findings were some of the takeaways. Faulconer also described the submission and peer review process. Suggestions for important ideas for the cover letter mentioned included findings, innovation, and connection to the journal’s goals and readership. For responding to reviewers, Faulconer suggests numbering responses or even creating a table. Stating a rationale for not making changes was a point that I had not though about. Overall, Faulconer provided encouragement and helpful suggestions. I will consider preprint sites and watch out for journals blacklisted for being predatory or having high article processing charges (APC). I also didn’t think about post publication dissemination via blog posts. I’ll try to do that! Importantly, persistence and being careful and systematic can help find homes for our work…
