Writing and Publishing

Scientific Journal
Paper

Eka Srimulyani
Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh.
International Centre for Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies (ICAIOS)
Menyiapkan dan
mempublikasikan
karya ilmiah
Publikasi Jurnal Terindeks Scopus

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Perbandingan Artikel Social Sciences

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1001 Alasan tidak Menulis
• Saya tidak punya waktu untuk menulis
• Saya tidak bisa menulis di kantor
• Saya tidak punya bersemangat
• Mengajar itu yang penting
• Saya sering memeriksa tugas/makalah
[mahasiswa], namun saya sendiri tidak
menulis
• Saya tidak mau terlibat dalam
“publications game”
• Saya terlalu capek begitu sampai di
rumah, sehingga tidak sanggup menulis
lagi.
• Saya tidak suka mengorbankan banyak
waktu [personal] untuk menulis
• Saya terlalu banyak menulis, bukan
hanya untuk publikasi
• Saya tidak punya penelitian
Research

Write

Publish

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 Qualities of Good Academic Writing
• clear - it avoids unnecessary detail;
• simple - it uses direct language, avoiding vague or complicated sentences.
Technical terms and jargon are used only when they are necessary for
accuracy;
• impartial - it avoids making assumptions (Everyone knows that ...) and
unproven statements (It can never be proved that ...). It presents how and
where data were collected and supports its conclusions with evidence;
• structured logically - ideas and processes are expressed in a logical order.
The text is divided into sections with clear headings;
• accurate - it avoids vague and ambiguous language such as about,
approximately, almost;
• objective - statements and ideas are supported by appropriate evidence
that demonstrates how conclusions have been drawn as well as
acknowledging the work of others.

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 Academic writing is:
 Formal (impersonal, no slang, formal sentence structure)
 Reasoned (critical thinking: how and why)
 Impartial (gives a balanced point of view, more than one
point of view)
 Logical (ideas flow logically from one to another:
signposts, topic sentences and linked paragraphs)
 Structured (keeps to the structure of an essay, report etc)
 Supported (evidence and examples, referencing)

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 Basic Structure of Scientific Paper
• Introduction (What question was asked?)
• Methods (How was it studied?)
• Results (What was found?)
And
• Discussion (What do the findings mean?)

IMRAD
George M Hall (ed), How to write a Paper, London: BMJ Publishing Group , 2003.
 Journal Submission
• Write a topic that interests/bothers you or find an
answer to a question that hunt you
• Choose a journal and understand its guidelines
• Rewrite the manuscript
• Seek for informal reviews from friends and
colleagues online and offline
• Receive feedback and accommodate
• Rewrite the manuscript
• Polish the paper structurally and semantically
• Click “send” or put a “stamp” on it
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