How To Publish in High Impact Journal (CCPE) SSUET

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How to Publish in High Impact Factor

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How to Publish by Dr.R.M.Larik 1

Presenter Details
• Presented by Engr. Dr. Raja Masood Larik
• Assistant Professor NEDUET
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Dr. Larik (Google Scholar Profile)
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Academic Background
• B.E (Electrical Engineering), NED University of Engineering &
Technology Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan. 1998.
• M.Engg (Electrical Engineering, CGPA 3.45/4.00), NED University of

Engineering& Technology Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan. 2006
• Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering) from University

Technology Malaysia (UTM). CGPA 3.67/4.00 2019.

Professional Experience
• November 2006- till date: Full Time Assistant Professor and Class
Advisor Second Year (Electrical Engineering), NED UET Karachi.
• July 2005-October2006: Full Time Lecturer (Electronic Engineering),
SSUET Karachi.
• October 2003 June 2006: Assistant Executive Engineer Karachi Electric
Supply Corporation limited (K.E.S.C)
• October 2000 - October 2003 Laboratory In-charge Electrical
Engineering, NED UET Karachi.
• July 1998-June 2000 Assistant Plant Manager China Petroleum
Engineering Construction corporation (CPECC)

Professional Memberships
• Senior Member of IEEE since November 2018

• Life Member PEC since 1998
• Life Member IEP Karachi Chapter
• Life Member IEEEP Pakistan Chapter
• Member Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
• Event Secretary (IEEC-2021) an International Conference organized
by Electrical Engineering Department

Main Objectives
1.Outlining important research trends.
2. Assessing the strengths and weakness of existing
research.
3.Identifying potential gaps in knowledge.
4.How the connection can be build between your
work with others.
5.Motivations to publish in high impact journals
6.Title,Abstract and Introduction Sections
7.Methods,Results,Disussion and Conclusions
Sections

Be Specific in your
research problem you
are not suppose to
solve all world
problems

Learning Outcomes
• Understand the root for publish your work in impact factor journal
• How to respond editorial team of ISI journal
• Basic learning techniques for publishing your research work in
quality journals

Why publish in High Impact Journal?
• To get higher citation
-The paper is very likely to be cited.
• Good Feedback from the Reviewer (Experts)
• Personal satisfaction/esteem
-Recognition as “Expert”
-Promotion/appraisal exercises
-“Ticket” for mobility (especially if publish in Nature, Science, IEEE
Transactions)
• Institutional
-Visibility, University Ranking

Incentives if you publish
• To earn Degrees (Master or PhD)
• Job Requirement (Post Doc or etc)
• Job Promotions (teaching side)
• Increased Salary
• High Quality Publication Add Credibility in your CV
• Publication’s Incentives (in terms of money)
• Important for Your Positions
• You are well known person globally
• Raise your values in Scientist Society

What is a Good Article
• You are required to analyze, synthesize, and interpret the information you read
in some meaningful way.
• If your work is good, why keep it secret
• It is not enough to simply present the material you have found.
• You must go beyond that, i.e. explain its relevance and significance in different
context
• (Something from your own pocket!)

Have you tried to Publish in ISI Journal
WHAT IS RESEARCH?
• Seeks the answer of certain questions which have not been answered so far.
• A structured enquiry that utilizes acceptable scientific methodology to solve
problems and create new knowledge.
Values of Team Works

Your Dreams Comes True

How to Start the
Writing ?
•Dua
•Get the Idea or Research
Topic
•Academic Databases
•Selection of Paper
•Paper Categories
•Structure of the Papers
•Writing
•Selection of Journal
•Publication Procedure
•Keep Patience

How to find Research gap
Literature Reviews are considered important for numerous reasons:
1) They allow you to know just WHAT is out there;
2) They allow you to demonstrate mystery over a subject;
3) They allow you to locate your area of research within the literature,
such as “how does this fit in with everything else that has been written
on this subject?”
It is important to know what other researchers have found in regard to
the same or similar questions, what theories have been put forward
and what gap exit in the relevant body of knowledge

Where to Publish ?
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) (Web of Science)
Conferences (ISI) or IEEE
• Steps of obtaining research output

How it measures Impact Factor?

• Journals that are being referred frequently by means of citations
✓ Information in it are accurate and reliable
✓ Content reviewed by “expert peers”.
✓ Examples:
✓ IEEE Transactions,
✓ Titles form Elsevier, Wiley, Pergamon
Press, Nature, Science.

Collecting information for quality publication

Structure of the Technical Article
Title
● Abstract
● Keywords
● Introduction
●Related Works (Problem
Formulation)
●Classification
●Analysis
●Issues and Challenges (Future Work)
● The review material itself
● Results and Discussion
● Conclusion
● References

How to make your manuscript
Attractive
Targeted audience (Editors, Reviewers and researchers)

Title, Abstract, Conclusion Introduction Body of the paper
Something from your own pocket!
Able to use your OWN expert judgment on certain critical points
● Offer new explanations for discrepancies
● Future outlook
● Future challenges
● Critical Evaluation
Expectation of reader:
• The authors of review papers are supposed to be experts in the field.
• So, they are expected to have some insight on the issues being
discussed
How to get Publish
• Criticism of Existing Studies ( Limitations and
Shortcomings)
• Point out existing work advantages and contributions
• Highlights issues which were not clear in existing
work and need further investigation (Future Work)
• You should consider theoretical and experimental
parts in reviewed papers
• Must be supported with comparison Tables and
Graphs
• The critical issues and future research sections are
the most valuable parts of your review

Relevance with other works
• Existing Review or Survey in same research area
• Contain review of up-to-date literature
• Show the Novelty or Gap
• How your Paper is different from existing studies

Writing Ethics
• Plagiarism includes
1. Using another writer’s words without proper citation
2. Using another writer’s ideas without proper citation
3. Citing a source but reproducing the exact word without
quotation marks
4. Borrowing the structure of another author’s
phrases/sentences without giving the source
5. Borrowing all or part of another student’s paper
6. Using paper-writing service or having a friend write the
paper

Why do I need to reference my work?
1. To avoid plagiarism, a form of academic theft.
2. Referencing your work correctly ensures that you give appropriate credit to the sources and authors that you
have used to complete your assignment.
3. Referencing the sources that you have used for your assignment demonstrates that you have undertaken
wide-ranging research in order to create your work.
4. Referencing your work enables the reader to consult for themselves the same materials that you used.
Plagiarism
uses someone’s words, ideas or information
without referencing them, i.e. presenting them as your own.
is a very serious academic offence and leads to severe
penalties.

Title of Research Article
• Looks trivial but not so Extremely Important
-It can determine the number of readers that read
download your paper
-It attracts the audience from the correct field
-A good title also helps in getting priority in search
engines
It is “Summary” and “essence ” of your paper
contain 12 to 15 words
-Eye Catching (for e.g. Novel, New, Modified,
Enhanced, Improved, extended, design etc)
-Avoid use abbreviation
Tile should be given in the last when all sections
including Abstract of paper done.
What Makes A Good Title
• Condenses the papers’s content in few words

• Capture the reader’s attention
• Differentiates the paper from other papers of the same subject area

What is Good Abstract
• Remember that Abstract is like a trailer of a movie (it gives a broader
picture of the whole article i.e. First few sentences gives Intro,
Motivation, next sentences explain Problems, Objectives, Method,
Results, Future recommendations and Conclusion).
• In short its Summary of the article explained in 150-250 words
• It gives “First Impression”
• It should be written in the last (means after completing all sections of
the article)
• It is the entry door to get into the review
• It decides whether the article pertains to the readers interests and
needs

Important Elements of Abstract
• State the primary objective of the paper

• Highlight the merits (or contribution)
• Give a conceptual idea on the method
• Describe the research design and procedures/processes employed (is it
simulation ,experimental ,survey etc.
• Give the main outcomes or results and the conclusions that might be drawn
• Include any implications for further research or application/ practice, if any

Common Mistakes in Abstracts
• Writing historical information
• The use of generic words : High, Low small big
• Storyline in Abstract not sequential (must be in a very good flow)
• Not proof read (you jumbled in your sentences by changing the
tenses )

Keywords (Backbone of Research)
• Should reflects the subject matter

• 4-6 words
• Must come out from title and abstract
• Most important for searching (People search from keywords)

Introduction
Ask these questions to yourself
• What is the Problem to be solved?
• Are there any existing solutions?
• Which is the Best among existing solution?
• What is the main limitation?
• What is your idea to overcome the limitation?
• What do you hope to achieve? How is your solution better than
others?

Introduction
• Most Difficult one in the paper
• General introduction of your research field
• More specific introduction about your work (more precise) like a cone
• The motivations and objectives
• Contribution of the paper (most likely appears in the last para of
introduction)
• Organization of the paper

Writing Sequence of Introduction
• Start with “General” overview simple to understand for non-experts
• To position your article into previous research
• Followed by compact, focused LR (Literature Review)
• Case build-up definition of the problem specific references
• Highlight the inadequacies (loop holes) (or flaws) of previous work
• To establish “GAP”, “PROBLEM”, ”SHORTCOMINGS” in the literature
• It allows you to suggest (filled the gap) with some new concept at the
End
• State your proposed idea solutions, research question
• Justify the importance if your work.

Additional Tips for Introduction
• Hypothesis and objectives must be clearly remarked at the end of the
introduction
• Highlight the contribution and importance of the paper
• Do not mix intro with results ,discussion and conclusion
• Expressions such as “Novel,” “First Time”, “First ever” and “paradigm-
changing” are not preferred
• Bottom Line you need to write the Intro in such a way that reviewer is
convinced that paper is good enough, exciting, important that could
not refuse to read the paper further
• If you achieve that goal your intro is Excellent.

Methodology
• To describe IDEA (novelty) of the work clearly
• How the idea managed to achieve the described
outcomes
• Show analysis /derivation/simulation to prove the idea
can work
• A good method section enables an interested reader
to replicate your work and obtain the same (similar)
Results
• Make a flow chart of your method (explain briefly all
variables and simulations in details)
• If others can reproduce your results (based on your
written method) then they are more likely to believe
your conclusions
• Do not repeat the details of (previously) established
methods

Results
• Most critical part of the paper
• It’s the proof or evidence of your hypothesis
• There must be a benchmark of your work with others
• To ensure your superiority are not “self-proclaimed”
• For high impact journal, results MUST SHOW certain amount of
improvement in the field old research
• Not sufficient to say this is an alternative approach/solution to the
problem
• Note that improvement not necessary in technical terms it can be
others aspect of the problem e.g. cost , efficiency, simplicity losses etc

Presenting Results
• Highlight and detail the improvement in strongest possible way
(whether its only 0.01%)
• Try to relate that improvement is due to idea or (method) solution of
your proposed
• Mention the limitations of the result if any
• Do not hide
• But do not excessively highlight them
• Careful with the choice of words not to be apologetic or self-degrading
• Find excuses for the limitations if you can

Performance Evaluation
• Graphs or figures showing the evaluation results
• High resolution of Graphs and Figures
• Correct units
• Must put Title of x-axis and y-axis
• A Comprehensive Discussion
• Highlight the positive results
• Explanation of negative results
• Statistical Analysis

Conclusion
• Its like a landed Aeroplan back to earth(Remember it’s a big art)
rather take off plan seems easy than landing.
• Introduction Line
• Summary of research problem
• Summary of solution
• Highlight the main results and achievements
• Benefits of your work (how it implies in real world problem)
• Future research directions
• Must be short well summarized and has no references
• Do not mention the research problems or ideas that you are planning
to work on (in future)

Tips before Paper Submission
• Read very carefully your paper 2 or 3 times before submission
• Make sure your check list is done
• Figures, Graphs and Tables are clear in all aspects
• Write a good Cover Letter
• Make sure your generated pdf file is corrected and clear
• Make sure that zero spell mistake in your paper
• Make sure you have adopted the template (writing style and reference
style) of respective journal
• Cite some papers of the journal in which you are submitting (A Thumb
Rule)

Criteria to Select Journal
• Indexing (ISI, Scopus or Non Indexing)
• Impact Factor
• Journal Ranking (Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4)
• Publication Frequency (Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly, etc.)
• Time to Publish and Review, to check Journal IF and Review Time
(http://www.medsciediting.com/sci/index.asp?action=search)
• Acceptance or Rejection Rate
• Quality of Review
• Members of Editorial Board (Friendly)
• Check IF from JCR (Journal Citation Report )
(https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/solutions/journal-citation-reports/)

Tips to Select Journal
Elsevier Journal Finder

https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/
Springer Journal Suggester
https://journalsuggester.springer.com/
Coming Special Issues
http://www.guide2research.com/special-issues/
Put your Abstract in journal finder in order so that you may choose the
relevant journal (Remember sending your article to irrelevant takes too
much time and finally it becomes wasted) “Time is Money”

Writing Language
• Simple and Scientific
• Avoid Unnecessary Redundancy
• Tenses (Present Indefinite Tense or Present Perfect Tense)
• Active or Passive Voice
• Ask your coclique to read your paper (As you may not see any
deficiency in your paper) you thought your written article is perfact
• Avoid ambiguous sentences such as “can be or may be”
• Avoid negative sentences.

Keep in Mind
More publication More Experience
Reviewers don’t know you or your research, they only evaluate your
paper
Don’t get discouraged and keep going
Your work reflects your writing
Try to work as reviewer with some journals

Secret Tips for Publications
• Title: interesting and new

• Relevant literature –why this research is important and what is the missing
information
• Presents new knowledge (novelty)
• Methodology clearly explained
• Professional presentation and followed guidelines to authors
• Fall under fields (s) prescribed by the journal
• Good strategy in revising manuscript
• Good English: clarity
• Prayers and Thanks to Allah

Number of Authors
• 4-6 Authors (you, main SV, Co SV, research groups)
• Its better if authors belongs from different countries
• More authors will decrease the impact of your contribution

After You Get Reviews Back
Carefully classify comments into:
◼ Unreasonable comments (e.g., misunderstanding):
⚫ Try to improve the clarity of your writing
◼ Reasonable comments
⚫ Constructive: easy to implement
⚫ Non-constructive: think about it, either argue the other way or mention weakness of your work in the paper
If paper is accepted
◼ Take the last chance to polish the paper as much as you can
◼ You’ll regret if later you discover an inaccurate statement of a typo in your published paper If paper is
rejected
◼ Digest comments and try to improve the research work and the paper
◼ Run more experiments if necessary
◼ Don’t try to please reviewers (the next reviewer might say something opposite); instead use your own
judgments and use their comments to help improve your judgments
◼ Reposition the paper if necessary (again, don’t reposition it just because a reviewer rejected your original
positioning)

Publication Procedure

Format for Citing References
• Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of book (edition if not first). City: Publisher.
• Book by a single author Leshin, C.B. (1997). Management on the World Wide Web. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.
• Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of book (edition if not first). City: Publisher.
• Book by more than one author Cornett, M., Wiley, B.J., & Sankar, S. (1998). The pleasures of nurturing
(2nded). London: McMunster Publishing.
• Journal Article
• Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number), page
numbers.
Barry, H. (1996). Cross-cultural research with matched pairs of societies. Journal of Social Psychology, 79 (1),
25-33. Jeanquart, S., & Peluchette, J. (1997). Diversity in the workforce and management models, Journal of
Social Work Studies, 43, 72-85.

Format for Citing References
• Referencing Electronic Sources
Author, A. (year, month day). Title of article. Title of
Newspaper. Retrieved from home page web address
Nader, C. (2009, June 19). Mental health issues soar
among children. The Age. Retrieved from
http://www.theage.com.au
• All references cited, including those in Tables and Figure
captions. No more, no less.
• Use consistent style throughout.

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• M.Engg (Electrical Engineering, CGPA 3.45/4.00), NED University of

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Targeted audience (Editors, Reviewers and researchers)

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• Condenses the papers’s content in few words

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• State the primary objective of the paper

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• Should reflects the subject matter

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Elsevier Journal Finder

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• Title: interesting and new

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