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This document provides guidance for postgraduate students on publishing in high impact journals. It discusses the importance of publication and different publication types like journal papers and proceedings papers. It outlines key criteria for writing quality scholarly papers, including structure, language, and originality. The document also reviews the general peer review process, including common reviewer verdicts, perspectives of editors and reviewers, and steps to take if a paper is rejected. The goal is to help students successfully publish their work in high impact journals.

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Publishing in high impact journals For postgraduate students By: Dr. Mohamed A. Alrshah, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Dept. of Communication Technology and Networks. Mohamed.asnd@gmail.com
Background About Publication Part 1
OutlinesPart 1 1. Background About Publication 1.1 What is a scholarly journal? 1.2 Aims of publication 1.3 Publication types 1.3.1 Journal papers 1.3.2 Proceedings papers 1.4 Why we publish in high impact journal?
Facts: Before we start, you must know that: 1. Your research is worthless unless it is published. 2. The value of an article increases when it is being cited in other research articles. 3. The publication is the knowledge sharing. 4. You “publish or perish”.
What is a scholarly journal? At first, watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6WVJEXJj_o
Aims of Publication Aims of publication are including:  To build the author’s record (CV & reputation) of research contributions in form of papers.  To guarantee intellectual property of scientific contributions in academia and industry.  To encourage scientists to share knowledge that they might otherwise have kept secret.  To create a sense of competition among scientists to be the first to publish a new scientific finding.  To have other researchers do further research based on the published paper.  To participate in advancing knowledge.
Publication Types At first watch these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHT8szRNvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEsAKqXSfbY  Journal papers  Proceeding papers (Conferences, Workshops, Colloquiums, and so on.)  Magazine papers  Letters  Patents  Standards & RFCs  Theses  Chapter in a book  Books  and so on.
Attention: Our focus here will be on the most beneficial publication types for graduate students to fulfil the graduation requirements in their research journeys (journal and conference papers).
Journal papers  Allow researchers to communicate their researches with their peers.  Provide a great opportunity to get professional comments about your work.  Usually contain the contribution(s) made by the researcher(s).  Should provide complete information about a particular piece of research.  High impact journals mostly apply the peer-reviewing process.  Publishing a journal paper is a time-intensive process.  To deliver your research to the world faster, try publishing at a conference!
Proceedings papers  Academic articles published based on academic events such as conferences, workshops, colloquiums, and so on.  Provide a great opportunity to meet with professional researchers in your area.  Usually contain the contribution(s) made by researcher(s) and presented at an event.  A written record of a research to be presented to fellow researchers.  In some fields, proceedings papers may be considered gray literature.  Published faster than Journal papers.  Many proceedings publications are peer-reviewed.
Why we publish in high impact journal? ISI, Q1, IF=2.937 IEEE conference IEEE conference
Types of Papers (in general) Part 2
OutlinesPart 2 2. Types of Papers (in general) 2.1 The common types of Papers 2.2 General structure of research articles 2.3 Original papers (full papers) 2.3.1 Structure of original papers 2.3.2 Letters and communications (short papers) 2.4 Review or Survey Papers 2.4.1 Structure of review papers (a sample) 2.5 Design papers 2.6 White papers
The common types of Papers  Original papers (full papers)  Letters (short papers)  Review or Survey Papers  Design papers  White papers  Revisited paper  Book Review  And many more.
General structure of research articles I  Introduction M  Methodology R  Results A  and D  Discussion
Original papers (full papers) Original papers can be published either in journals or in conferences. Original research articles must present:  Detailed studies reporting original research.  Satisfactory level of novelty.  The primary literature of the original contribution.  Critical discussion of related works.  Detailed explanation of the proposed work(s) using textual and graphical tools.  Deep discussion and interpretation of the results from all aspects.  Discussion of possible implications (impact and future directions).  Limitations, if any.
Structure of original papers  Title Make these components as easy as you can.  Abstract They must be informative, attractive, and effective.  Keywords Must be helpful for indexing and searching. ----------------------------  Introduction Paper space is not boundless and reader's time is limited.  Related works The work must be clear (nothing is hidden), correct, complete,  Proposed work(s) precise, concise, straightforward and reproducible.  Results and discussion Must use simple language. ----------------------------  Conclusion  Must be brief and comprehensive (avoid repeating sentences).  Acknowledgement  Funding information and thanks for people who helped in this work.  References  Must be applicable, accessible, proper and sufficient.  Supplementary material  If any (optional).
Letters and communications (short papers)  A letter is shorter than a scholarly article.  It mostly presents an original and important contribution.  It does not present a full explanation of research the way a scholarly article does.  It is usually an explanation of work that has been done, either a design or research, without all the data presented.  You would write a letter if you just wanted to summarize your work in a brief document without presenting all your research.  Letters are often used to get the word out quickly about research, and then followed up by complete journal articles.  Many journals are dedicated to letters alone, for example:  IEEE Computer Architecture Letters.  Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis.
Review or Survey Papers  Review articles give an overview of existing literature in a field.  These identify specific problems or issues and analyse information from available published works on the topic with a neutral perspective.  These are considered as secondary literature and can be a particularly efficient way for early career researchers to begin publishing.  Review articles can be of three types, broadly speaking: 1. literature reviews. 2. systematic reviews. 3. meta-analyses.  The references used in a review article are helpful as they lead to more in-depth research.  You may write a review article to summarize the progress in a field you've been working on.  Review articles are usually long and their lengths are depending on the journal.  Some journals publish short reviews, while some journals are dedicated entirely to review articles.
Structure of review papers (a sample)  Title Make these components as easy as you can.  Abstract They must be informative, attractive, and effective.  Keywords Must be helpful for indexing and searching. ----------------------------  Introduction  Must be clear, concise and sufficient.  Literature review  Must cover new studies (in some fields) & must be comprehensive.  Proposed taxonomy(s)  May present new taxonomies or classifications of existing solutions.  Deep discussion  Must present the research gap and the future directions. ----------------------------  Conclusion  Must be brief and comprehensive (avoid repeating sentences).  Acknowledgement  Funding information and thanks for people who helped in this work.  References  Must be applicable, accessible, proper and sufficient.  Supplementary material  If any (optional).
Design papers  A design paper is a detailed description of a design that you plan to make or you have already made.  It consists of an overview of what others have done and where your design fits in, a plan, and an explanation of technical requirements and solutions. White papers  A white paper is a document that falls somewhere between a brochure and a manual.  You can write a white paper if you want to provide a general, technical explanation of an architecture, framework or product technology.  Companies provide white papers to help users and researchers understand and use their products.
Writing Quality Papers Part 3
OutlinesPart 3 3. Writing Quality Papers 3.1 Important criteria for writing scholarly papers 3.2 Choosing the proper editing tool 3.3 Choosing the proper drawing tool 3.4 Choosing the proper reference management tool 3.5 Checking the similarity 3.6 Editing and proofreading 3.7 How to write it?
Important criteria for writing scholarly papers In order to write a high quality scientific paper, you must consider the following points: 1. The Formatting (word count, no of figures, no of tables, referencing) 2. The Language 3. The Structure 4. The Clarity 5. The Coherence 6. The Completeness 7. The Originality and Novelty 8. The Significance 9. The Plagiarism
Choosing the proper editing tool  Microsoft Word produces good quality documents.  Libre Office is a free and open-source.  However, Latex produces very high-quality documents.  Changing an article format is easier with Latex (in case of changing journal).  The best tool is the one compatible with the template of the targeted journal.
Choosing the proper drawing tool  Pixel-based graphs are ok if they are kept with the original ratio.  jpg, png and so on.  Victor-based graphs (eps, epf) are very high quality.  eps usually used with Latex (not supported in Microsoft Word).  epf usually used with Microsoft Word.  Microsoft Visio is a good tool that produces a high-quality diagrams.  Libre draw is a free tool that produces a high-quality diagrams.  There are many tools such as: 1. Draw.io Diagrams. 2. Lucidchart. 3. Cacoo Diagram Maker.
Choose the proper reference management tool  Endnotes is a excellent tool, but it is not free.  Mendeley, Zotero, Qiqqa and Bibtex are excellent and free tools.  If you have Arabic references, better choose Zotero or Qiqqa.  If you use Latex, you have to use Bibtex.
Checking the similarity  To avoid plagiarism, produce the similarity report.  There are a lot of tools to check similarity.  However, the journals’ editors mostly use Turnitin.  Don’t play with the filter’s settings to reduce similarity.  Paraphrase the similar parts and re-check with Turnitin.
Editing and proofreading Make sure that:  The language used in your manuscript is up to the professional level.  The structure of your manuscript is proper and correct.  The flow of ideas is correct.  Make sure that your manuscript is consistent.  Check consistency of names.  Check the abbreviations.  If you can’t do all of these yourself, look for editing and proofreading services that are:  Professional.  Official.  See https://www.elsevier.com/authors/author-services
How to write it?  State question(s) or problem(s), aim(s), objectives, hypotheses, and contributions clearly.  Review (don’t just list!) relevant literature and derive meaningful research questions and/or problems from it appropriately.  Discuss your methodology, paying attention to its validity and reliability of methods and data.  Show your analysis giving as much detail as possible so reviewer can follow every stage.  Discuss findings with reference to the aim(s), objectives and questions/problems.  Conclude your findings and identify the limitations and opportunities for further study.
How to write it? How to write the Introduction section?  Explain the background and context:  Make it simple and clear.  Directly, drive the reader to the problem, motivation and significance of the work.  Don't make it an extensive essay.  Define aim(s) and objectives of the paper:  Be specific.  The wider study is probably not that relevant (Hardly acceptable).  Avoid referencing to any PhD and MSc theses.  The research should stand (or fall) on its own merits under peer review.  Explain structure of the paper  Example: The upcoming section presents the literature review and Section 3 exhibits the methodology.
How to write it? How to write the Literature Review section?  This is not a list, it’s a critique.  Develop your arguments, bringing in relevant citations as examples of who supports or conflicts with that argument.  Write in sentences and paragraphs, where:  Each paragraph discusses a single theme or central idea. One or more sentences.  Each sentence makes sense on its own.  Reference the key authors, stick to examples from the best journals, use examples from your target journal.  Focus on the new literature.  All references must be accessible.
How to write it? How to write the Methodology/analysis section?  Can the reader follow your complete method from start to finish?  Is there a questionnaire? Have you appendixed it?  Are steps missing? Can you refer the reader to another source if not the present paper?  Are all formulae and values accurately reported?  Nothing frustrates reviewers like being unable to follow the logic because the paper is incomplete.
How to write it? How to write the Discussion/Conclusions section?  Tie discussion back to themes from literature review so the paper has consistency.  Link conclusions to objectives (complete the circle).  Identify any limitations, make recommendations for future research.  Discuss any implications or impacts for theory/practice.
Want to fast-track the process?  Look for a special issue (fast-tracked reviews).  Look for a conference with a special issue attached.  Look for Rapid Publication Journals.  Specify preferred reviewers (sometimes an option).
The general review process Part 4
OutlinesPart 4 4. The general review process 4.1 The Review life cycle: behind the scene 4.2 The possible verdicts 4.3 If your paper was rejected - WHAT NEXT? 4.4 From the Editor-in-chief perspective 4.5 Eight reasons EIC rejected your article 4.6 From the reviewer's perspective 4.7 Being a good reviewer.
The Review life cycle: behind the scene Blind review? or Not? Paid reviewers? or Voluntary peer-reviewers?
The possible verdicts  Out of scope (before/after review).  Reject (before/after review).  Reject – Resubmission is NOT recommended.  Reject – Resubmission after amendment is recommended.  Minor correction (conditional acceptance). be careful both may lead to rejection!  Major correction (conditional acceptance).  Accept.
If your paper was rejected - WHAT NEXT?  Appeal the rejection.  Appealing a rejection is within your rights as an author.  Base your appeal on logic and not emotion.  Outline your points to the editor without belittling the reviewers or being argumentative.  Appeals based on the scope of the journal are unlikely to succeed.  Resubmit to the same journal.  The journal may reject your initial offering but invite you to resubmit later after addressing the reviewers’ concerns.  Remember, if a journal informed you that they are not interested in accepting any future versions of the manuscript, you should respect their decision and try a different journal.  Make changes and submit to a different journal.  Consider the given comments and improve the manuscript.  Don’t forget to change the format of the manuscript and to modify the cover letter.  Make no changes and submit to another journal.  Not a good idea since your manuscript may be reviewed by some of the same reviewers at the new journal.  File the manuscript away and never resubmit it.  Not a good idea at all, however, you can post your work to figshare or Dryad, where it will be citable and freely accessible.
From the Editor-in-chief’s perspective  “When a manuscript is submitted to a high-quality journal, it goes through intense scrutiny — even before it's seen by the editor-in-chief and selected for peer review. At Elsevier, between 30% to 50% of articles don't even make it to the peer review process.”  As Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the international journal of the American Carbon Society, Dr. Peter Thrower experiences this situation first-hand. His advice to authors: “By avoiding these pitfalls, you will save reviewers, editors and staff time and frustration, and ensure that your work is judged by its scientific merit, not mistakes.”
Eight reasons EIC rejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal. 1. It fails the technical screening. Before they even go to the editor-in-chief, articles are checked for technical elements. The main reasons they are rejected are:  The article contains elements that are suspected to be plagiarized, or it is currently under review at another journal. (Republishing articles or parts of articles, submitting to one or more journals at the same time or using text or images without permission is not allowed. See Elsevier ethical guidelines.)  The manuscript is not complete; it may be lacking key elements such as the title, authors, affiliations, keywords, main text, references and all tables and figures).  The English is not sufficient for the peer review process.  The figures are not complete or are not clear enough to read.  The article does not conform to the Guide for Authors for the journal it is submitted to.  References are incomplete or very old. 2. It's incomprehensible.  The language, structure, or figures are so poor that it can't be assessed.
3. It does not fall within the Aims and Scope.  For the journal Carbon, the material studied may contain carbon, but is not carbon.  The study uses a carbon material but the focus is on something different.  There is no new carbon science. 4. It's incomplete.  The article contains observations but is not a full study.  It discusses findings in relation to some of the work in the field but ignores other important work. 5. The procedures and/or analysis of the data is seen to be defective or deficient.  The study lacked clear comparison metrics.  The study uses procedures or methodology that cannot be repeated.  The analysis is not statistically valid or does not follow the norms of the field. Eight reasons EIC rejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal.
6. The conclusions cannot be justified on the basis of the rest of the paper.  The arguments are illogical, unstructured or invalid.  The data does not support the conclusions.  The conclusions ignore large portions of the literature. 7. It's is simply a small extension of a different paper, often from the same authors.  Findings are incremental and do not advance the field.  The work is clearly part of a larger study, chopped up to make as many articles as possible. 8. It's boring.  It is archival, incremental or of marginal interest to the field (see point 7).  The question behind the work is not of interest in the field.  The work is not of interest to the readers of the specific journals. Eight reasons EIC rejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal.
From the reviewer’s perspective Mostly, the reviewers want to check your manuscript based on the following criteria:  Is the manuscript presented in an obvious fashion and written in standard English?  Is the methodology correct?  Is the manuscript technically sound, and do the data support the conclusions?  Has the statistical analysis been performed appropriately and rigorously?  Have the authors made all data underlying the findings in their manuscript fully available?  Is the work repeatable or reproducible?  Are the references up-to-date and sufficient?  Are the metrics proper and sufficient?
Being a good reviewer  If you want to be published, you accept the responsibility to also undertake reviews to help others get published.  If you want to be part of the academic community, you have a duty to that community.  Reviews should be completed in a timeous way.  Reviewers should ALWAYS explain the basis of your decision.  Reviewers should NEVER be self-serving.  Reviewers should be balanced (bring out the good and bad aspects of the paper).  Remember you are also subject to this process “treat others as you want them to treat you”
Choosing the appropriate journal Part 5
OutlinesPart 5 5. Choosing The Appropriate Journal 5.1 Important criteria for selection 5.1.1 Based on accessibility 5.1.2 Based on disciplinary 5.1.3 Based on indexing 5.1.4 Based on review speed 5.2 Journal selection tools 5.3 Check the validity of candidate journals 5.4 Check recent papers published in the selected journal
Important criteria for selection  Based on disciplinary  Multidisciplinary journals.  Interdisciplinary journals.  Specialized journals  Based on accessibility  Open access journals  Subscription-based journals  Based on indexing  Scopus journals  ISI master journals  ISI journals  Based on the review speed  Rapid publication journals.  Traditional journals
Journal selection tools  Elsevier Journal Finder http://journalfinder.elsevier.com/  Springer Journal Suggester https://journalsuggester.springer.com/  IEEE Publication Recommender http://publication-recommender.ieee.org/home  EndNote Online Matcher https://projectne.thomsonreuters.com/#/login?app=endnote  Edanz Journal Selector https://www.edanzediting.com/journal-selector  SciRev Journal Finder https://scirev.sc/  Find My Journal https://findmyjournal.com/  Cofactor Journal Selector http://cofactorscience.com/journal-selector  JS Journal Selector https://journalselector.com/  Journal Guide https://www.journalguide.com/  Wiley Find Journal https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/find-a-journal/index.html  Journal Article Name Estimator (Jane) http://jane.biosemantics.org/  PubMed PubReminder http://hgserver2.amc.nl/cgi-bin/miner/miner2.cgi  Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) https://doaj.org/  HOWEVER, it would be better if you, first, search in your references (WHERE HAVE THE SIMILAR WORKS BEEN PUBLISHED?)
Check the validity of candidate journals In order to check the validity of the candidate journals information, use the well-known indexes:  ISI - Web of Science https://incites.thomsonreuters.com/#/signin  ISI - Master Journals List http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/  Scopus https://journalmetrics.scopus.com/  Scimagojr http://www.scimagojr.com/  Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com.my/
Check recent papers published in the selected journal Go to the website of the candidate journal.  Read the scope of the journal carefully.  Download a set of papers related to your topic.  Check the submission, revision and acceptance dates.  If you decided to submit to the selected journal:  Download the journal’s template.  Re-format your manuscript based on the template.
Submitting your manuscript Part 6
OutlinesPart 6 6. Submitting Your Manuscript 6.1 Preparing a good cover letter 6.2 Preparing a list of suggested reviewers (if required) 6.3 Preparing a list of conflicted reviewers (if any) 6.4 Preparing the authors' biography 6.5 Creating your researcher identity 6.6 Creating an account on the editorial-system of the journal 6.7 Dealing with reviewers' comments
Preparing a good cover letter Dear Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Piuri Editor-in-chief of IEEE Systems Journal On behalf of our research group members at the Department of Communication Technology and Network, Universiti Putra Malaysia, I would like to thank you for your effort and cooperation for the success of publishing a high-quality research in a professional manner. I declare that this paper entitled "Elastic-TCP: Flexible Congestion Control Algorithm for High-BDP Networks" has not been published previously and it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. In this paper, we presented a new congestion control algorithm, called Elastic-TCP, which is geared to work on high- BDP networks. Based on extensive simulation and testbed experiments, we found that the proposed Algorithm could overcome the compared algorithms, which are CUBIC (the default of Linux), C-TCP (the default of MS Windows), and TCP-BBR (the latest algorithm proposed by Google team). We think that the readership of your journal would be interested in this article since it provides a new approach to congestion control over high-speed and long-distance networks, where the proposed algorithm improves the performance of data communications up to 50%, in many cases. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Mohamed A. Alrshah, Ph.D, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Universiti Putra Malaysia.  To whom  Introduction  Declaration  Summary of the paper  The significance  Interest of the readership  Thanks  Your name and affiliation
Preparing a list of suggested reviewers (if required) Dear Editor-in-Chief For this submission, we respectfully suggest the following reviewers: 1. Carlo Caini, Professor of telecommunications, University of Bologna. carlo.caini@unibo.it 2. Sándor Molnár, Associate Professor of telecommunications, Budapest University of Technology. molnar@tmit.bme.hu 3. Chris Blondia, Professor of mathematics and computer science, University of Antwerp. chris.blondia@uantwerpen.be Your cooperation is highly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Preparing a list of conflicted reviewers (if any) Dear Editor-in-Chief For this submission, we respectfully would like to inform you that we have some conflict of interest with the following respectful names: 1. Xyz1 Xyz1, Professor of telecommunications, University of Xyz1. xyz1@xyz.com 2. Xyz2 Xyz2, Associate Professor of telecommunications, Xyz2 University of Technology. xyz2@xyz.com Thus, we would be very grateful if these names are avoided. Your cooperation is highly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Preparing the authors' biography Author Biographies: 1- Mohamed A. Alrshah: (M’13, ) received his BSc degree in Computer Science from Naser University - Libya, in 2000, and his MSc degree in computer networks in May 2009 and his Ph.D. in communication technology and networks in Feb 2017 from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Currently, he is a senior lecturer at Al-Asmarya University at the Faculty of Information Technology, Zliten, Libya. He has published a number of articles in high impact factor scientific journals. His research interests are in the field of high-speed TCP protocols, high-speed network, parallel and distributed algorithms, software defined networking, network design and management, wireless networks. 2- Mohamed A. Al-Moqri: received his BSc degree in Computer Science from Almustanseriah University, Iraq, in 2000, and his MSc degree in computer networks in 2009 and his Ph.D. in communication technology and networks in 2016 from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has published a number of articles in high impact factor scientific journals. His research interests are in the field of high-speed TCP protocols, high-speed network, QoS, scheduling algorithms, admission control and wireless networks. 3- Mohamed Othman: (M’04) received his PhD from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia with distinction (Best PhD Thesis in 2000 awarded by Sime Darby Malaysia and Malaysian Mathematical Science Society). Now, he is a Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is also an associate researcher at the Lab of Computational Science and Mathematical Physics, Institute of Mathematical Research (INSPEM), UPM. He published more than 160 International journals and 230 proceeding papers. His main research interests are in the fields of high speed network, parallel and distributed algorithms, software defined networking, network design and management, wireless network (MPDU- and MSDU-Frame aggregation, TCP Performance, MAC layer, resource management, and traffic monitoring) and scientific telegraph equation and modelling. It must include:  The name.  Membership (optional).  Current academic position (optional).  The academic Qualifications with dates and universities.  The important academic achievements.  The research interests.
Creating your researcher identity Use one or more of the internationally recognized platforms:  ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) orcid.org/  Google Citations scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en  Scopus Author. www.scopus.com/  ResearcherID www.researcherid.com/
Creating an account on the editorial-system of the journal  Every journal has its own system  Some journals rely on the user account created through the publisher.  Some journal’s systems are independent from the publisher system.  Connect your account at the journal to your researcher identity (when possible).  Use your correct email, phone and address.  Remember your account username and password.  Put your name as a corresponding author, OTHERWISE, !!!???
Dealing with reviewers' comments (sample)  Respect the opinions of reviewers, even if they are wrong you answer politely.  You should fulfil what have been requested by the reviewers, otherwise, you reply by a polite reasonable explanation.  Even if they asked you stupid or silly questions, you should find why they have done!  Some comments implicitly tell you that your writing is NOT CLEAR.  Don’t mix up the comments (leave it based on the reviewer).  Even if two reviewers gave you the same comment, you must answer them separately.  Highlight your corrections in the manuscript.  Attach a report including a table of corrections with four columns (comment #, comment, your response, position in manuscript).  Don’t modify the comments.  Don’t add any unrequested material, that may leads to another review round.
Selected Resources  http://www.editage.com  http://www.aje.com  http://libguides.mit.edu/citing, Citing sources: Overview.  https://www.elsevier.com/connect/8-reasons-i-rejected-your-article  http://www.massey.ac.nz/, From research to publishing in high impact journals.  https://www.trident.edu/, Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.
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The presentation introduces the topic of publishing in high impact journals, intended for postgraduate students by Dr. Mohamed A. Alrshah.

This section gives an overview of scholarly journals, aims of publication, publication types, and reasons to publish in high impact journals.

Highlights key facts about the necessity of publication, emphasizing that research must be published to have value.

Video link provided to explain what constitutes a scholarly journal.

Discusses the aims of publication, including building the author's reputation and promoting knowledge sharing.

This section details various types of publications relevant to graduate students, focusing on journal and conference papers.

Describes the advantages of publishing journal papers, including peer reviews and the communication of research.

Details proceedings papers, noting their advantages and how they differ from journal articles.

Discusses the significance of publishing in high impact journals and provides numerical data such as ISI rankings.

Introduces common types of academic papers and outlines their structures and purposes.

Lists various types of academic papers such as original papers, review papers, and design papers.

Introduces the general structure of research articles using the acronym IMRaD.

Explains essential features and contents expected in original research papers.

Specifies the detailed structure required for original papers, including key components and their importance.

Defines short papers or letters, their purpose, and how they differ from full research articles.

Discusses the nature of review or survey papers and their types, emphasizing their value for early researchers.

Describes the necessary structure of review papers, detailing essential sections to include.

Explains design papers and white papers, their characteristics, and distinct purposes.

Introduces guidelines for writing quality scholarly papers, outlining crucial criteria and necessary tools.

Lists important criteria for writing scholarly papers including structure, clarity, and plagiarism avoidance.

Suggests editing tools including Microsoft Word, Libre Office, and LaTeX for document preparation.

Presents options for drawing tools suitable for creating high-quality graphs and diagrams.

Recommends reference management tools, highlighting both paid and free options available for authors.

Underlines the need to check for similarity and avoid plagiarism, recommending tools like Turnitin.

Emphasizes the importance of language, structure, and flow in editing and proofreading manuscripts.

Lays out methods for writing clear and compelling research papers, focusing on methodology and analysis.

Provides guidance for writing the introduction and literature review sections of research papers.

Describes the critical aspects of writing the methodology and analysis section to ensure clarity.

Offers advice on how to effectively discuss findings and draft the conclusion of research papers.

Suggests strategies for expediting the publication review process, including special issues.

Introduces the general review life cycle, including verdicts and subsequent actions for authors.

Details the possible outcomes of manuscript reviews from rejection to acceptance.

Advises authors on steps to take if their manuscript is rejected, including appeals and resubmissions.

Offers insights from an editor-in-chief on how to prepare manuscripts to avoid rejection.

Lists common reasons why manuscripts are rejected, aiding authors in avoiding pitfalls.

Explains what reviewers typically look for in a manuscript to ensure quality assessments.

Discusses the responsibilities and ethics of being a reviewer within the academic community.

Covers important criteria for selecting an appropriate journal for publication.

Lists various online journal selection tools to assist researchers in choosing the right journal.

Emphasizes checking the validity of journals using established indexes.

Describes how to verify candidate journals by reviewing recent publications and formatting requirements.

Introduces the manuscript submission process and key steps involved.

Outlines essential components like cover letters and reviewer lists needed for manuscript submission.

Provides a sample cover letter for manuscript submission, detailing the necessary content.

Details how to prepare a list of suggested reviewers for manuscript evaluation.

Explains the process for identifying and communicating conflicts of interest regarding reviewers.

Outlines how to prepare comprehensive author biographies for submission.

Discusses the importance of creating an identifiable researcher profile across platforms.

Explains the necessity of creating accounts on journal editorial systems and their importance.

Offers guidance on how to effectively respond to reviewer comments post-submission.

Provides a list of resources for authors to aid in writing and publishing academic papers.

Publishing in high impact factor journals

  • 1.
    Publishing in highimpact journals For postgraduate students By: Dr. Mohamed A. Alrshah, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Dept. of Communication Technology and Networks. [email protected]
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  • 3.
    OutlinesPart 1 1. BackgroundAbout Publication 1.1 What is a scholarly journal? 1.2 Aims of publication 1.3 Publication types 1.3.1 Journal papers 1.3.2 Proceedings papers 1.4 Why we publish in high impact journal?
  • 4.
    Facts: Before we start,you must know that: 1. Your research is worthless unless it is published. 2. The value of an article increases when it is being cited in other research articles. 3. The publication is the knowledge sharing. 4. You “publish or perish”.
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    What is ascholarly journal? At first, watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6WVJEXJj_o
  • 6.
    Aims of Publication Aimsof publication are including:  To build the author’s record (CV & reputation) of research contributions in form of papers.  To guarantee intellectual property of scientific contributions in academia and industry.  To encourage scientists to share knowledge that they might otherwise have kept secret.  To create a sense of competition among scientists to be the first to publish a new scientific finding.  To have other researchers do further research based on the published paper.  To participate in advancing knowledge.
  • 7.
    Publication Types At firstwatch these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHT8szRNvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEsAKqXSfbY  Journal papers  Proceeding papers (Conferences, Workshops, Colloquiums, and so on.)  Magazine papers  Letters  Patents  Standards & RFCs  Theses  Chapter in a book  Books  and so on.
  • 8.
    Attention: Our focus herewill be on the most beneficial publication types for graduate students to fulfil the graduation requirements in their research journeys (journal and conference papers).
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    Journal papers  Allowresearchers to communicate their researches with their peers.  Provide a great opportunity to get professional comments about your work.  Usually contain the contribution(s) made by the researcher(s).  Should provide complete information about a particular piece of research.  High impact journals mostly apply the peer-reviewing process.  Publishing a journal paper is a time-intensive process.  To deliver your research to the world faster, try publishing at a conference!
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    Proceedings papers  Academicarticles published based on academic events such as conferences, workshops, colloquiums, and so on.  Provide a great opportunity to meet with professional researchers in your area.  Usually contain the contribution(s) made by researcher(s) and presented at an event.  A written record of a research to be presented to fellow researchers.  In some fields, proceedings papers may be considered gray literature.  Published faster than Journal papers.  Many proceedings publications are peer-reviewed.
  • 11.
    Why we publishin high impact journal? ISI, Q1, IF=2.937 IEEE conference IEEE conference
  • 12.
    Types of Papers(in general) Part 2
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    OutlinesPart 2 2. Typesof Papers (in general) 2.1 The common types of Papers 2.2 General structure of research articles 2.3 Original papers (full papers) 2.3.1 Structure of original papers 2.3.2 Letters and communications (short papers) 2.4 Review or Survey Papers 2.4.1 Structure of review papers (a sample) 2.5 Design papers 2.6 White papers
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    The common typesof Papers  Original papers (full papers)  Letters (short papers)  Review or Survey Papers  Design papers  White papers  Revisited paper  Book Review  And many more.
  • 15.
    General structure ofresearch articles I  Introduction M  Methodology R  Results A  and D  Discussion
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    Original papers (fullpapers) Original papers can be published either in journals or in conferences. Original research articles must present:  Detailed studies reporting original research.  Satisfactory level of novelty.  The primary literature of the original contribution.  Critical discussion of related works.  Detailed explanation of the proposed work(s) using textual and graphical tools.  Deep discussion and interpretation of the results from all aspects.  Discussion of possible implications (impact and future directions).  Limitations, if any.
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    Structure of originalpapers  Title Make these components as easy as you can.  Abstract They must be informative, attractive, and effective.  Keywords Must be helpful for indexing and searching. ----------------------------  Introduction Paper space is not boundless and reader's time is limited.  Related works The work must be clear (nothing is hidden), correct, complete,  Proposed work(s) precise, concise, straightforward and reproducible.  Results and discussion Must use simple language. ----------------------------  Conclusion  Must be brief and comprehensive (avoid repeating sentences).  Acknowledgement  Funding information and thanks for people who helped in this work.  References  Must be applicable, accessible, proper and sufficient.  Supplementary material  If any (optional).
  • 18.
    Letters and communications(short papers)  A letter is shorter than a scholarly article.  It mostly presents an original and important contribution.  It does not present a full explanation of research the way a scholarly article does.  It is usually an explanation of work that has been done, either a design or research, without all the data presented.  You would write a letter if you just wanted to summarize your work in a brief document without presenting all your research.  Letters are often used to get the word out quickly about research, and then followed up by complete journal articles.  Many journals are dedicated to letters alone, for example:  IEEE Computer Architecture Letters.  Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis.
  • 19.
    Review or SurveyPapers  Review articles give an overview of existing literature in a field.  These identify specific problems or issues and analyse information from available published works on the topic with a neutral perspective.  These are considered as secondary literature and can be a particularly efficient way for early career researchers to begin publishing.  Review articles can be of three types, broadly speaking: 1. literature reviews. 2. systematic reviews. 3. meta-analyses.  The references used in a review article are helpful as they lead to more in-depth research.  You may write a review article to summarize the progress in a field you've been working on.  Review articles are usually long and their lengths are depending on the journal.  Some journals publish short reviews, while some journals are dedicated entirely to review articles.
  • 20.
    Structure of reviewpapers (a sample)  Title Make these components as easy as you can.  Abstract They must be informative, attractive, and effective.  Keywords Must be helpful for indexing and searching. ----------------------------  Introduction  Must be clear, concise and sufficient.  Literature review  Must cover new studies (in some fields) & must be comprehensive.  Proposed taxonomy(s)  May present new taxonomies or classifications of existing solutions.  Deep discussion  Must present the research gap and the future directions. ----------------------------  Conclusion  Must be brief and comprehensive (avoid repeating sentences).  Acknowledgement  Funding information and thanks for people who helped in this work.  References  Must be applicable, accessible, proper and sufficient.  Supplementary material  If any (optional).
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    Design papers  Adesign paper is a detailed description of a design that you plan to make or you have already made.  It consists of an overview of what others have done and where your design fits in, a plan, and an explanation of technical requirements and solutions. White papers  A white paper is a document that falls somewhere between a brochure and a manual.  You can write a white paper if you want to provide a general, technical explanation of an architecture, framework or product technology.  Companies provide white papers to help users and researchers understand and use their products.
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  • 23.
    OutlinesPart 3 3. WritingQuality Papers 3.1 Important criteria for writing scholarly papers 3.2 Choosing the proper editing tool 3.3 Choosing the proper drawing tool 3.4 Choosing the proper reference management tool 3.5 Checking the similarity 3.6 Editing and proofreading 3.7 How to write it?
  • 24.
    Important criteria forwriting scholarly papers In order to write a high quality scientific paper, you must consider the following points: 1. The Formatting (word count, no of figures, no of tables, referencing) 2. The Language 3. The Structure 4. The Clarity 5. The Coherence 6. The Completeness 7. The Originality and Novelty 8. The Significance 9. The Plagiarism
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    Choosing the properediting tool  Microsoft Word produces good quality documents.  Libre Office is a free and open-source.  However, Latex produces very high-quality documents.  Changing an article format is easier with Latex (in case of changing journal).  The best tool is the one compatible with the template of the targeted journal.
  • 26.
    Choosing the properdrawing tool  Pixel-based graphs are ok if they are kept with the original ratio.  jpg, png and so on.  Victor-based graphs (eps, epf) are very high quality.  eps usually used with Latex (not supported in Microsoft Word).  epf usually used with Microsoft Word.  Microsoft Visio is a good tool that produces a high-quality diagrams.  Libre draw is a free tool that produces a high-quality diagrams.  There are many tools such as: 1. Draw.io Diagrams. 2. Lucidchart. 3. Cacoo Diagram Maker.
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    Choose the properreference management tool  Endnotes is a excellent tool, but it is not free.  Mendeley, Zotero, Qiqqa and Bibtex are excellent and free tools.  If you have Arabic references, better choose Zotero or Qiqqa.  If you use Latex, you have to use Bibtex.
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    Checking the similarity To avoid plagiarism, produce the similarity report.  There are a lot of tools to check similarity.  However, the journals’ editors mostly use Turnitin.  Don’t play with the filter’s settings to reduce similarity.  Paraphrase the similar parts and re-check with Turnitin.
  • 29.
    Editing and proofreading Makesure that:  The language used in your manuscript is up to the professional level.  The structure of your manuscript is proper and correct.  The flow of ideas is correct.  Make sure that your manuscript is consistent.  Check consistency of names.  Check the abbreviations.  If you can’t do all of these yourself, look for editing and proofreading services that are:  Professional.  Official.  See https://www.elsevier.com/authors/author-services
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    How to writeit?  State question(s) or problem(s), aim(s), objectives, hypotheses, and contributions clearly.  Review (don’t just list!) relevant literature and derive meaningful research questions and/or problems from it appropriately.  Discuss your methodology, paying attention to its validity and reliability of methods and data.  Show your analysis giving as much detail as possible so reviewer can follow every stage.  Discuss findings with reference to the aim(s), objectives and questions/problems.  Conclude your findings and identify the limitations and opportunities for further study.
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    How to writeit? How to write the Introduction section?  Explain the background and context:  Make it simple and clear.  Directly, drive the reader to the problem, motivation and significance of the work.  Don't make it an extensive essay.  Define aim(s) and objectives of the paper:  Be specific.  The wider study is probably not that relevant (Hardly acceptable).  Avoid referencing to any PhD and MSc theses.  The research should stand (or fall) on its own merits under peer review.  Explain structure of the paper  Example: The upcoming section presents the literature review and Section 3 exhibits the methodology.
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    How to writeit? How to write the Literature Review section?  This is not a list, it’s a critique.  Develop your arguments, bringing in relevant citations as examples of who supports or conflicts with that argument.  Write in sentences and paragraphs, where:  Each paragraph discusses a single theme or central idea. One or more sentences.  Each sentence makes sense on its own.  Reference the key authors, stick to examples from the best journals, use examples from your target journal.  Focus on the new literature.  All references must be accessible.
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    How to writeit? How to write the Methodology/analysis section?  Can the reader follow your complete method from start to finish?  Is there a questionnaire? Have you appendixed it?  Are steps missing? Can you refer the reader to another source if not the present paper?  Are all formulae and values accurately reported?  Nothing frustrates reviewers like being unable to follow the logic because the paper is incomplete.
  • 34.
    How to writeit? How to write the Discussion/Conclusions section?  Tie discussion back to themes from literature review so the paper has consistency.  Link conclusions to objectives (complete the circle).  Identify any limitations, make recommendations for future research.  Discuss any implications or impacts for theory/practice.
  • 35.
    Want to fast-trackthe process?  Look for a special issue (fast-tracked reviews).  Look for a conference with a special issue attached.  Look for Rapid Publication Journals.  Specify preferred reviewers (sometimes an option).
  • 36.
    The general reviewprocess Part 4
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    OutlinesPart 4 4. Thegeneral review process 4.1 The Review life cycle: behind the scene 4.2 The possible verdicts 4.3 If your paper was rejected - WHAT NEXT? 4.4 From the Editor-in-chief perspective 4.5 Eight reasons EIC rejected your article 4.6 From the reviewer's perspective 4.7 Being a good reviewer.
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    The Review lifecycle: behind the scene Blind review? or Not? Paid reviewers? or Voluntary peer-reviewers?
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    The possible verdicts Out of scope (before/after review).  Reject (before/after review).  Reject – Resubmission is NOT recommended.  Reject – Resubmission after amendment is recommended.  Minor correction (conditional acceptance). be careful both may lead to rejection!  Major correction (conditional acceptance).  Accept.
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    If your paperwas rejected - WHAT NEXT?  Appeal the rejection.  Appealing a rejection is within your rights as an author.  Base your appeal on logic and not emotion.  Outline your points to the editor without belittling the reviewers or being argumentative.  Appeals based on the scope of the journal are unlikely to succeed.  Resubmit to the same journal.  The journal may reject your initial offering but invite you to resubmit later after addressing the reviewers’ concerns.  Remember, if a journal informed you that they are not interested in accepting any future versions of the manuscript, you should respect their decision and try a different journal.  Make changes and submit to a different journal.  Consider the given comments and improve the manuscript.  Don’t forget to change the format of the manuscript and to modify the cover letter.  Make no changes and submit to another journal.  Not a good idea since your manuscript may be reviewed by some of the same reviewers at the new journal.  File the manuscript away and never resubmit it.  Not a good idea at all, however, you can post your work to figshare or Dryad, where it will be citable and freely accessible.
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    From the Editor-in-chief’sperspective  “When a manuscript is submitted to a high-quality journal, it goes through intense scrutiny — even before it's seen by the editor-in-chief and selected for peer review. At Elsevier, between 30% to 50% of articles don't even make it to the peer review process.”  As Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the international journal of the American Carbon Society, Dr. Peter Thrower experiences this situation first-hand. His advice to authors: “By avoiding these pitfalls, you will save reviewers, editors and staff time and frustration, and ensure that your work is judged by its scientific merit, not mistakes.”
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    Eight reasons EICrejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal. 1. It fails the technical screening. Before they even go to the editor-in-chief, articles are checked for technical elements. The main reasons they are rejected are:  The article contains elements that are suspected to be plagiarized, or it is currently under review at another journal. (Republishing articles or parts of articles, submitting to one or more journals at the same time or using text or images without permission is not allowed. See Elsevier ethical guidelines.)  The manuscript is not complete; it may be lacking key elements such as the title, authors, affiliations, keywords, main text, references and all tables and figures).  The English is not sufficient for the peer review process.  The figures are not complete or are not clear enough to read.  The article does not conform to the Guide for Authors for the journal it is submitted to.  References are incomplete or very old. 2. It's incomprehensible.  The language, structure, or figures are so poor that it can't be assessed.
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    3. It doesnot fall within the Aims and Scope.  For the journal Carbon, the material studied may contain carbon, but is not carbon.  The study uses a carbon material but the focus is on something different.  There is no new carbon science. 4. It's incomplete.  The article contains observations but is not a full study.  It discusses findings in relation to some of the work in the field but ignores other important work. 5. The procedures and/or analysis of the data is seen to be defective or deficient.  The study lacked clear comparison metrics.  The study uses procedures or methodology that cannot be repeated.  The analysis is not statistically valid or does not follow the norms of the field. Eight reasons EIC rejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal.
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    6. The conclusionscannot be justified on the basis of the rest of the paper.  The arguments are illogical, unstructured or invalid.  The data does not support the conclusions.  The conclusions ignore large portions of the literature. 7. It's is simply a small extension of a different paper, often from the same authors.  Findings are incremental and do not advance the field.  The work is clearly part of a larger study, chopped up to make as many articles as possible. 8. It's boring.  It is archival, incremental or of marginal interest to the field (see point 7).  The question behind the work is not of interest in the field.  The work is not of interest to the readers of the specific journals. Eight reasons EIC rejected your article By Dr. Peter Thrower, the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the Elsevier journal.
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    From the reviewer’sperspective Mostly, the reviewers want to check your manuscript based on the following criteria:  Is the manuscript presented in an obvious fashion and written in standard English?  Is the methodology correct?  Is the manuscript technically sound, and do the data support the conclusions?  Has the statistical analysis been performed appropriately and rigorously?  Have the authors made all data underlying the findings in their manuscript fully available?  Is the work repeatable or reproducible?  Are the references up-to-date and sufficient?  Are the metrics proper and sufficient?
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    Being a goodreviewer  If you want to be published, you accept the responsibility to also undertake reviews to help others get published.  If you want to be part of the academic community, you have a duty to that community.  Reviews should be completed in a timeous way.  Reviewers should ALWAYS explain the basis of your decision.  Reviewers should NEVER be self-serving.  Reviewers should be balanced (bring out the good and bad aspects of the paper).  Remember you are also subject to this process “treat others as you want them to treat you”
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    OutlinesPart 5 5. ChoosingThe Appropriate Journal 5.1 Important criteria for selection 5.1.1 Based on accessibility 5.1.2 Based on disciplinary 5.1.3 Based on indexing 5.1.4 Based on review speed 5.2 Journal selection tools 5.3 Check the validity of candidate journals 5.4 Check recent papers published in the selected journal
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    Important criteria forselection  Based on disciplinary  Multidisciplinary journals.  Interdisciplinary journals.  Specialized journals  Based on accessibility  Open access journals  Subscription-based journals  Based on indexing  Scopus journals  ISI master journals  ISI journals  Based on the review speed  Rapid publication journals.  Traditional journals
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    Journal selection tools Elsevier Journal Finder http://journalfinder.elsevier.com/  Springer Journal Suggester https://journalsuggester.springer.com/  IEEE Publication Recommender http://publication-recommender.ieee.org/home  EndNote Online Matcher https://projectne.thomsonreuters.com/#/login?app=endnote  Edanz Journal Selector https://www.edanzediting.com/journal-selector  SciRev Journal Finder https://scirev.sc/  Find My Journal https://findmyjournal.com/  Cofactor Journal Selector http://cofactorscience.com/journal-selector  JS Journal Selector https://journalselector.com/  Journal Guide https://www.journalguide.com/  Wiley Find Journal https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/find-a-journal/index.html  Journal Article Name Estimator (Jane) http://jane.biosemantics.org/  PubMed PubReminder http://hgserver2.amc.nl/cgi-bin/miner/miner2.cgi  Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) https://doaj.org/  HOWEVER, it would be better if you, first, search in your references (WHERE HAVE THE SIMILAR WORKS BEEN PUBLISHED?)
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    Check the validityof candidate journals In order to check the validity of the candidate journals information, use the well-known indexes:  ISI - Web of Science https://incites.thomsonreuters.com/#/signin  ISI - Master Journals List http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/  Scopus https://journalmetrics.scopus.com/  Scimagojr http://www.scimagojr.com/  Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com.my/
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    Check recent paperspublished in the selected journal Go to the website of the candidate journal.  Read the scope of the journal carefully.  Download a set of papers related to your topic.  Check the submission, revision and acceptance dates.  If you decided to submit to the selected journal:  Download the journal’s template.  Re-format your manuscript based on the template.
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    OutlinesPart 6 6. SubmittingYour Manuscript 6.1 Preparing a good cover letter 6.2 Preparing a list of suggested reviewers (if required) 6.3 Preparing a list of conflicted reviewers (if any) 6.4 Preparing the authors' biography 6.5 Creating your researcher identity 6.6 Creating an account on the editorial-system of the journal 6.7 Dealing with reviewers' comments
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    Preparing a goodcover letter Dear Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Piuri Editor-in-chief of IEEE Systems Journal On behalf of our research group members at the Department of Communication Technology and Network, Universiti Putra Malaysia, I would like to thank you for your effort and cooperation for the success of publishing a high-quality research in a professional manner. I declare that this paper entitled "Elastic-TCP: Flexible Congestion Control Algorithm for High-BDP Networks" has not been published previously and it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. In this paper, we presented a new congestion control algorithm, called Elastic-TCP, which is geared to work on high- BDP networks. Based on extensive simulation and testbed experiments, we found that the proposed Algorithm could overcome the compared algorithms, which are CUBIC (the default of Linux), C-TCP (the default of MS Windows), and TCP-BBR (the latest algorithm proposed by Google team). We think that the readership of your journal would be interested in this article since it provides a new approach to congestion control over high-speed and long-distance networks, where the proposed algorithm improves the performance of data communications up to 50%, in many cases. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Mohamed A. Alrshah, Ph.D, Department of Communication Technology and Network, Universiti Putra Malaysia.  To whom  Introduction  Declaration  Summary of the paper  The significance  Interest of the readership  Thanks  Your name and affiliation
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    Preparing a listof suggested reviewers (if required) Dear Editor-in-Chief For this submission, we respectfully suggest the following reviewers: 1. Carlo Caini, Professor of telecommunications, University of Bologna. [email protected] 2. Sándor Molnár, Associate Professor of telecommunications, Budapest University of Technology. [email protected] 3. Chris Blondia, Professor of mathematics and computer science, University of Antwerp. [email protected] Your cooperation is highly appreciated. Thank you so much.
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    Preparing a listof conflicted reviewers (if any) Dear Editor-in-Chief For this submission, we respectfully would like to inform you that we have some conflict of interest with the following respectful names: 1. Xyz1 Xyz1, Professor of telecommunications, University of Xyz1. [email protected] 2. Xyz2 Xyz2, Associate Professor of telecommunications, Xyz2 University of Technology. [email protected] Thus, we would be very grateful if these names are avoided. Your cooperation is highly appreciated. Thank you so much.
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    Preparing the authors'biography Author Biographies: 1- Mohamed A. Alrshah: (M’13, ) received his BSc degree in Computer Science from Naser University - Libya, in 2000, and his MSc degree in computer networks in May 2009 and his Ph.D. in communication technology and networks in Feb 2017 from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Currently, he is a senior lecturer at Al-Asmarya University at the Faculty of Information Technology, Zliten, Libya. He has published a number of articles in high impact factor scientific journals. His research interests are in the field of high-speed TCP protocols, high-speed network, parallel and distributed algorithms, software defined networking, network design and management, wireless networks. 2- Mohamed A. Al-Moqri: received his BSc degree in Computer Science from Almustanseriah University, Iraq, in 2000, and his MSc degree in computer networks in 2009 and his Ph.D. in communication technology and networks in 2016 from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has published a number of articles in high impact factor scientific journals. His research interests are in the field of high-speed TCP protocols, high-speed network, QoS, scheduling algorithms, admission control and wireless networks. 3- Mohamed Othman: (M’04) received his PhD from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia with distinction (Best PhD Thesis in 2000 awarded by Sime Darby Malaysia and Malaysian Mathematical Science Society). Now, he is a Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is also an associate researcher at the Lab of Computational Science and Mathematical Physics, Institute of Mathematical Research (INSPEM), UPM. He published more than 160 International journals and 230 proceeding papers. His main research interests are in the fields of high speed network, parallel and distributed algorithms, software defined networking, network design and management, wireless network (MPDU- and MSDU-Frame aggregation, TCP Performance, MAC layer, resource management, and traffic monitoring) and scientific telegraph equation and modelling. It must include:  The name.  Membership (optional).  Current academic position (optional).  The academic Qualifications with dates and universities.  The important academic achievements.  The research interests.
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    Creating your researcheridentity Use one or more of the internationally recognized platforms:  ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) orcid.org/  Google Citations scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en  Scopus Author. www.scopus.com/  ResearcherID www.researcherid.com/
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    Creating an accounton the editorial-system of the journal  Every journal has its own system  Some journals rely on the user account created through the publisher.  Some journal’s systems are independent from the publisher system.  Connect your account at the journal to your researcher identity (when possible).  Use your correct email, phone and address.  Remember your account username and password.  Put your name as a corresponding author, OTHERWISE, !!!???
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    Dealing with reviewers'comments (sample)  Respect the opinions of reviewers, even if they are wrong you answer politely.  You should fulfil what have been requested by the reviewers, otherwise, you reply by a polite reasonable explanation.  Even if they asked you stupid or silly questions, you should find why they have done!  Some comments implicitly tell you that your writing is NOT CLEAR.  Don’t mix up the comments (leave it based on the reviewer).  Even if two reviewers gave you the same comment, you must answer them separately.  Highlight your corrections in the manuscript.  Attach a report including a table of corrections with four columns (comment #, comment, your response, position in manuscript).  Don’t modify the comments.  Don’t add any unrequested material, that may leads to another review round.
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    Selected Resources  http://www.editage.com http://www.aje.com  http://libguides.mit.edu/citing, Citing sources: Overview.  https://www.elsevier.com/connect/8-reasons-i-rejected-your-article  http://www.massey.ac.nz/, From research to publishing in high impact journals.  https://www.trident.edu/, Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.