>Hi Everyone,
>
>Well, SAAs are fast approaching, which probably means that everyone is
>scrambling to finish up posters and presentations : ) Charlotte and I just
>met this week to iron out the details of the student publishing forum, and
>we thought that it would be useful to have your input. I have included the
>topics that we plan to discuss during the forum below. We were hoping that
>you could respond with any additional questions/issues that you think
>pertain to student publishing. Are there any questions you have about the
>process? Is there anything that you learned the hard way and you think
>should be discussed at the forum. Please respond with your thoughts :)
>
>Also, we wanted to remind you that the forum is on Thursday morning. We
>hope to see your bright and cheery faces there! Also, be sure to spread
>the word to others in your respective departments, afterall, this is meant
>to benefit students.
>
>-Lesley and Charlotte
>
>Topics for discussion (not necessarily to be constrained to this order
>during discussion, but for organization and clarity we have separated them
>into four parts):
>
>Part I: Steps to Publishing
> a.. Why should students publish?
> b.. What different kinds of papers can you submit to a journal and/or
>publisher, and what are the benefits of each? (i.e., book reviews, letters
>to the editor, article reviews, research articles, book chapters, etc.)
> c.. Which of these are reasonable ways for students to contribute?
> d.. Are there any differences (in terms of publishing steps) for each of
>these kinds of submissions?
> e.. Where/how do you choose the best venue to publish your manuscript?
> f.. What if you have submitted a manuscript, but you want to change it
>(add data, take out an error) can you then change it, or should it be
>resubmitted?
> g.. How does copyright work? Can you use the same figures and data in a
>later article, do you have to reference your first article?
>Part II: Obstacles to Publishing
> a.. How do you know if your manuscript is ready for submission?
> b.. How long should you wait before contacting a journal that hasn't
>given a response?
> c.. How does one learn to take the reviews/criticisms constructively to
>help you do better research?
> d.. How do you deal with conflicting reviews (e.g., one says add more
>information, another says make it shorter)?
>Part III: Strategic Publishing
> a.. Is it better to co-author with an advisor to begin with, to have
>increased credibility, or reputation that goes along with the work?
> b.. What about publish or perish? Is this a concern for students if they
>want to get jobs in academia in the future?
> c.. Is it important for students to publish in big name journals or to
>just get their data out there?
> d.. How much of your research should you publish (and how much data do
>you include in your manuscript?
> e.. What are the concerns (if any) for publishing outside of your
>academic area, or in popular journals (e.g., Science or Nature) rather than
>academic journals?
> f.. When submitting an article, should you consider your audience, or
>will things like differences in terminology be taken care of by editors?
> g.. Is there (or should there be) a difference between publishing goals
>for academics and cultural resource management?
>
>Part IV: Ethics of publishing
> a.. What are the concerns regarding intellectual property (for the
>journal and the co-authors)?
> b.. Students and faculty, who is first author? Do students have any
>rights here, or do we just go along with what our advisor says?
> c.. How different should an article be if submitted to another journal?
>(Part V: Any other questions/concerns we have not covered)
>

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