The Publication Process Checklist is based on articles listed under Sources.and is organized into the following tasks and related steps:
- Determine the audience
- Identify possible journals
- Identify the top 3-5 journals
- Submit the manuscript
As the publication process is iterative, tasks may not always be sequential. The effective writing and publishing scientific papers 12-article series by Cals, J.W. & Kotz, D. addresses the entire process from starting to write the first draft of a paper to responding to reviewers' comments.
Sources:
- Cals, J. W., & Kotz, D. (2014). Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part X: choice of journal. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(1), 3. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.09.014
- Chipperfield, L., Citrome, L., Clark, J., David, F. S., Enck, R., Evangelista, M., Gonzalez, J., Groves, T., Magrann, J., Mansi, B., Miller, C., Mooney, L. A., Murphy, A., Shelton, J., Walson, P. D., & Weigel, A. (2010). Authors' Submission Toolkit: a practical guide to getting your research published. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 26(8), 1967-1982. DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2010.499344
- Downey, S. M., & Geraci, S. A. (2017). Manuscript Development and Publishing: A 5-Step Approach. American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 353(2), 132-136. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.12.005
- Fowler, J. (2011). Writing for professional publication. Part 8: targeting the right journal. British Journal of Nursing, 20(4), 254. DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.4.254
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) (2023). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. https://www.icmje.org/
- Kotz, D., & Cals, J. W. (2014). Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part XI: submitting a paper. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(2), 123. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.10.004
- Roush, K. (2017). Navigating the Publishing Process. American Journal of Nursing, 117(6), 62-67. DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000520256.42212.fc
