Data Science Talk Series 

Title: The Journey of Journal Publishing

Abstract: Publishing a research article is a journey! We will discuss challenges and advice on preparing, submitting, and revising research manuscripts to increase the probability of acceptance at a top-tier journal. The insights are based on my experiences as editor-in-chief (EIC) of three journals, the first being Internet Research (Emerald, Impact Factor of 3.0 at the end of my tenure), the second being the interim editor of International Journal of Information Management ((Elsevier) and currently of Information Processing & Management (Elsevier, Impact Factor of 7.4). The focus will be on the mechanics of the journey, including cover letters, items on a manuscript checklist, what happens to your manuscript once submitted, handling communication with the EIC and other editors, the crafting of the response to the reviewers, the revising of the manuscript, and polishing the accepted article. We will also touch on the influence of citations, impact factors, and the contribution of reviewing the academic research process in what will hopefully be a discussion more than a presentation. The takeaways will be tactics to improve your chances for a top-tier journal acceptance.

Bio of the speaker: Dr. Jim Jansen is a Principal Scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute working on automatically visualizing user data. He is a West Point graduate with a Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University. Professor Jansen is editor-in-chief of Information Processing & Management, former interim editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Management, and former editor-in-chief of Internet Research. He has received several awards and honors, including an ACM Research Award, six application development awards, a product innovation award, and a university-level teaching award, along with other writing, publishing, research, teaching, and leadership honors. Dr. Jansen has authored or co-authored nearly 400 research publications, with articles appearing in a multi-disciplinary range of journals and conferences. He is a co-author of the books Data-Driven Personas (Springer Nature) and Understanding Audiences, Customers, and Users via Analytics (Springer Nature). For more information, see https://www.bernardjjansen.com