Getting a high-quality research paper published in a higher education journal
David Boud, Deakin Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Assessment and Digital Learning at Deakin University, Australia.
David Boud
The aspiration of anyone who has done interesting work on teaching, learning and assessment, whether they have conceived it as research or scholarship, should be to publish it in a high-quality journal. This way they will gain recognition beyond their immediate group and will be seen to be a player in wider discussion of what they have been doing. Papers in higher education journals come from a very wide range of academics from different disciplines and it is realistic to seek to publish in one of the many journals available.
The workshop is designed to help those relatively unfamiliar with publishing in higher education to navigate the issues involved. The emphasis will not be on writing as such, but on all the key decisions about producing a paper in higher education. The focus will be on key questions, such as: What is worth publishing? What makes a paper interesting and citable by others? What constitutes a high-quality paper? How do I know if I am able to produce such an output when I have been trained in another discipline? Which journals should I consider? What needs to be considered before the work has been completed? Who should I involve? What makes a paper different from a report on a study? How do I get past the gatekeepers? There will be ample opportunity to raise other questions of interest to those who enrol.
Biography
David Boud is Deakin Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Assessment and Digital Learning at Deakin University, Australia. He has published in most of the main journals in higher education and is the longstanding Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Continuing Education. He is one of the most highly cited authors internationally in the field of higher education.
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