I have developed a new Web site (researchgap.com) to showcase research on information management, information systems and electronic business. It includes leading edge research articles, videos and podcasts. You can download many of the pdfs.
Much of the work is funded by the Australian Research Council and is in collaboration with Professor Peter Love of Curtin University.
We anticipate that the site will be updated on a regular basis with new articles.
Your thoughts and comments would be much appreciated.
Visit:
http://www.researchgap.com
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
My $200,000 paper
We rarely quantify the time and therefore the cost of writing a high quality research paper. If we did quantify the cost of the research and writing a paper then maybe our Dean's would tell us to stop writing them immediately!
Writing the grant application 6 weeks = 15k
Three year PhD scholarship funded by grant (data gathering)= 75k
My involvement in supervision = 50k
Writing paper (m y time) = 30k
Revision and rewrites = 30k
Total= 200k
Working from the above my CV is worth at least $10 million. Some journal papers would cost a lot less and conference papers less still.
www.CompletePhD.com
Writing the grant application 6 weeks = 15k
Three year PhD scholarship funded by grant (data gathering)= 75k
My involvement in supervision = 50k
Writing paper (m y time) = 30k
Revision and rewrites = 30k
Total= 200k
Working from the above my CV is worth at least $10 million. Some journal papers would cost a lot less and conference papers less still.
www.CompletePhD.com
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
High impact journals
I am often asked how to write high quality journal papers. Academics around the world are feeling the pressure to not only publish but publish in high quality journals, typically those with impact factors.
I think those asking the question are not too happy with my reply. It would take several days to explain properly how to write high quality papers. In fact, I run a three day course going into this topic in some detail. So my short answer is this: If you have the desire, the ambition and determination you will publish in leading journals. Without those attributes it is unlikely.
It takes most researchers quite a few years of agony and disappointment to develop their skills to such a level that they can publish high quality papers. So to answer the quetion in an hour is not possible. Another part of the short answer is to recommend working with someone who has published in these journals. However, you need to ask the question, what is in it for them? What will they gain or learn from the process as they have presumably developed these skills and acquired the knowledge.
In other words, there is no quick solution, no series of tips that can help someone publish at a high level. It is usually a long process of learning and hard work. Sorry to give you the news but that is the reality of it!
www.CompletePhD.com
I think those asking the question are not too happy with my reply. It would take several days to explain properly how to write high quality papers. In fact, I run a three day course going into this topic in some detail. So my short answer is this: If you have the desire, the ambition and determination you will publish in leading journals. Without those attributes it is unlikely.
It takes most researchers quite a few years of agony and disappointment to develop their skills to such a level that they can publish high quality papers. So to answer the quetion in an hour is not possible. Another part of the short answer is to recommend working with someone who has published in these journals. However, you need to ask the question, what is in it for them? What will they gain or learn from the process as they have presumably developed these skills and acquired the knowledge.
In other words, there is no quick solution, no series of tips that can help someone publish at a high level. It is usually a long process of learning and hard work. Sorry to give you the news but that is the reality of it!
www.CompletePhD.com
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Take a risk
Listening to PhD students present their ideas it strikes me that sometimes we need to realise that doing research is about taking risks. OK, the risks may be controlled risks but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that just replicating what others have done with a minor amendment is not going to be ground breaking.
It would be good if more students took a few risks with their topic. So what if the research fails to some extent. We often learn more from research failures than successes. Failures, or unanticipated outcomes, stretch us, and make us think more deeply. This enables us ask big questions and allows us to philosophize. A PhD is after all a Doctor of Philosophy!
www.CompletePhD.com
It would be good if more students took a few risks with their topic. So what if the research fails to some extent. We often learn more from research failures than successes. Failures, or unanticipated outcomes, stretch us, and make us think more deeply. This enables us ask big questions and allows us to philosophize. A PhD is after all a Doctor of Philosophy!
www.CompletePhD.com
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