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| Boilerpipe Text | Mastering the journal publishing process is a vital skill for researchers. After you have decided what journal you want to publish in , you must navigate the submission and peer review processes before your work can be published. Understanding the various steps in this complex journey will help ensure you can share your research, build your reputation and make a lasting impact in your field. Manuscript submission and peer review Once you have chosen a journal to submit to, there are several steps your paper goes through before it is published. Publishing and peer review process  — adapted from BioMed Central, CC-BY Berit Anderson Timeline and publication turnaround After submission, the processing time for each of the step above varies. The shortest turnaround time, especially with priority "hot topic" research, is about 9 weeks. However, it may take up to 20 (or more) weeks, depending on the amount of revision required and the processing speed of the editorial team. In some disciplines, the publication process may take a year or more from start to finish. Journals will usually provide estimates of their publishing turnaround times. However, if your research is critical and/or time sensitive, you may want to consider posting your work as a preprint . Theoretical publishing timeline  — Adapted from PLOS: Understanding the Publishing Process After publication After your article is published, make it more discoverable and increase engagement by doing the following: Deposit a copy of your publication and your accepted manuscript into the University's repository. This will ensure you are complying with the University's Open Access policy . Get an ORCID and add your publications to it. Update all of your professional online profiles with links to your article - make sure you include the DOI . Share your article on social media and communities of practice. Respond to comments and questions - keep the conversation going. The people commenting on your research could be potential collaborators in future. For more tips and advice on how to do this, attend the Workshop: Raising your research profile . Track your metrics . |
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# How do I publish in a journal?
This guide explains the journal publication process, including manuscript submission, peer review, expected timeframes and suggested actions to take post-publication.
[Home](https://research-hub.auckland.ac.nz/)[The publishing process](https://research-hub.auckland.ac.nz/subhub/the-publishing-process)How do I publish in a journal?
Mastering the journal publishing process is a vital skill for researchers. After you have decided [**what journal you want to publish in**](https://research-hub-preview.auckland.ac.nz/article/what-journal-should-i-publish-in) , you must navigate the submission and peer review processes before your work can be published. Understanding the various steps in this complex journey will help ensure you can share your research, build your reputation and make a lasting impact in your field.
## Manuscript submission and peer review
Once you have chosen a journal to submit to, there are several steps your paper goes through before it is published.
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Publishing and peer review process
— adapted from BioMed Central, CC-BY Berit Anderson
Preparing to submit
After submission
Peer review process
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Manuscript resubmission and further review
## Timeline and publication turnaround
After submission, the processing time for each of the step above varies. The shortest turnaround time, especially with priority "hot topic" research, is about 9 weeks. However, it may take up to 20 (or more) weeks, depending on the amount of revision required and the processing speed of the editorial team. In some disciplines, the publication process may take a year or more from start to finish.
Journals will usually provide estimates of their publishing turnaround times. However, if your research is critical and/or time sensitive, you may want to consider posting your work as a [**preprint**](https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1097539&p=8004417) .
[](https://images.ctfassets.net/vbuxn5csp0ik/6uYFMURascYX5NpDdahxVs/38da04fbada76dc0e9d103f99b6c0180/ResBaz_Publishing_session.jpg)
Theoretical publishing timeline
— Adapted from PLOS: Understanding the Publishing Process
## After publication
After your article is published, make it more discoverable and increase engagement by doing the following:
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