Publish your research
Three steps to succeed with your publishing. Do not hesitate to contact the Research Support and Publishing team for help and support!
Step 1, Plan your publication
Is the journal reputable?
Unfortunately, as open access publishing increases, a number of unserious journals and publishers have appeared.
With the Think-Check-Submit tool, you can evaluate materials such as journals, books, and book chapters using checklists to find reliable sources.
Co-publication and authorship
Feel free to collaborate with researchers from other colleges and universities as well nationally internationally. Articles with multiple authors generally receive more citations.
One of the foremost standards for publishing and authorship is the so-called Vancouver Rules. According to these rules, four requirements must be met in order to be classified as a co-author:
- The co-author has provided tangible and intellectual ideas for the project's idea and design or contributed to the data collection.
- The co-author has written/edited drafts.
- The co-author has approved the article for publication.
- Draw up a contract if one is responsible for all aspects of the work. This is to ensure that issues related to the accuracy or integrity of all parts of the work are investigated and resolved in an appropriate manner.
Step 2, Time to publish
Publish collected research data
Research data is the material collected and generated by the researchers and is an important part of the research. By publishing collected research data, you create more opportunities for citations and it can lead to new collaborations between researchers, nationally and internationally.
Step 3, After publication
Register in DiVA
DiVA is the publishing platform that the university offers for uploading and making scientific documents available. To do this, fill out our form and a librarian will register your publication. Remember to include documentation such as a conference paper or a copy of your publication. Registrations in DiVA will also be visible and searchable in the database SwePub, which is a common platform for research at Swedish higher education institutions.
In DiVA you can also self-archive, but check that you have permission for this in the database Open Policy Finder, where you can see if the journal or publisher allows this.
Make your research visible
Communicating and making your research visible is almost as important as the research itself. It is only when the results are compared with other results that it is possible to determine whether and how they can benefit others.
Presence on many forums
Try to get your research and profile out on several different forums. To self-archive is one way, another is to register on scientific publishing platforms, such as F1000Research. This provides the opportunity for more citations and partners. Your research is disseminated to a wider audience and can be measured via altmetrics.
Social media and networking
Feel free to use social media to participate, read, orient yourself and make your research known to the public. Examples of platforms are LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
There are also social networks aimed at researchers. There you can create a profile, follow others, write posts and ask questions. Be sure to check what copying rights you have if you want to upload your publications. Examples include ResearchGate and Academia.
Altmetrics
Altmetrics measures mentions in media such as news articles, tweets, Wikipedia and government investigations. The number of downloads of articles is also measured.