IS IT HARD TO PUBLISH OR ARE WE LACKING COMPETENCES? THE CHALLENGE OF RESEARCHING AND PUBLISHING IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL REFEREES AND EDITORS

Authors

  • Fernando A. Ribeiro Serra Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
  • Gabriela Gonçalves Fiates Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
  • Manuel Portugal Ferreira Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Abstract

Doctoral students and researchers worldwide face the publish or perish challenge. Given that the researchers are evaluated by their productivity, publishing in indexed and reputed journals is essential. However, this is not an easy task, as the rejection rates are increasing, as are the lead time between submission and acceptance for publication. In this paper we seek to identify the main motives for rejection of Brazilian articles in the business administration discipline by international academic journals. We also advance some clues on how the authors may improve their work towards future publication. This paper is descriptive and exploratory, and takes on a qualitative, refl exive and critical lens. We present some recommendations of both international referees and editors of well known academic journals, geared to the writing of higher quality papers and the creation of a research pipeline. We aim at contributing to understand how researchers may develop more relevant scientific research.

KEYWORDS: Research; Publishing; Business administration; International periodicals; Making articles.

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Author Biographies

Fernando A. Ribeiro Serra, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Doutor em Engenharia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). Professor e pesquisador do mestrado em Administração da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul), e coordenador e professor da Unisul Business School.

Gabriela Gonçalves Fiates, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Coordenadora do mestrado em Administração da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul) e professora da Unisul Business School.

Manuel Portugal Ferreira, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

PhD em Administração pela Universidade de Utah. Professor da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão e do Instituto Politécnico de Leiria.

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Published

2008-10-21

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2008): Special Thematic Editon on Methodology

Section

Presentation

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