Publishing takes time. Lots of time.
My third time co-authoring a piece with Prof. Isha DeCoito! This month we published in the Association for Science Teacher Education's (ASTE) Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) Journal. The article on teachers' uses of technology in their practice began as a conference submission for the 2017 ASTE conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The proposal was well written and accepted to the conference, and was nominated for ASTE's National Technology Leadership Initiative award. For the proposal to have any further consideration, a full article submission had to be written and submitted by December 1, 2016.
It didn't win. But what that first draft ultimately became was the foundation for the article that was eventually published. The process of being published is one I have been through a few times. Whether it be for something local, to something larger, I have found there are common experiences to each.
First, there will be revisions. Some address comments from reviewers regarding additional information/research, or plain old needed clarification. Some revisions are about formatting, font size, coordinating table and figure names (all of this is generally listed on a publisher's website, but there always seems to be something unique that is required). Some revisions are additional points of consideration from from the editor that do not necessarily need to be addressed.
Second, there is a fair amount of hurry up and wait. While revisions need to be made in a timely fashion, sometimes it will take months before I have heard back from the publisher about anything additional.
Third, some deadlines are self imposed, while others are from the publisher. All deadlines agreed upon are crucial. Communication is very important!
For this particular piece that was eventually published in June 2018, it went through numerous edits and updates (remember this is a co-authored work). How much time does this take? Have a gander below:
If you've had any other experiences you would like to share with publishing, please share in the Comments below. Cheers! TR
My third time co-authoring a piece with Prof. Isha DeCoito! This month we published in the Association for Science Teacher Education's (ASTE) Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) Journal. The article on teachers' uses of technology in their practice began as a conference submission for the 2017 ASTE conference in Des Moines, Iowa. The proposal was well written and accepted to the conference, and was nominated for ASTE's National Technology Leadership Initiative award. For the proposal to have any further consideration, a full article submission had to be written and submitted by December 1, 2016.
It didn't win. But what that first draft ultimately became was the foundation for the article that was eventually published. The process of being published is one I have been through a few times. Whether it be for something local, to something larger, I have found there are common experiences to each.
First, there will be revisions. Some address comments from reviewers regarding additional information/research, or plain old needed clarification. Some revisions are about formatting, font size, coordinating table and figure names (all of this is generally listed on a publisher's website, but there always seems to be something unique that is required). Some revisions are additional points of consideration from from the editor that do not necessarily need to be addressed.
Second, there is a fair amount of hurry up and wait. While revisions need to be made in a timely fashion, sometimes it will take months before I have heard back from the publisher about anything additional.
Third, some deadlines are self imposed, while others are from the publisher. All deadlines agreed upon are crucial. Communication is very important!
For this particular piece that was eventually published in June 2018, it went through numerous edits and updates (remember this is a co-authored work). How much time does this take? Have a gander below:
- July 2016: proposal submitted
- October 2016: proposal submitted and nominated for award
- December 2016: first draft of article submitted
- Summer 2017: article submitted to CITE journal
- November 2017: article accepted with revisions
- March 2018: final revisions for June publication (quarterly journal)
- April 2018: second proof (Online Galley Proof)
- May 2018: updated tables submitted based on feedback from 2nd Proof
- June 2018: published online
If you've had any other experiences you would like to share with publishing, please share in the Comments below. Cheers! TR