Opportunities for Publishing

Unleashing the Scholar in You: The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing

Presented by Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.

February 17, 2010

Factors to Consider• Requirements to publish• Peer-reviewed or not• Turn-around time• Acceptance rates• Type of publication• Readership• Awards-$$

Why publish?• Promotion and Tenure• Scholarship requirement• Professional reputation• Grants

Peer-Reviewed• How are the peer reviewers selected?• Who is the editor?• How is the Editorial Board or

Publications Committee selected?• What kind of feedback do the peer

reviewers provide?• Consider volunteering to review

Turn-Around Time • What is the average turn-around time

for a journal? 1 month? 3 months? 6 months?

• Does it matter for you?

Acceptance Rates• How do you find this out?• Why does it matter?

Type of Publication• Programs of Distinction• Refereed Journals• Journal-like publications

Readership• What kind of audience do you want to

reach?– Peers (e.g., 4-H, Extension)– National– International– Research – Practitioner– Combination research/practitioner

Awards• Programs of Distinction tie-in

– U.S. Fish & Wildlife– Jim Duncan– Met Life Citizenship– Future???

Journals• Journal of Youth Development:

Bridging Research & Practice• Journal of Extension• Journal of Research on Adolescence• Applied Developmental Science• American Journal of Evaluation• New Directions in Youth Development

Contact Information

Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.

National Program Leader, Youth Development Research

202-720-2297

slemenestrel@nifa.usda.gov