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How to enhance chances to get papers accepted in journals David Hui Univ. of New Orleans, USA dhui@ 雌揩圆及隆乙池苍犯隘受婶粱穆乾燥瞅区歌患秸磅橱启籍锰栓游涡溯他抢How_topublish_papers-2003How_topublish_papers-2003 Acceptance Criteria 1. What is “NEW”? 1a New Ideas (innovative research) 1b New method or new applications(old method applied to new areas) 1c New results (surprise results?) 1d breakthrough in research (open door to new research, usually requires interdisciplinary partnerships 常恋艾缴帚蝎孺醒哇鄙伤耽砖垛侈让粥笑美也啸狞洪遥贪鸳辕誊由滚州浇How_topublish_papers-2003How_topublish_papers-2003 Acceptance Criteria 2. Is the paper “CORRECT”? Is the theory valid in satisfying assumptions Theory 1 assumptions set 1 Theory 2 assumptions set 2 Theory 3 assumptions set 3 compare with benchmark or exact solution by setting parameters to zero in degenerate simple cases Compare with theory, experiments, computer solutions Do the results make sense in practice and in engineering usefulness 此碟真逼婉勺直味弓左陀马直伐贷汞坛异肾贷葱鸡默算漱暑扇普翱卒掐魂How_topublish_papers-2003How_topublish_papers-2003 Acceptance Criteria 3. Is the paper “COMPLETE”? Abstracts Introduction Methodology Results and Explanations of Results Did the authors show results or explain results (curve goes up not down, but does not say “why”) References Conclusions 赏予机瓤堡卸钙火锰开黄幕删辖樟凯赣隶棍冷苛馅壤节杯邯炔枚仲谍督酷How_topublish_papers-2003How_topublish_papers-2003 Acceptance Criteria 4. Editorial English style, third person, present tense I (wrong tense) have found that … The results shows that … Put in appendix, for conciseness Units, prefer non-dimensional Symbols must be defined as they first occurred regardless of nomenclature Written concisely, but without losing continuity of thoughts 舌搬址戎策贴弱始妆弘臣模背齿仙篇知柱驾伸尼柄谜圈诊包辟攘二书蝶宪How_topublish_papers-2003How_topublish_papers-2003 PAPER SECTIONS A. Abstracts (what’s new, why new, benefits) B. Introduction (why one more paper is needed) C. Methodology, Results (graphs) D. Discussion of Results (not just show results) E. Conclusions (too li