A Roadmap to Successful Scientific Publishing: The Dos, the Don’ts and the Must-Knows

Preface
Introduction
Contents
Part I: Getting Started
	1: The Why and the What of Scientific Research and Publishing
		1.1 Introduction
		1.2 What Can I Publish?
			1.2.1 Observational Studies
				1.2.1.1 Case-Control Studies
				1.2.1.2 Cross-Sectional Studies/Surveys
				1.2.1.3 Case Studies
				1.2.1.4 Ecological Studies
				1.2.1.5 Cohort Studies
			1.2.2 Experimental Studies
		1.3 Do I Need Ethics and Data Protection Clearances?
			1.3.1 Ethical Clearance
			1.3.2 Data Protection Clearance
			1.3.3 Other Permissions
		1.4 Creating a Research Proposal
			1.4.1 The Structure of the Research Proposal
		1.5 Conducting a Literature Review
			1.5.1 Steps to Conduct a Literature Review
			1.5.2 Appraisal of Literature
		1.6 Research: Publication Funding
			1.6.1 The Study´s Budget
			1.6.2 The Gantt Chart
			1.6.3 Funding Bodies
			1.6.4 Grant Proposal
			1.6.5 Non-conflicting Funding Bodies
			1.6.6 Role of Funding Bodies in Research and Publication(s)
		1.7 Conclusion
		Reference
	2: Understanding Research Ethics
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Research Misconduct
			2.2.1 Data Fabrication and Falsification
			2.2.2 Plagiarism
			2.2.3 Research Bias
				2.2.3.1 Types of Bias
			2.2.4 Data Integrity
		2.3 Declaration of Conflict of Interests
		2.4 Declaration of Funding
	3: How to Structure a Scientific Article, Conference Poster and Presentation
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 The Title
			3.2.1 How to Construct a Winning Title
		3.3 The Abstract
			3.3.1 Crafting a Structured and an Unstructured Abstract
			3.3.2 Introduction to the IMRaD Format
			3.3.3 Structuring an Abstract for a Conference Submission
			3.3.4 Keywords
		3.4 The Introduction
		3.5 The Materials and Methods
		3.6 The Results
		3.7 The Discussion
		3.8 The Conclusion
		3.9 Referencing
			3.9.1 Different Referencing Styles
			3.9.2 How to Facilitate References
		3.10 Creating Attractive Conference Posters
			3.10.1 The Poster´s Title
			3.10.2 The Lead Sentence
			3.10.3 KISS Principle
			3.10.4 The Method and Results
			3.10.5 Discussion or Main Message?
			3.10.6 Poster Presentation Practicalities
			3.10.7 Post-conference
		3.11 Creating the Perfect Oral Presentation PowerPoint
			3.11.1 Preparation of an Oral Presentation
		References
Part II: The Hidden Bumps
	4: Who Gets Authorship Status?
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 Who Merits an Authorship?
			4.2.1 Lead Author
			4.2.2 Corresponding Author
			4.2.3 Guest Author
			4.2.4 Author´s List Order
			4.2.5 Author´s Contribution
			4.2.6 Ghost Authorship
		4.3 Who Should Be Mentioned in the Acknowledgments?
	5: The Art of Journal Selection
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Different Journal Types
			5.2.1 Subscription Journals
			5.2.2 Green Open-Access Journals
			5.2.3 Gold Open-Access Journals
			5.2.4 Hybrid Journals
			5.2.5 Diamond Open Access
			5.2.6 Gratis Open Access Versus Libre Open Access
		5.3 SHERPA/RoMEO Database
		5.4 Journal Ranking and Indexing
			5.4.1 Journal Ranking
			5.4.2 Journal Indexing
		5.5 Other Important Journal Factors
		5.6 Predatory Journals
			5.6.1 How to Identify Reputable Journals from Predatory Ones?
			5.6.2 Directory of Open-Access Journal (DOAJ)
		5.7 Predatory Conferences
		5.8 Tackling Open-Access Article Processing Charges (APCs)
	6: Understanding the Editor´s Perspectives
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 The Job of an Editor
			6.2.1 The Editor and Reviewers
			6.2.2 After Peer Review
		6.3 The Perfect Covering Letter
		6.4 Tips for the Rebuttal Letter
Part III: The Destination
	7: Converting a Scientific Article for the Media
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 A Scientific vs. Media Article
		7.3 Media Writing
		7.4 The Effectiveness of Media Writing
			7.4.1 Accuracy
			7.4.2 Completeness
			7.4.3 Efficiency
			7.4.4 Precision
		7.5 Conclusion
	8: What Are Research Metrics and Why Should I Care?
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Citation Tracking
			8.2.1 Improving the Chances for Citations
			8.2.2 Obtaining Citation Metrics
		8.3 Author Research Metrics
			8.3.1 h-index
			8.3.2 i10-index
		8.4 Academic Networks
		8.5 Article-Level Metrics (ALMs)
			8.5.1 Traditional Metrics
			8.5.2 Altmetrics
		8.6 Scientific Community Moving Away from Journal Impact Factors
		8.7 Conclusion
		Reference
	9: Beyond Your Scientific Publication
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 What to Do If My Article Gets Rejected?
		9.3 Unpublished Data
		9.4 Scientific Collaborations
		Reference
	10: The Editor´s Perspective: Full-Length Interviews
		10.1 Interview One
		10.2 Interview Two