UNS Fintech Center Shared Publication Tips in World Class Professor Program Webinar Series

Fintech Update – Center for Fintech and Banking UNS (UNS Fintech Center) held another workshop in World Class Professor (WCP) series program. The current workshop discussed “How to Write a Paper for Publication” held on Friday (25/09/2020) through the Zoom Meeting platform. Three speakers attended the workshop, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariani Abdul-Majid (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia), Prof. Doddy Setiawan (Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia), and Prof. Siong Hook Law (Universiti Putra Malaya, Malaysia). Agista Prameswari led the event as a moderator.

Prof. Dr. Mariani delivered the first material on “How to Write a Paper for Publication” and explained the steps in writing a scientific journal article. Her material focuses on the journal article’s structure and clear plan needed by the writer before writing. “Several journals have a different structure; therefore, it is important (for a writer) to search for the channel they want to select,” Prof. Mariani explained. Prof. Doddy Setiawan followed Prof. Dr. Mariani’s material with a discussion on “Selecting Publication Outlet”.

Prof. Doddy explained the essential points in selecting a journal outlet for publication, starting with finding a journal that shares objectives and coverage with the submitted article. Ensuring that article is submitted to the appropriate journal will reduce the probability of desk rejection. Papers should also be prepared following the standard and template provided by the journal to increase publication opportunity.

The last speaker, Prof. Siong Hook Law, delivered material on “How to Respond to Reviewer Reports”. He explained the steps that authors can apply in preparing a reply for reviewers, which start with thanking reviewers and editors for the opportunity. “Do not plagiarize because there is Turnitin that can check and see how many percent of plagiarized materials in an article. Try always to paraphrase your sentences,” Prof. Law explained. He also added the steps in revising the manuscript and how an author should send their revised manuscript, and the length of paragraphs and pages of an article. “Normally, an article has 25-28 paragraphs, and each paragraph consists of 16-17 lines, and not exceed 40 pages,” Prof. Law added.

After the material presentation, participants have an opportunity to submit questions to the speakers. Participants showed great enthusiasm toward the discussed topic. Fintech Media Team