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Wha t’ s Yo ur Pro b le m; Wha t’ s Yo ur Po int? An E a rly-Ca re e r Wo rksho p o n Writing Sc ho la rly Pa pe rs GSA 2019 Annua l Me e ting , Pho e nix, AZ na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Ag e nda • De fining yo ur pro b le m a nd pre pa ring the ma nusc ript (Na nc y Rig g s) • Sub mitting a ma nusc ript a nd the re vie w pro c e ss (Ro na dh Co x) • PL E ASE sto p us a t a ny time with a q ue stio n – try to ke e p q ue stio ns g e ne ra l (wo uld so me o ne e lse like ly ha ve yo ur q ue stio n ? ) – we wo uld like to he a r yo ur pe rso na l q ue stio ns a t the e nd o f the se ssio n na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Pa rt I : Be fo re yo u b e g in a nd a s yo u a re writing Na nc y Rig g s, fo rme r GSA Bulle tin c o -e dito r; Asso c ia te E dito r fo r (g ulp) 20+ ye a rs… B na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du - e ma il me ! na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

F ro m the b e g inning • Yo u’ re finishing up yo ur re se a rc h a nd thrille d a b o ut yo ur re sults • Yo u ha ve a no ve l ide a tha t a ppa re ntly ha sn’ t b e e n disc usse d b e fo re • Yo u ha ve a n e no rmo us pile o f ma ps / se ismic / a na lyse s / vide o fo o ta g e / re mo te ima g e ry a nd synthe sis o f the m IT ’S T IM E T O PUBLISH! na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

F ro m the b e g inning • Cho o se the mo st a ppro pria te jo urna l – who is yo ur a udie nc e ? • T hink a b o ut the prima ry ide a yo u wa nt to c o nve y • T hink a b o ut who yo ur c o -a utho rs sho uld b e (if a ny) na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Whic h jo urna l? (GSA e xa mple ) Quic k de sc riptio ns o f e a c h jo urna l na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Whic h jo urna l? (GSA e xa mple ) na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Whic h jo urna l? (GSA e xa mple ) E a c h jo urna l ha s a uniq ue nic he : whic h is b e st fo r yo ur wo rk? na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Whic h jo urna l? E a c h jo urna l ha s a uniq ue nic he : whic h is b e st fo r yo ur wo rk? na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

ro m the b e g inning na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du F • Write !

Use the jo urna l na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Use the jo urna l • Mo de l ho w yo u c o nstruc t the ma nusc ript o n a pub lishe d pa pe r (struc ture , fo rma tting , dia g ra ms, ta b le s, e tc .) na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Ge tting the e dito r inte re ste d in yo ur ma nusc ript  Ro na dh will disc uss this – suffic e to sa y tha t the e dito r is the g a te ke e pe r na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Wha t is impo rta nt? • Mo st ide a s ha ve va lue • F ra me yo ur ide a in a wa y tha t yo ur o ffic e ma te / pa rtne r / c o lle a g ue c a n se e its va lue : why wo uld so me o ne re a d a b o ut this? • One (we ll-de ve lo pe d) ide a pe r pa pe r ma y b e e no ug h na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Wha t is impo rta nt? • One (we ll-de ve lo pe d) ide a pe r pa pe r ma y b e e no ug h – yo ur wo rk wa s o n de trita l zirc o n in a T ria ssic unit – yo ur MS stude nt wo rke d o n the pe tro lo g y o f vo lc a nic c o b b le s in tha t unit – is this o ne pa pe r a b o ut pro ve na nc e o r o ne a b o ut pro ve na nc e a nd o ne a b o ut pe tro lo g y o f the a rc tha t wa s the so urc e ? • Ho w c a n a g e o sc ie ntist o n the o the r side o f the wo rld use yo ur ide a ? na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Who a re yo ur c o -a utho rs? • E ve ryo ne who ha d a sub sta ntia l c o ntrib utio n in fra ming the pro b le m a nd its re so lutio n. – a ll a utho rs must c o ntrib ute to writing the pa pe r, whe the r lite ra lly o r thro ug h ide a s – ma ny jo urna ls re q uire c o nfirma tio n na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

“g e t re a dy” to write • Who is yo ur a udie nc e – ke e p in mind tha t if yo u a re writing fo r a “g e ne ra l” jo urna l, yo u must a ssume re la tive ly little infe rre d kno wle dg e (yo ur re a de r kno ws muc h le ss a b o ut yo ur to pic tha n yo u do …) na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Write ! • Ho urg la ss struc ture • I MRAD (intro duc tio n, me tho ds, re sults, a nd disc ussio n) na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Ho urg la ss struc ture introduction BIG concepts & context findings (background, the ‘meat’ methods, data, results, comparisons... ) discussion, relevance, synthesis, implications, wrap up predictions — more broad context % impact % impact na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Write ! • T hink ve ry se rio usly a b o ut writing a n o utline first… • Ma ke a list o f like ly fig ure s a nd inse rt the m in the o utline na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Write the I ntro duc tio n • F o llo w the sc ie ntific me tho d – wha t is kno wn – wha t is no t kno wn / po o rly unde rsto o d / c o ntra dic to ry to the pre vio us ide a s: Wha t is the pro b le m? ! – why yo u use d the me tho d / fie ld site / ima g e s yo u did – ho w it/ the y a re T HE wa y to so lve the pro b – a b it a b o ut yo ur c o nc lusio ns na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Write the I ntro duc tio n • T he I ntro ne e ds to sho w tha t yo u a re a wa re o f the pe rtine nt lite ra ture • Be BRI E F – the I ntro duc tio n is c ritic a l b ut sho uld no t b e mo re tha n ~2 do ub le -spa c e d pa g e s (fa r le ss fo r Ge o lo g y) – b e sure a ll the ma in po ints a re c o ve re d witho ut e xc e ssive de ta il • T he I ntro duc tio n se ts the sta g e … na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

T he o the r pa rts • Me tho ds – suffic ie ntly de sc riptive tha t the y c a n b e re plic a te d • F ig ure s a nd ta b le s tha t sta nd a lo ne a nd suppo rt the pa pe r • Da ta (re sults): – a ll yo ur re sults whe the r the y suppo rt yo ur ide a s o r no t – no b ia s, no inte rpre ta tio n a t this po int na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

T he o the r pa rts • Disc ussio n – do NOT intro duc e ne w da ta in this se c tio n – disc uss yo ur ide a s a nd inte rpre ta tio ns – ho w do yo ur da ta a nd ide a s me sh with o the r pre vio us wo rk • Co nc lusio n • T he title (!!) (write this la st) – why wo uld so me o ne c ho o se to re a d yo ur pa pe r? – b e de sc riptive a nd spe c ific na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Othe r tips fo r pre pa ring the ma nusc ript: the do ’ s • Write to yo ur fig ure s – “a pic ture pa ints a tho usa nd wo rds…” (wha t wo rds a re yo u re pla c ing )? – ho w do e s a fig ure suppo rt the te xt? – a fig ure c a ptio n sho uld hig hlig ht the ta ke - a wa y po ints a nd no t b e pa g e s lo ng … • Write , put the ma nusc ript do wn fo r thre e da ys, a nd re write na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Othe r tips fo r pre pa ring the ma nusc ript: the do ’ s • Put yo ur c o -a utho rs to wo rk! Ma ke the m re a d a dra ft. • Whe n using c o ntrib utio ns fro m c o - a utho rs, do n’ t he sita te to re write in yo ur o wn vo ic e na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Othe r tips fo r pre pa ring the ma nusc ript: the do n’ ts •a b stra c t o r intro to o lo ng •no ide a o f the purpo se •we ird fo rma tting (e .g ., ma rg ins) •sing le line spa c ing •no line numb e rs •o b tuse writing •“pre a c hy” •re fe re nc e s no t GSA fo rma t •no summa ry o r c o nc lusio ns na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

T he e dito r will… • lo o k fo r tha t ho o k – will yo ur pa pe r a ppe a l to mo re tha n the 25 g e o sc ie ntists in yo ur sub disc ipline ? • lo o k a t the ma tc h with the jo urna l – inno va tive ? da ta -ric h? SO • b e sure to lo o k a t a jo urna l’ s missio n sta te me nt • e sta b lish c o nne c tio ns b e twe e n yo ur wo rk a nd b ro a de r pro b le ms • PL E ASE re me mb e r tha t the e dito r is g a te - ke e pe r first a nd is no t o b lig e d to se nd yo ur ma nusc ript o ut fo r re vie w… na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

L a st b ut no t le a st • Ne ve r sta rt yo ur pa pe r (Ab stra c t o r I ntro duc tio n) with “We ”. T he pa pe r is a b o ut ro c ks o r te c hniq ue s o r ma ny o the r thing s, b ut no t a b o ut yo u. • Do n’ t write to b e unde rsto o d, write so tha t yo u c a nno t b e misunde rsto o d na nc y.rig g s@ na u.e du

Submission and Review Rónadh Cox Williams College Former Editor of GEOLOGY What’s yo ur pro ble m, What’s yo ur po int? GS A Natio nal Me e ting, I ndianapo lis 2018 rcox@williams.edu

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