Submission...
On Monday, I made my first official submission of a paper for publication review to a social work journal. It felt a bit anticlimatic at the time, but seems to be increasing in significance mentally as the week goes on. I co-authored the paper with my previous advisor, now a facuty member at another university, who graciously lent me her data and gave me reign over the analysis and authorship. The review process can take months, so I'm not expecting results anytime soon. Most likely, there will be comments and revisions before full acceptance, assuming it is not outright rejected. In any case, this is a brand-new experience, but one I hope will become more familiar in the next couple of years. Wish me luck!
Oh, and the paper is a qualitative analysis of 22 interviews with seven incarcerated teen fathers regarding their perspectives and experiences of parenting in relation to their potential for future offending. I'll keep you posted...
Comments
congrats, sarah! i say that you should always celebrate the submission rather than the acceptance. the former is what you really control.
Posted by: chris | September 19, 2006 11:33 PM
Thanks, Chris. Very helpful perspective! Of course, my default is to expect rejection anyway, so acceptance would be real icing on the cake...and I do like icing!
Posted by: self | September 20, 2006 09:50 AM
Well done! I've done plenty of conference articles, but haven't yet written a journal article. And I agree with Chris - celebrating the submission rather than the acceptance is much more healthy.
Posted by: Jerry | September 20, 2006 03:17 PM
Hi Jerry (aka Big Papa)! I am sure digging those pictures of your sweet babe. Congratulations!!!
Posted by: self | September 20, 2006 03:23 PM