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    The key takeaways are that review papers summarize and synthesize previous research to identify trends and gaps. They are useful for researchers to stay up to date in their field.

    The steps to write a review paper include defining the scope, searching the literature, analyzing and organizing the information, writing the paper, and submitting it for publication.

    Some tips for writing a review paper are to be concise, cite influential papers, include figures and tables to summarize information, and check the target journal's requirements.

    A GUIDELINE ON HOW TO WRTITE

    AND PUBLISH A REVIEW PAPER

    PROF. DR. SAIDUR RAHMAN


    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    E-mail: [email protected]
    OUTCOMES OF THIS TALK
    This talk will answer followings questions:
    1. Why review papers?
    2. What is a review paper?
    3. How to write a review paper?
    4. Where to submit & How to submit
    5. Is there any challenges?
    OVERVIEW

     Submission of a manuscript to a journal is


    usually an exciting prospect for researchers,
    especially younger ones.

     News of acceptance from the Editor is


    even more exciting.
     News of rejection is usually very
    depressing.
    MOTIVATION
    Research isn’t complete until it’s published.
    If research isn’t shared, it’s as if the research hadn’t
    been done.

    Work, finish, publish


    (Michael Faraday)
    VALUE OF UNPUBLISHED WORK

    • Who benefits?
    – Possibly, person who did the work (?)
    – Nobody
    • Who is disadvantaged?
    – Other researchers
    – Funding body
    WHY WE NEED TO PUBLISH?
    WHY WE NEED TO PUBLISH?

    To create
    network
    WHY WE NEED TO PUBLISH?
    WHY REVIEW PAPERS?
    The Hallmarks of Cancer (Cell) 12,370 2000

    Role of ambient temperature, door 18 2002


    opening, on refrigerator-freezer energy
    consumption
    CITATION TREND OF MY OWN REVIEW PAPERS
    Publication titles Total Year
    citations published
    A review on applications and challenges of nanofluids 179 2011

    A review on biomass as a fuel for boilers 155 2011

    A review on global solar energy policy 131 2011

    A review on global wind energy policy 122 2010

    A review on electrical motors energy use and energy 101 2010


    savings

    Latest development of the viscosity of nanofluids 67 2012


    Citation of review articles
    Title of article Journal Publication Total
    name year citations

    Biodiesel production: a review Bioresource 1999 1771


    Technology

    Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials Bioresource 2002 1288


    for ethanol production: a review Technology

    Removal of heavy metal ions from J. Envi. 2011 102


    wastewaters: A review Management

    Recent developments in Life Cycle J. Envi. 2009 213


    Assessment Management

    Science and technology of novel Fuel 2003 583


    processes for deep desulfurization of
    oil refinery streams: a review
    Citation of review articles: Civil
    Engineering
    Title of article Journal name Publication Total
    year citations

    Vibration based condition Structural health 2004 162


    monitoring: A review monitoring

    Neural networks in civil Computer-aided 2001 113


    engineering: 1989-2000 civil and
    infrastructure
    engineering

    Review of NDT methods in the NDT & E 2001 86


    assessment of concrete and INTERNATIONAL
    masonry structures
    SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY/MATERIALS
    Title of article Journal Publication Total
    name year citations

    The surface science of titanium Surface 2003 2138


    dioxide Science
    Reports
    TiO"2 photocatalysis and related Surface 2008 1167
    surface phenomena Science
    Reports

    A review of chitin and chitosan Reactive and 2000 1189


    applications Functional
    Polymers
    Recent developments in cathode Journal of 2010 228
    materials for lithium ion batteries Power
    Sources

    Science and technology of novel Fuel 2003 583


    processes for deep desulfurization of
    oil refinery streams: a review
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
    Title of article Journal Publication Total
    name year citations

    Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Cell 2011 2512


    Generation

    Synthesis and surface Biomaterials 2005 1856


    engineering of iron oxide
    nanoparticles for biomedical
    applications

    MicroRNAs - Genomics, cell 2004 7470


    Biogenesis, Mechanism, and
    Function
    Physics and Astronomy
    Title of article Journal Publication Total
    name year citations

    Complex networks: Structure and Physics 2006 2271


    dynamics report

    Raman spectroscopy in graphene Physics 2009 431


    report

    Community detection in graphs Physics 2010 778


    report
    WHY CITATION IS SO
    IMPORTANT?
    Importance of citations

    • Very important of ranking criteria


    • Can be internationally recognized
    researcher
    • Need for promotion
    • Highly cited authors/rewarding
    WHAT IS A REVIEW PAPER?
    what is a review paper?

    May review almost anything, typically recent work

    Designed to summarize, analyze, evaluate, or


    synthesize information that has already been
    published

    Must be general/broad No one has reported


    before

    No original
    work
    HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW
    PAPER?
    What is a literature review?

    • A description of your topic area, supported


    by references (Own and others work)
    • A summary, discussion and critical analysis
    of academic work related to your research
    question
    STRUCTURE OF A MANUSCRIPT
    • Title and author (s)
    • Abstract
    • Keywords
    • Nomenclatures
    • TOC
    • Introduction
    • Literature review
    • Main body (Building your story)
    • Tables/Figures (Number, quality, redundancy, legend, …)
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements (If any)
    • References
    – Format/style
    – Types (Journals, books, reports, conference proceedings)
    – Number?
    • Appendix
    Title

    • Tell readers what your paper is all about


    • The title of the manuscript needs to be
    short and relevant to the subject matter
    • Attract the reader’s attention
    • General/broad for larger audience
    • Avoid jargon and abbreviations
    Examples of good title

    1. A review on global wind energy policy

    2. Biodiesel production: a review

    3. A review of solar photovoltaic technologies

    4. Progress and recent trends in biodiesel fuels


    Author (s) names

     Author names and affiliations should be in the following


    format.
    M. Hassan*1, B.S. Yilbas2 and Y. Ali1

    * 1) Department of Mechanical Engineering


    University of Malaya
    Email: [email protected]
    2) Department of Mechanical Engineering,
    KFUPM,
    Saudi Arabia
    Email: [email protected]
    Abstract

    Tell readers what you did and the important findings

     The abstract should be short and precise giving clear


    indication of what investigation has been described in the
    manuscript and the precise conclusion to entice potential
    readers.
     It is the summary of the work

     About 200-300 words should be


    sufficient.
    Keywords

    Used by indexing and abstracting services

     They are the labels of your manuscript


     The keywords should reflect the subject matter of the
    manuscript in the same way the title of the manuscript
    should.

     As such most of the keywords may already be present in the


    title.
     The number of keywords should not be more than five.
     Use only established abbreviations (i.e. DNA)
    Introduction

    Needs to get readers attention


    Cite/give credit to others work
    Introduction

    Provide context to convince readers that you


    clearly know why your work is important

     The introduction section should contain brief statement of


    the need for the investigation, review of up to date literature
    and specific objectives.

     This section should reflect the new contents of the review


    HOW TO GENERATE NEW IDEA

    Think
    more
    Common mistakes

    Nash’s PhD thesis

    27 pages long

    Won him a Nobel prize


    SOURCES OF LITERATURE

    • Sciencedirect
    • IEEE explore
    • Springer
    • Taylor and Francis
    • Multiscience
    • Inderscience
    • Wiley
    • Yahoo, Google search (put key
    words)
    • Scopus
    • Engineering Village
    • Pro-quest-digital dissertation
    • Ingentaconnect
    • Personal communications
    • Etc…
    MAIN BODY
    TIPS
    Depending on the level of expertise and
    experiences

    • one can write a reviewer paper as short


    as 4-6 pages even with 5-10 references

    • It can be up to 100 pages with 300-500


    references
    TIPS
    • Its quite easy to publish in some Journals

    • However, its really very difficult in some


    journals

    • Prepare a Table of Content


    Critical review/Key features
    Example review Figure
    Example review Figure
    FIGURES AND TABLES
    Conclusions

     The conclusions section should contain short and precise


    concluding remarks arising out of the investigation.

     Only the very important points should be included in this


    section.

     It is the concrete achievement/findings of the work

     Should highlight the achievements of objectives


    Acknowledgement (s)

     The acknowledgement is used to give credit to the funding


    authorities of the research work, collaborators or other
    colleagues whose names do not appear as co-authors but
    who made some contribution in producing the material for
    the manuscript.
    STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE
    TO WRITE A REVIEW PAPER
    WHERE TO PUBLISH
    JOURNAL SELECTION PROCESS

    Time
    WHERE TO PUBLISH
    Impact Factors
    TOP NOTCH JOURNALS
    • The New England journal of Medicine: 51.658
    • Chemical review:41.298
    • The Lancet: 39.060
    • Nature:38.597
    • Cell (IF31.057)
    • Science (IF31.027)
    • Elsevier publishing group:
    HOW TO FIND IF/TIER
    How to find quick publication list
    of journals

    Time
    Time
    Time
    Where to publish?

    • See publication history


    • Get experiences by publishing in diverse
    group journals
    • Some journals even initially reject
    • Some journals allow submissions and
    process for a review
    • Invite int. experts to make team stronger
    • Don’t submit many papers by the
    same author in the same journal!
    BEST PAPER SELECTION
    PROCESS
    HOW TO SELECT TOP
    CITED/DOWNLOADED ARTICLES
    WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
    TOP 25 IN APPLIED ENERGY
    HOW TO SUBMIT
    SUBMISSION OF A REVIEW MANUSCRIPT

    • Some journals accept submission of a


    review manuscript only by an invitation

    • Some journals allow submission only


    review manuscript

    • Some Journals allow submission of both


    (Original and review works)
    • Some Journals Editors ask authors CV to
    verify expertise in the field
    Challenges in submitting
    review paper
    Whats are challenges

    • Need to be steadfast, patient, never give


    up
    • Sometimes rejected after submission of
    many times in different journals
    • Challenging comments from
    editors/reviewers
    • Identify alternatives
    • Lack of expertise
    Thank for your kind

    E-mail: [email protected]

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