George R. Hess :: Research :: Publication Paths
NC State University :: Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources

Rationale: Information about publication success rate, time and path to publication, and publication outlets can be used to identify successful publication strategies. Such information will be useful for graduate education and professional development.

Method: I administered a baseline survey in 2000 to gather information about presentations at the 2000 International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. Follow-up surveys will be used to determine the evolution of your work from presentation to publication.

Reporting: I will post my findings on this site (www4.ncsu.edu/~grhess/research/pubpresent). Ultimately, I will submit findings for publication.

Privacy statement: Individual responses will not be identified in any publications derived from this work. Responses will be reported only in statistical aggregates.

Dislaimer: Although I have been an IALE member since 1990, this survey is NOT being conducted for or on behalf of the IALE.

Surveys and Documents

Baseline Survey (2000) - Gather information about presentation format and intent to publish material presented.

Baseline Results - Profile of baseline data.

Hess, G.R. 2001. US-IALE conferences showcase new work destined for peer-reviewed journals. Newsletter of the U.S. Regional Association of the International Society for Landscape Ecology 17(1): 8-9.

Follow-up Survey (2001)
:: 134 surveys sent out, 82 (61%) returned.
:: Of the 82 who responded, 13 (16%) arleady had manuscripts in press (11) or accepted pending revisions (2).

Final Survey (2005) - in preparation