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Strategies to Ensure Your Article is Read
Most academic article database use relevance rankings to sort article results. Your goal as an author is to get your article placed on the first page of results so the article is more likely to be read by scholars.
Write your article title and abstract with your audience in mind. Ask yourself what keywords are they most likely to be used by researchers when searching for scholarship on your topic?
The terms you use in title, abstracts and author-supplied keywords will be weighed heavily in a typical results page. Ebsco a major publishing platform, describes the importance of different fields (title, abstract, full-text etc) for ranking in its results here. Other articles on the topic of search engine optimization are listed below.
- Get Found- Optimize your research articles for search enginesSEO tips from Elsevier for making your scholarly article discoverable once it is published.
- Five Tips for Publishing Your First ArticleShort article outlining tips for getting published. Published on the online open access academic journal site, Student Pulse.
Pitches
- MediaBistroSite oriented towards free lance writers, requires an individual paid subscription to access their "How to Pitch" section and Mastheads Directory. The "How to Pitch" section provides the author with strategies for getting published in a number of popular magazines. The Mastheads Director provides detailed contact information for editors at popular magazines.
- Op-Ed ProjectOp-ed writing resources. Pitching information for the 100 top online and print publications in the country.