SHARING EXPERIENCES IN PUBLISHING A

BOOK : CHALLENGES AND MOTIVATION

ASSOC. PROF DR CHE NORAINI HASHIM
KULLIYAH OF EDUCATION

SHOULD YOU SELF-PUBLISH YOUR

BOOK?
Why no publication?
Reasons to publish book/books
Challenges in publishing a book
Motivation needed in publishing a book
Suggestion and Domino effects
How and where do we start?
Conclusion

Why no publication?
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3.
4.
5.
6.

Inferiority complex
Complacent/ In comfort zone
No motivation
De-motivating values among colleagues
Lack of university support
Negative reviews on submission
a.
b.
c.

Area of reviewers specialization (content)

Language
Too many comments/suggestions

Cont.
7. Busy with outside activities/ consultancy
8. Heavy workload( Much time are
dedicated for practicum supervision, PhD
and Masters thesis supervision)
9. Poor time-management
10. Lack of guidance/workshop
University, e.g.: Frequent Workshop.
Senior/ Peer/ Dean

Why Publish Book?

HELP
STUDENT

HOBBY

UNIVERSITY
REPUTATION

INTEREST
POPULARITY/GLAMO
UR
SELF
SATISFACTION

SHARING
EXPERTISE
PROMOTION
ROYALTY

BUILDING
PERSONAL
PLATFORM

EMPOWERING
COMMUNITY

As a Muslim Academician/
Scholar

As a Muslim Academician/ Scholar Why

Should Contribute to Publication?

BETTERMENT
OF UMMAH
ALTERNATIVE
BOOKS

COMPETE
WITH NONMUSLIM

KNOWLEDGE
SHARING

INVESTMENT
FOR AKHIRAT

ISLAMIC
WORLDVIEW/
IDEOLOGY

DAKWAH

What are the Challenges in

Publishing a Book?

Challenges in Publishing Book:

Do You Need to be Intelligent?
NO
MOTIVATION

LACK OF
CREATIVITY

TIME
MANAGEMENT

OVERLOAD
OF WORK

LACK OF
INNOVATIVE

LACK OF
PERSISTENCY
/ ISTIQAMAH

Promotion
Acknowledgement
Incentives
Salary Increment
Being ignored
Facilities

Intrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic Motivation

Where Do We Get Motivation to

Publish a Book

Interest
Achievement at
Work
Self-satisfaction
Challenge ourselves
happy/ Exciting
To do something for
our own sake

Suggestion to Overcome
Challenges
Domino Effect
Team Work

Verily never will Allah change the condition of a

people until they change themselves (with their own
souls).
Ar-Rad (11)

Domino Effects Solution

KULLIYAH

STUDENTS

COLLEAGUES

Intention- ikhlas
Cooperation
Ukkuwah
Leadership
Respect
Give and Take
Tolerance

Originality
Chosen good
assignments
among students
for publication
Their on-going
research or field
work
One stone kills
three birds
Work hard
Good grade
publish work.
Incentives for
publication

Kulliyah

Students

Colleagues

Teamwork/ Collaboration

Encouragement
from top
management
Appreciation
and recognition
by Kulliyah
Elevate Kulliyah
accomplishment
and reputation

How and Where Do We Start?

Steps After Book Writing

Completion

Search for Publisher

Search for Book Incentive
Obtaining Permission
Revising Your Manuscript
Book Production

Search for Publisher

Search for reputable publisher
Examples:
IIUM Press
Oxford Press
Cambridge Press

Search For Book Incentives

Search for a book incentives available
Example:
IIUM RMC
IIUM Press

Obtaining Permission
If you would like your book to include
material for which you do not hold
copyright, you will need to obtain written
permission.
Permission from co-author/s.
You may also need to pay royalty fees.
Start early. (Permissions sometimes take
a long time to obtain.)

Revising your manuscript

Once the manuscript is complete, review it for
consistency and refine it.
Obtain peer review through the publishers
blind reviewer, on your own reviewer
suggestion to the publisher, or both.
Make required or recommended changes/
amendment. Perhaps discuss alternatives
with the chief editor/ editorial board.

Book Production
Manuscript editing
Answering of queries, for example about
ambiguities or inconsistencies.
Page design
Cover design
Checking of proof-read
Indexing
Printing setting and etc

And Then

NEXT BOOK?
NEXT
EDITION?

Examples of Books Published

Since 2005

New Books Published Last 4 Years

Examples of Books That Have

Been Published Started from 2002

Egg, Carrot and Coffee

Teamwork

Conclusion

PUBLISH
OR
PERISH!!

2. Journal Articles:
The Process
How do peer-reviewed
journals work?