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Publikasi Ilmiah Bidang Sosial (Tidaklah) Susah?

Teguh Dartanto1,2,3
teguh.dartanto@ui.ac.id
1Wakil Dekan Bidang Pendidikan, Penelitian dan Kemahasiswaan, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Indonesia
2Riset Klaster Kemiskinan, Perlindungan Sosial dan Ekonomi Pembangunan, FEB UI

3Anggota Akademi Ilmuwan Muda Indonesia (ALMI)

FASILKOM UI, 18 DESEMBER 2020

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 Outline Presentasi

• Pengalaman Publikasi
• Bagaimana Memulai Menulis
• Langkah-Langkah Menulis Ilmiah
• Apa yang reviewer inginkan

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Orang Boleh Pandai Setinggi Langit, tapi Selama Tidak
Menulis, Ia akan Hilang di dalam Masyarakat dan Sejarah.
Menulis adalah Bekerja untuk Keabadian
(Pramoedya Ananta Toer)

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Pengalaman Publikasi Ilmiah

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• Tugas Akademisi (Dosen): Mengajar (transfer

of knowledge), Meneliti/Publikasi (creating
knowledge) dan Pengabdian Masyarakat.
• Indikator apakah “knowledge yang
diciptakan” itu benar dan kredibel secara
Kenapa Kita kaidah ilmiah dan memiliki kontribusi.
Harus Publikasi
• Meningkatkan mutu dunia pendidikan dan
di Jurnal kualitas anak didik karena:
Bereputasi?
• Melatih dosen untuk terus belajar, melatih
kesabaran dan mengendalikan ego
(dikritik oleh reviewer), sehingga dosen
tidak selalu merasa hebat dan benar
(menumbuhkan budaya demokratis).
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 Q1

Termasuk
112 artikel
di UI yang
menerima
insentif dari
Kemenristek
/BRIN
2020

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 Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES) (Q1): Quantitative Paper

• Novelty of Article:
• Contribute to the literature of poverty and middle-class studies.
• Using 21 years of household panel data
• Written: 2012
• Presented: 2013
• Working paper: 2016
• Rejected many times
• First Submission BIES: July 2017
• First Comment: November 2017
• Revision process: 2 reviewers+1 editor, 4 round of review process, change 95% (writing a
new paper)
• Acceptance: May 2019
• Published Online: September 2019 (Published August 2020)
• Proofread: many times
• Rejected in the First Submission--Editor: In view of the criticisms of the referees, I must decline
the manuscript in its present form for publication in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.

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Pengalaman Menerbitkan Artikel di Jurnal Ilmiah
Awal-awal Publikasi Ilmiah:
• Selalu berusaha menulis sesuatu yang kelihatan besar, mewah, complicated,
susah (megalomania view).
• Beberapa kali ditolak oleh jurnal yang reputable (sering dapat balasan
tulisan anda tidak bermutu).
• Putus asa, sehingga asal terbit di Jurnal baik kelas menengah dan bawah,
atau bahkan jurnal yang berbayar (predatory).
Belajar Dari Pengalaman:
• Jangan Bangga, jika tulisan anda tidak pernah ditolak oleh Jurnal
• Belajar dari pengalaman dan komentar dari reviewer.
• Menulis sesuatu yang sederhana, strong and systematic introduction,
original research.

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 Desk Rejection
• Thank you for your recent submission to Public Choice of "Does Money Matter for
Electability? Lessons Learned from the 2014 Legislative Election in Indonesia." I
have now had an opportunity to read through your paper. While your paper
addresses an interesting topic, I do not believe it is a candidate for publication in
Public Choice.
• Rather than hold your manuscript hostage to a long review process, I have
decided that I should return it to you immediately in case you want to send it to
another journal.

Those results are consistent with the bulk of the literature on proportional
representation. What's new about your findings is that these effects occur in
Indonesia. Your submission is therefore not a good fit for our journal and may
better suited for one specializing in Indonesian politics or perhaps a comparative
politics journal.

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 Bagaimana Kita Memulai?
Semuanya dimulai dari Langkah kecil

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Hierarchy of
Scientific
Evidence

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High Chance to be Accepted Reputable Journal in Social Science Area
Berdasarkan Pengalaman

Fresh Idea
dan
Bermanfaat

High
Chance
Contribution
to Literature
Hot
in Indonesia Issue
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Tips and Tricks of Writing Publishable Article

Sense to see the daily

FRESH Literature Review,
life phenomenon and find the novelty of Attending
Creative Thinking research and contribution Conference

CLEAR SIMPLE
don’t be complicated:
Explain the idea using the simple graph or
systematically, strong the theoretical model to
introduction convince people

Systematic and Logical Well Understanding

Thinking: Make a Chart on Theory
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 How to execute the idea?
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Approach
QUALITATIVE: Karena RASA
tidak selamanya bisa
digambarkan oleh ANGKA
maka perlu upaya untuk
mendalaminya secara seksama

QUANTITATIVE:Presisi,
akurasi dan generalisasi
dibutuhkan untuk
menyampaikan bahwa hidup
tidak sekedar rasa tetapi juga
ada data dan aksi nyata
Source: Based on Reichardt and Cook (1979)

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 Quantitative Qualitative

Sources: Sari Wahyuni 2012

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 Flow of Qualitative Research: A case of Dartanto et al. 2020

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Langkah-Langkah Penulisan Ilmiah

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 Content of Academic Paper

• Research • Research
Objectives questions
• Motivation adequately
• Contributions answered
• Gaps
Introduction Methods

Literature
Results
Review

• State of • Discussion
Knowledge • Robustness
• Gaps • So What?
Source: Mansor, 2020
 Purposes of the Introduction
Bem (2003) provides the following
guidelines:

Swales’ (1990) 1. Write the opening paragraph in

plain English without technical
moves jargons
Occupy that 2. Do not start straight with the
niche problem and theory but lead
the reader step by step
Identify a niche
How are 3. Use examples if necessary, to
you going illustrate technical terms
Identify issues to address 4. Opening statement is
within that that issue? preferably a statement about
research topic
Establish a the behaviour of people and
that demand organization
Territory
attention
Identify your
Research Topic
Source: Mansor, 2020
From Purposes to Elements – A Walk Through

Kotze (2007)
1. Statement of topic of
study
Topic 2. Academic/Practical
Importance
3. Summary of Literature
Issues 4. Gaps, Controversies,
Inconsistencies
5. Research Objectives
Attention and Context
6. Outline

Purposes
Elements Source: Mansor, 2020
 Literature Review:
Placing the Literature in Context

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What is Literature Review?
WHAT IT IS NOT WHAT IT IS
An overview of existing research
• A list of everything written on a topic closely related to a given topic and
• Description of a series of papers answers to related research questions
• A catalog or annotated
bibliography on the subject under
study
Organization

Evaluation
Lacks organization guided by research
questions

Identification of trends
Lacks Synthesis

Lacks critical evaluation Synthesis

Source: Mansor, 2020
Before Writing

What are the trends and themes in Where are the areas on which
the literature? Consensus, there is ample research? What are
controversy, on-going debate? the areas that need further
Where does my research weigh in? research?

The big picture

Which studies offer support for my

Where does my research fit into
thesis? Which studies contradict
the larger literature on the topic?
my thesis?

Source: Mansor, 2020

 METHODOLOGY: EMPIRICAL METHODS

There are numerous modelling A good paper is not about

approaches: which one can demonstration of statistical
address your research objectives? exercises and sophistication

Notable Points

Start with basic/baseline Take note of alternative

empirical model and proceed assumptions when constructing
from there the model
Source: Mansor, 2020
 EMPIRICAL METHODS

Baseline Model Other Models Estimation Robustness

• Begin with • Proceed to • Explain the • Explanation

the baseline other estimation is made on
model models procedure robustness
• Always • This can be and that will be
explain how extension of justification conducted
the research the baseline of the
objectives model or choice taken
are can be • Some details
addressed – alternative of the
i.e. expected models estimation
relations methods
Source: Mansor, 2020
 Result Presentation and Discussion
• Descriptive Statistics/Correlation analysis (can also be in data section)
• Results, obtained & Tabulated
• So what?
• The first result Table?
• Key aspects of interpretation
• Interpretation of estimates
• Identifying features/patterns?
• Linking to previous results
• Linking to theory
• An explanation of results
• Implications
Source: Mansor, 2020
 How to Write a Statistical Story
• A statistical story should contain material that is newsworthy:
catching the reader’s attention with a headline or image:
providing the story behind the numbers, interesting and
entertaining fashion.
• First and foremost, you need a story to tell. You should think in
terms of issues or themes, rather than a description of data.
• A story tells the reader briefly what you found and why it is
important to the reader. Focus on how the findings affect
people.
• If readers are able to relate the information to important events
in their life, your article becomes a lot more interesting.
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 Writing Technique
• Tittle and subheading tittle are important
• Language: keep it clear, concise and simple
• Simple language is at the heart of any successful communication.
• The old-adage “keep it short and simple” (KISS) is as true now as it has ever been.
• Avoiding passive sentence
• Some tips for clear writing:
• Use short sentences;
• Aim for one idea per sentence;
• Break up long sentences;
• Start each paragraph with the most important message;
• Keep paragraphs short;
• Keep your writing crisp.
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Kenapa Kita Gagal Publikasi?
Apa yang reviewer inginkan?

“Bukan tentang cerita penelitian Anda, tetapi tentang

produksi pengetahuan untuk semua”

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 Pengalaman Menjadi Reviewer
• World Development Perspectives
• Journal of Poverty
• International Journal of Public
Health
• Bulletin of Indonesian Economic
Studies
• Energy Economics
• Health Policy and Planning
• European Journal of Political
Economy
• World Development
• Food Policy
• the Asia-Pacific Development
Journal
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• Singapore Economic Review
• Annals of Operation Research
• The Journal of Economic Structure
• Review of Development
Economics
• Applied Economics
• Economics Bulletin
• Economics and Finance in
Indonesia
• Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan
Indonesia.
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 Pengalaman Review Paper-paper orang Indonesia
(Asia)
• Introduction: not straightforward, too humble (tidak menunjukkan
keunggulan (novelty) riset (atau memang tidak tahu?)), penjelasan
yang tidak efisien.
• Literature review: sangat kurang dan tidak sistematis disampaikan
(kadang menunjukkan ringkasan dibandingkan diskusi).
• Framework yang lemah (not systematic thinking).
• Terlalu mengagungkan metodologi: ekonometrika, metode yang
rumit tapi kadang tidak tahu kenapa harus memakai metode tersebut.
• Analisa terlalu dangkal, kebanyakan menampilkan hasil model tanpa
memberikan alasan ekonomi (logik) dibalik hasil tersebut.
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 Apa yang Reviewer Inginkan?
(Ingat Reviewer punya Pekerjaan Utama, Review adalah kerjaan Volunter)

• Eye catching Title: “I Just Run Two Million Regressions” “Good

Intention, Bad Outcome”.
• A good and strong abstract: 1-2 sentences introducing why this
research is conducted; 1-3 sentence describes data and methodology;
showing only interesting results.
• Strong and systematic Introduction:
• Straightforward in writing introduction
• Showing the position of article compare to others (previous research)
• Show the novelty of research and contribution (don’t be humble)
• Showing the big picture of addressed issue: literature review,
descriptive statistics.

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 Apa yang Reviewer Inginkan? Lanjut...
• Clear Methodology: why this methodology is used, what is
the advantage and disadvantage compared to other methods;
not need to show technical methodology (if this is not
originally developed).
• Analysis of Results: don’t explain all
econometric/quantitative results (for example; F-stat, R-
square, coefficient), showing what is the rational behind of
findings .
• Conclusion : showing only the interesting and important
findings related to research question (don’t summarize).
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 What Should Be
Done:
- Change the mindset
NO - Be Passion
- Hardworking
for Publication - Trying, Trying,
at a Reputable Journal Trying
- Praying
- Yareba Dekiru
Terima Kasih
ご静聴ありがとうございます
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