Date & Time: 12:00 noon -1:00 pm, 27 May (Fri)

Speaker: Prof. Adolf K.Y. Ng

Language: English

Venue: T6-105

Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff

Registration: https://mis.uic.edu.cn/survey/login.jsp

(DDL: 9:00 am, May 27, Light lunch will be provided.)

About the Speaker

Adolf K.Y. Ng is Professor at the Division of Business and Management, BNU-HKBU United International College. An Oxford doctoral graduate, he excels in the research of transportation economics, climate change adaptation planning, transportation infrastructure planning and management, institutional change, and global supply chains. His scholarly outputs include more than 220 influential academic publications. In a 2021 report released by Stanford University (US) on the List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists, he was included in both the ‘career-long impact’ and ‘single year impact’ sub-lists. He is currently an Associate Editor of Maritime Policy & Management and The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, and an editorial board member of reputable scholarly journals, including Journal of Transport Geography and Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

Abstract

It is a long and sometimes tedious journey to get our research published in leading journals within any disciplines. While quality as a prerequisite is beyond debate, it is equally important to develop an effective writing strategy that can enhance the competitiveness of our papers in gaining publication slots. Based on his experience as an author and journal editor, the speaker shares his views on how an effective writing strategy can and should be developed. The focus is not just on the research itself, but how attention on writing style and fine-tuning of sections, such as abstracts, introduction, and conclusion can substantially enhance the chance of getting papers published in leading journals.