Q: How many journal articles can I get from a doctoral dissertation?
Firstly, note that a journal article differs from a dissertation in some key ways.
- A journal article revolves around one specific topic.
- An article seeks to explore practical problems and solutions.
- The readers of journal articles are typically busy scientists and academics.
- Due to the nature of its readership, an article is much shorter and has a more concise style of writing.
- Different journals have their own criteria for what they will accept for publishing.
A dissertation typically explores multiple topics in a broad domain. Therefore, it is possible to write multiple journal articles based on a single thesis. Sometimes, it is possible to write four to five articles based on one dissertation, though of course, this can differ. Based on the specifics listed above, you could revisit the topics in your dissertation to determine which of these could make for one or more journal articles. You could also determine potential articles based on their scope match with relevant journals.
Finally, note that you need to inform the journal editor(s) that your article(s) is based on your dissertation. You also need to ensure that you are not self-plagiarizing. Thus, it would be better to write the article afresh instead of copying from bits and parts of the dissertation.
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My be 3, and it depends on your dissertation scientific size and content.
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