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PRagic · Joined: 24 Feb 2006

Full article, yes. Abstract only, no.

And all publications should be listed on the CV

diver · Joined: 16 Jun 2003

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

While all the advice here has been good I would like to take a second to point out that the OP has NOT yet completed his MA.

Get some practice with trade journals, newsletters. etc.
You'll be far better prepared for formal publication later.

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diver · Joined: 16 Jun 2003

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

I agree with Diver on this.
It is better to publish somewhere than nowhere. By all means aim high with TESOL Quarterly and EFL Journal is thats what you want to do, and I really hope you get in. But get back to me in 2 years, or 3, or 5, and chances are you will be a broken empty shell of a researcher with a bunch of revise and resubmit notices and still nothing on your resume.
Publishing locally in Korean KCI journals (or KOTESOL) has several advantages-
1. it's easier than SSCI ranked, but by no means easy itself
2. it will give you confidence
3. with this confidence, along with blind reviewers' feedback, you can extend this research further, AND THEN aim for international journals if you'd like.
4. the Korean context, especially in EFL teaching and learning, is very unique. A Korean-based audience to your research is more likely to appreciate what you are doing, and like-minded researchers in Korea can be great support.
5. as Diver and I have said, the process itself is a valuable learning curve
6. from article first submission to having the journal in your hands can be 6 months. For international journals, as was said, it can be 1 1/2 years+. I for one don't have that kind of patience, nor does my university's promotions committee haha
7. Korean journals are respected by said promotions committees. At my school, domestic KCI is 100 points, international is 300.

Of course, international is better, and ivory tower academics quickly turned this thread in that direction. But since your intent is to start publishing, gain confidence, and attempt to find a home for an article you wrote, I say keep it local.
Find a journal you like with a 'navigatable' English website, try and get your hands on a hard copy of their journal to see if you like their content and it matches your own, and then go for it. Good luck!

PRagic · Joined: 24 Feb 2006

Great advice, and I've said from the get-go that it can be an instructional experience. I also said that all publications 'count', though as others have maintained the valuation differs.

Hope I'm not the one being portrayed as an 'ivory tower' academic LOL! Quite the opposite, I worked between all of my degrees in both the public and private sectors. The committees I serve on have teeth and are where the rubber meets the road. And I always stress the value of testing and using theory in the real world. I'm a blue collar academic!

For impact factor ratings, you can access ISI Web of Knowledge via your university's system. That is the listing and ranking for ALL SCI/SSCI journals in every dicipline.

I guess one other thing to consider is that I'm not in the TESOL field or even remotely connected to anything to do with foreign languages or education. Different rules may apply. In my field, most MA students or recent grads present in different sessions at major conferences. At smaller converences, MA theses are sometimes presented and people are pretty serious about providing constructive feedback. You simply cannot do anything 'on the conference circuit' or 'network' without the Ph.D. Maybe TESOL is different because it is teaching oriented?