How to get your research published

Graduate psychologists are often overwhelmed by the prospect and challenge of publishing their research.

This webinar will demystify the process and give participants an understanding of the process and how to get research of many tens of thousands of words to the required length for an academic journal.

This webinar aims to:

• consider reasons for disseminating thesis and psychological research (Why should I bother?)
• learn about key principles and sources of advice in preparing journal articles for submission (How do I do it?)
• learn about key principles and sources of advice in preparing journal articles for submission, and the challenges this presents (What happens?)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Understand the importance of dissemination and publication of research
• Know how to prepare a research article for publication, and what the process is like, and what happens
• Have an understanding of how to submit a paper for publication in a psychological journal
• appreciate of the size and scope of the task, and how to prepare a thesis to the required length for a journal publication

Is this course right for me? 

This webinar is aimed at those who have completed research at a masters/doctorate level and planning publication. It is of use to post-graduate psychology students, or those involved in supervision research and considering publication and co-authorship.

Webinar presenters: Dr Gavin Morgan (CPsychol, AFBPsS)

Dr Morgan is an Educational Psychologist at University College London, where he is an Assistant Professor across the DECPsy Professional Doctorate, and the CPD DEdPsy Doctorate, he has been in post at UCL since 2008. He has a specialism for qualitative research methods at UCL. Dr Morgan is also currently the Interim Principal Educational Psychologist in Northamptonshire where he has been since 2017; previously Dr Morgan was a Senior Educational Psychologist in Cambridgeshire, for over 12 years. He has a Doctorate in Educational Psychology, and an MEd in Professional Training in Educational Psychology both from the University of Bristol; a PGCE from the University of Leicester, and a BSc (Hons) Psychology. He has worked as an Educational Psychologist with local authorities since 1999, prior to this, he was a school-teacher. 

Dr Morgan is the sole or joint author of a number of articles in professional journals, and has presented his research at a number of professional conferences. He is currently the chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Educational and Child Psychology, and has been an elected committee member for the past decade; having also been chair in 2019. 

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Morgan has been a member of SPi-B (the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviour), advising the Government on issues relating to education, psychology and implications for child development and mental health.