PH.D. WRITE-UP SCHOLARSHIP - QUTBS APPLICATION FORM
Notes:
 It is expected that a paper will be drawn substantially from the PhD thesis.
 More than one high quality paper can be prepared within the time, but one high quality
submission is required under the terms of the scholarship. Target journal must be either
Scimago Q1 (http://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.php) or ABDC ranked A* or A
(http://www.abdc.edu.au/pages/abdc-journal-quality-list-2013.html).
 You cannot be in possession of any other scholarship.
 You cannot have more than one write-up scholarship, even if you have completed both the
BS92 and the PhD.
 Any work hours must mirror APA conditions.
 Proof of submission must be provided by or very soon after the write-up scholarship
expires.
 You must do the work in the period during which the thesis is being examined.
 A timeline to submission must be submitted that includes an explicit time allocation for
feedback and revision from supervisors or co-authors.
 Please address all questions in the panels below.
1. 1. 2. Name of student
3. 2. 4. Name of supervisor
5. 3. 6. Title of paper
7. 4. 8. Authors
9. 5. 10. Target journal
11. 6. 12. Target journal’s quality. [Provide evidence of
the quality of the journal: Scimago ranking
(Q1, Q2 etc), ABDC ranking, etc.]
13. 7. 14. Alternative target journal(s) plus evidence of
journal quality (maximum of 2 alternative
journals).
15. 8. 16. Have you read the manuscript guidelines or
equivalent for the journal?
17. 8
Expected Field of Research (FoR) Code for
paper:
https://qutvirtual4.qut.edu.au/group/staff/re
search/information-andsystems/classifications-and-codes
7.
Provide
a separate/detailed timeline and
9.
description of the work needed to finalise the
paper for submission within 3 months. It is
essential that time for feedback prior to
submission be built into the timeline (e.g.,
allow time for supervisors or co-authors to
read drafts).
For each of the following, please include a
description of how much preparation has been
undertaken to date and what is still to be
undertaken.
Yes / No
10a.a. Introduction/literature review. [Is the
literature review up to date? Is a reduction in
word length required for the target journal?]
10b.b. Method. [Is the method still to be written? Or
is it based on the thesis?]
10c.c. Results. [If the data is to be analysed or
reanalysed, please provide a description of the
work to be undertaken. Are the tables
completed, or what needs to be completed?
Does the thesis require redrafting for journal
format?]
d.
10d. Discussion/conclusions. [Can the thesis draft
be used? Does it require substantial redrafting
for journal format and word length?]