Cash prizes available for publishing

Did you know that you can win a cash prize by having your paper published in an A or higher ranked journal?

HDR students who have a paper accepted for publication in an A/A*/A** journal during their PhD candidature (including while their thesis is under examination, but prior to completion) will receive a cash prize commensurate to journal ranking and authorship position.

Good news is, there is no limit to the number of times you can win this prize over the course of your candidature. So what are you waiting for? Get publishing! See below for details on prize value, eligibility and application.

How much can I win?

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Is my paper eligible?

• Journal rankings will be drawn from the Business and Law Quality Journals List.
• Deakin continuing staff who are currently completing their PhD at Deakin are ineligible.
• A journal acceptance email must be provided before students can claim this prize. To be eligible, this acceptance email must be issued during the student’s candidature (including while their thesis is under examination).
• If the paper is a multi-authored study, a confirmatory email from the other paper authors articulating the student’s authorship position will need to be provided. The other paper authors will also need to confirm that the student has placed Deakin as their institutional affiliation.
• Journal acceptance emails issued from 1 January 2017 onwards will be eligible for this prize.

How do I apply?

To apply, simply email the following documents to [email protected]

• Your journal acceptance email
• For multi-authored papers, an email from the other paper authors confirming your author position, and that you have placed Deakin as your institutional affiliation on the paper

If you have any questions, please email us.