Paper Submission Target - Chapter Two

Here is the target journal that i would like to submit my paper.. "Frontiers of Earth Science"  for my chapter two of PhD thesis. The details about this academic journal is such as below..The deadline of mine : end of September 2014..(must put in the milestone so that i would be more discipline ).

Aims & Scope

FESCI publishes original, peer-reviewed, theoretical and experimental frontier research papers as well as significant review article of more general interest to earth scientists. The journal features articles dealing with observations, patterns, processes, and modeling of both inner spheres (including deep crust, mantle and core) and outer spheres (including atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere) of the earth, It aims at promoting communications and sharing knowledge among the international earth science communities. There will be thematic issues periodically featuring particular areas of earth science. The scope of this journal covers a broad range of earth science topics, including, but not limited to, physical geography, geology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, climatology, ecology, biology, global change, hydrology, environmental pollution, biochemical cycles, natural resources management, ecosystems and sustainability, land use/cover/change, environmental assessment and monitoring, remote sensing, instrumentation technology, data acquisition/processing/assimilation algorithm development, application and modeling, as well as socioeconomic drivers and societal consequences of changing planet and its environment. Critical reviews and discussions of recently published research papers are also encouraged.

Paper Submission Online

Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal at Paper Submission. Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, it will undergo language copy editing, typesetting, and reference validation in order to provide the highest publication quality possible.

So,now..have to collect all the relevant information regarding my topic, and having fun writing a literature review :)

Grant..Grant...Grant..


If phd without a fund, it would burden a lot :p

my next target to submit the grants is under MOSTI Science Fund, where the due are such as below:

Please note that all MOSTI R&D Fund applications will be processed in the series of quarterly cycles. The 2014 MOSTI R&D fund application cycle is as scheduled: Cycle Due Date of submission to RMI Due Date of Submission to MOSTI* Date of Evaluation Date of Result Announcement 1/2014 23/03/2014 31 Mac 2014 1 April – 9 Jun 2014 10 Jun 2014 2/2014 22/06/2014 30 Jun 2014 1 Julai - 8 September 2014 9 September 2014 3/2014 21/09/2014 30 September 2014 1 Oktober - 9 Disember 2014 10 Disember 2014 4/2014 21/12/2014 31 Disember 2014 1 Januari 2015 – 11 Mac 2015 12 Mac 2015

* Only applications with completed documentation will be processed & evaluated in the cycle.
* Any application received after each deadline will be processed in the next cycle.

1. APPLICATION PROCESS
Note:
i) The application is via e-science system
ii) New applicant MUST register as a user before proceed to the application
iii) The applicant later will receive the password via email
iv) Click SAVE button and SUBMIT button once have completed the application
*Print out and submit to the respective faculty with the Internal Screening form for recommendation from faculty (PJI)

Application for ScienceFund must be made online through the website http://ernd.mosti.gov.my/eScience/frmLogin.aspx
 Please refer to the ScienceFund Guidelines and eScienceFund User Manual for further instructions.

2. APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Application can be submitted throughout the year.

PREPARATION FOR PhD DEFENSE RESEARCH PROPOSAL

The due is on next month, which is on September 2014, so need to finish up the proposal...This is the manual preparation for UiTM PhD student.

1. BEFORE PROPOSAL DEFENCE:
   1. Prepare six (6) copies of research proposal and send to Faculty Head of Postgraduate Studies.
   2. Research proposal must be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software.  The similarity index must be less than 30%. The proposal must be attached with the Attendance Confirmation Form and the Turnitin Originality Report with both endorsed by the Main Supervisor. You are also required to attached a copy of the IGS Research Skills Certificate or the exemption letter.
   3. Research proposal and all required documents must be submitted to the Faculty two (2) weeksbefore the DRP.
   4. Attached is the Research Proposal format for your attention.
2. ON PROPOSAL DEFENCE DAY:
   1. Students are given 30-40 (PhD) and 15-20 (MSc) minutes to present and answer questions from Panel of Assessors.
   2. Please make five (5) copies of PowerPoint handouts (refer attachment) for Panel of Assessors during the defence session.
   3. The PowerPoint presentation will be a brief summary of the complete Research Proposal sent earlier to the Faculty.
   4. Please bring the original copy of the IGS Research Skills Certificate or the exemption letter on the DRP registration day. Students without the certificate or letter will not be allowed to defend their proposal.
   5. Complete student information on the DRP Assessment Form (four (4) copies) to be submitted to the DRP secretariat.
3. ATTACHMENT:
   1. Defence of Research Proposal Schedule
   2. Attendance Confirmation Form
   3. Format of Contents of Research Proposal
   4. Format of Title Page
   5. Format of PowerPoint for Presentation
   6. DRP Assessment Form
   7. DRP Correction Verification Form

Tips on How to manage time- PhD

Tips on How to manage time- PhD

 1. Tools for planning

As a PhD research project requires 4 years of time to plan.So planning is most important.

- The general overview
 Google Calender document which I titled "Roadmap to thesis defense", marking in which week I should be working on which chapter.

- To Do lists
I keep different lists: a list with research ideas, a list with deadlines, and monthly and weekly to dos. All these are saved in Word documents. Every Friday, I plan out the next week (and month, when the time is there). That precise moment also serves as a moment to reflect on my progress and to ask myself why or why not I met my goals for this week; a method inspired by the monthly progress monitor.

- Daily appointments
Rather old-fashioned, but I keep my day-to-day appointments in a paper-and-pen type of planner. (It's bound in red leather with a pattern of roses on it, if that explains why I can't switch to a digital version). I write down my most important task(s) for the day, and have all my appointments written down and planned. Also, I write down my To Do list for the evening at the very bottom of the day page. 

2. Tools for tracking

In the first months of my research, I was surprised to discover how much time was slipping away and how little net worth can be left of the 40 hours I'm supposed to have allotted for research. Therefore, I started tracking, and I discovered that -in the days when I was working on my experiments- I would easily spend an hour to go help a hand in the lab, or to arrange things or move around objectives in my planning. Also, I started tracking how I spend my time on the computer, confirming that I was not spending my time optimally. The tools I use for this are ManicTime and RescueTime. 


3. Tools for reminding

This part still needs some improvement. I keep an overview of paper deadlines in a simple Word file, and I write these down in my paper planner. If I need to remind myself of something small, I just place a reminder in my phone. Even though I don't really need reminders (I typically remember things naturally), I do think that improving this part of my system would free some space in my head.

This i got from internet..from PhD talk, very useful for someone who really want to manage their time properly for PhD works.hopefully it will help.

Tips on How to manage time - PhD

Must Do - To Do list


1. General research ideas
This is my little goldmine of research ideas, that might keep me busy for quite some time after I graduate, provided that I can stay in academics/research; or ideas that could work for a master's thesis. There's no timeline attached to these, I just keep this file as a source of ideas.

2. To Do list
This to do list consists of well-defined small projects that need to be done by a certain month or date. It includes for example the deadlines for conference papers which are a few months ahead, or the next few parameter studies I would like to carry out. 

3. To Do in Month X
Very clear: the list of what I need to get done this month. I subdivide it in a few categories, and try to be as realistic as possible.

4. To Do in Week Y
About a quarter of the contents of To Do in Month X goes into my To Do in Week Y. I then take my planner and write down per day what I should focus on: testing 1,2 on day 1, testing 3 on day 2 along with reading paper z and so on.