Greetings everyone.

Currently doing PhD in Economics in UKM and just published a paper. Was hell try to publish in int. journals such as American economic review or Review of Economic Study. However managed to publish one in Journal of Monetary Economics. Presentation was so scary I couldn't even speak properly.

Here are few tips that may help anybody that wish to publish research paper:

1. Language. Use proper researching english
2. Author. Always an advantage to include a renown Professor as secondary author.
3. Methodology. Chapter 3 is always the deciding factor. Make sure you use the most appropriate and latest method and test everything to show there is no error.
4. Topics. Topic must be interesting yet have major impact to the latest issue of your field.
5. Originality. Originality is critical as most thesis is just application of an old theory or small modification of old theory. Add something new to the table.
6. Reputation. Build your reputation by publishing paper in some unknown or domestic publisher. Join as many seminar as possible as speaker. Slowly and surely you will have your change.
7. Networking. Try to do your research with some renown professors in your field.

Still learning here so will be grateful if anybody can provide tips for me on method of publishing paper on publisher such as AER. Got rejected so many times before.......

Thanks! Good luck 4 u 2

15 hours a week and you have lots of free time compared to lecturer? How many hours per week the lecturer there are doing?

Very common problems. You are lucky your supervisor never comment on chapter 2. All those problems (ie framework, significance of study and methodology) are not that hard to solve.