I was just wondering if anybody had any experience of publishing their Masters dissertation findings in a journal at all? My research has thrown up some really interesting results for a topic which is very much in the spotlight at the minute, and as such I'm keen to present my findings. I noticed that a journal in this specialist field has put a call out for papers so now might be a good opportunity to get it out there if I can!

It does not seem to be something which is very common at this level but I've heard of one person at my uni who published theirs. My only concern is that my sample size is a little on the small side in comparison to larger studies, and I don't know how if I'd need to get extra ethical clearing to publish. If anybody has had any experience of this I'd love to hear from you! In my head it sounds like a crazy idea but it seems to be an itch that won't go away.

My very first publication is a chapter in an edited collection, released in February this year. The contents are purely an adapted version of my MA thesis!

So yes - definitely possible! I'm in the Humanities, so very different, but just letting you know it is possible!

I'm in the Social Sciences, so not terribly far apart! Thanks for the insight. It's definitely something I'll bear in mind then.

Hi BJS

It is definitely possible. I am in the process of revising my masters thesis for publication and cutting it down a lot to fit into an article. If you check the journal author guidelines it will tell you all you need to know, how many words they are looking for, how it should be formatted, etc etc.

Also, I had my undergrad thesis published a few years ago, I only had a very small sample size of 7 participants but it was an area that was hugely understudied at the time, I emailed the editor my abstract and asked if it was something the journal would be interested in and he asked me to submit my paper for review.

Don't be surprised if they ask you to make a lot of revisions though, this is very common. If you have a good relationship with your masters supervisor speak to them about it too, sometimes a supervisor will help edit your paper for publication and if they are better known in the field than you it doesn't hurt to have them down as a second author.

(I'm also in social science)