Last week I explored the possibility of presenting vs. writing a paper. When given the choice I said that I would rather write a paper then present, although it would be good practice to present. This week I had a chance to peruse through the Publishing/Leadership project page to see what it really entailed. I can say for sure now that I'm 90% interested in writing that article and submitting to a journal. As I sat down to think about it the following reasons entered into my head.
1) Since I discovered that it really is just synthesizing the information I already have together I really have the bulk of the writing done and it's just a matter of stitching it together. I initially was thinking that we would have to write a whole new paper which right now given my schedule and life events seems pretty daunting. So with this information I feel relieved and more inclined to do the paper than the presentation.
2) I also think an advantage of publishing an article in a journal is that to me, the journal article would be longer lasting and have a larger impact over time in regards to adding to the body of literature. I could be dead wrong on this as a presentation is definitely more rich in presenting your information. It would seem to me though that being accepted into the journal means that your work will be more easily accessible and to a wider audience.
Of course the disadvantage of writing a paper is whether or not your paper is going to be accepted into one of the journals. This I believe may be a slim chance, but who knows!
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