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Publishing journal articles / Lucinda Becker, Pam Denicolo.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Becker, Lucinda M., 1963- author.
- Denicolo, Pam, author.
- Series:
- Success in research
- Success in Research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic writing--Publishing.
- Academic writing.
- English language--Rhetoric.
- English language.
- Technical writing.
- Authorship--Marketing.
- Authorship.
- Publishing.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : SAGE, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- How do I go about writing a journal article? How do I maximise my chances of getting it published in a top journal? How do I know what journal to select? How do I best adapt my research work in order to get published? In this accessible, informative and entertaining book, Becker and Denicolo introduce the best practical strategies available to help you maximise your chances of success in getting your work published in the journal of your choice. -- This book offers down-to-Earth advice on such vital topics as: How to write and get the style right What to select for publication How to plan for success How to cope with writer's block Working with editors and reviewers How to cope with rejection This is a must-have book for anyone seeking to write for successful journal publication. The Success in Research series, from Cindy Becker and Pam Denicolo, provides short, authoritative and accessible guides on key areas of professional and research development. Avoiding jargon and cutting to the chase of what you really need to know, these practical and supportive books cover a range of areas from presenting research to achieving impact, and from publishing journal articles to developing proposals. They are essential reading for any student or researcher interested in developing their skills and broadening their professional and methodological knowledge in an academic context.
- Contents:
- 1 When, what and where to publish 1
- Why are you going to write an article? 2
- When should you write an article? 8
- What should you publish? 12
- Where should you place an article? 18
- 2 Selecting your topic/adapting your work 28
- Selecting your topic 28
- Adapting your work 30
- 3 Planning and getting started 42
- Spider charts 46
- Flow charts 51
- Brainstorms 53
- Mind mapping 56
- 4 Coping with writer's block 59
- 5 Getting the style right 73
- Your writing style 73
- If you are writing in your second language 74
- The structure of your article 75
- The abstract 75
- The introduction 77
- The article on the page 78
- Signposting and structure 79
- Presenting technical data 80
- Textual options 81
- Concluding your article 81
- The language of your article 82
- Your readership 82
- Writing simply 84
- Improving your style 85
- Editing your article 86
- Polishing your article 89
- 6 Learning how to stop writing your article 95
- Why you need to stop 95
- Why you cannot seem to stop 97
- Learning how to stop 101
- And then not really stopping 103
- 7 Working with editors and reviewers 108
- 8 Recovering from rejection 119
- Telling people 120
- Prepare for rejection 122
- Use the reviews 124
- Make a plan of action 128
- 9 Intellectual property rights 129.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Becker, Lucinda M., 1963- Publishing journal articles.
- ISBN:
- 9781446258484
- OCLC:
- 882256650
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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