The savvy academic : publishing in the social and health sciences / Seth J. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Seth J., 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Authorship.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book uncovers the secrets to success in academic publishing at all stages of the process. Drawing on his experience as the writer of over 300 articles, the author encourages scholars at all stages of their careers to unpack topic selection, data analysis for publication, writing preparation, drafting and editing, ethics, and manuscript submission.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Affiliations

Prologue-.Or How Did I Get Here?

Introduction: About Me, and About This Book

1. Getting Started and Selecting a Topic

2. Designing a Publishable Study

3. Key Principles in Ethical Data Analysis and Handling Conflicts of Interest

4. Developing an Outline

5. Getting Ready to Write

6. Principles of Good Writing

7. Plagiarism, Citations, and Paraphrasing

8. Writing a First Draft

9. Editing, Filling in Gaps, and Cutting

10. Selecting a Target Journal

11. Thinking Like a Reviewer

12. The Journal Review Process: Decision Letters, Reviewer Comments, and Author Responses

13. What to Do With Rejected Manuscripts

14. Working With Coauthors

15. Working With Public-.Use and Proprietary Datasets

16. Publishing Non-.Empirical Papers

17. Open-.Access and Pay-.to-.Publish Journals

18. Books and Book Chapters

19. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-009593-8

0-19-761205-9

0-19-009592-X

OCLC:

1257402709