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January 2012 | 160 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
  • 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.

 
When, What and Where to Publish
Why Are You Going to Write an Article?

 
When Should You Write an Article?

 
What Should You Publish?

 
Where Should You Place an Article?

 
 
Selecting Your Topic/Adapting Your Work
Selecting Your Topic

 
Adapting Your Work

 
 
Planning and Getting Started
Spider Charts

 
Flow Charts

 
Brainstorms

 
Mind Mapping

 
 
Coping with Writer's Block
 
Getting the Style Right
Your Writing Style

 
If You Are Writing in Your Second Language

 
The Structure of Your Article

 
The Abstract

 
The Introduction

 
The Article on the Page

 
Signposting and Structure

 
Presenting Technical Data

 
Textual Options

 
Concluding Your Article

 
The Language of Your Article

 
Your Readership

 
Writing Simply

 
Improving Your Style

 
Editing Your Article

 
Polishing Your Article

 
 
Learning How to Stop Writing Your Article
Why You Need to Stop

 
Why You Cannot Seem to Stop

 
Learning How to Stop

 
And Then Not Really Stopping

 
 
Working with Editors and Reviewers
 
Recovering from Rejection
Telling People

 
Prepare for Rejection

 
Use the Reviews

 
Make a Plan of Action

 
 
Intellectual Property Rights
Some Final Thoughts

 
Further Reading

 
Index

 

Supplements

Success in Research free tools

A collection of free tips, exercises and resources from all books in the Success in Research series

This book will be of interest to some of the stronger students who are perhaps considering progressing to postgraduate study, and who have completed dissertation research with the potential to be published and/or developed further.

Mrs Alison Cain
Department of Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire
November 8, 2012

This is a 'marmite' book. The authors speak very directly and personally to the reader - some will like that and some will not. I suspect most of my students will not. I liked the way they match different approaches to different personalities / dispositions (they might say learning styles). Overall, found it useful but not a replacement for Rowena Murray's work, which we currently recommend. However, students who find Murray too wordy and theorised may well like the brevity and practical approach.

Dr Rebecca ORourke
Education , Leeds University
October 10, 2012

The unit I offer is for a professional doctorate (EdD), and I emphasise that mid-career professionals pursuing a doctorate need to keep publication in view at all times throughout (and beyond) their doctoral studies. This book will prove useful for the more advanced students who are really poised to begin thinking seriously about publication and submitting. It's not as useful for the core of students I have who need help honing their skills in critical reading and writing. I have shown the book to several colleagues, who have ordered it for themselves.

Dr David Eddy Spicer
Department of Education, Bath University
October 9, 2012

This book is very useful for academics and PHD students who want to publish their dissertation after the qualification.

Dr Maryam Ba-Break
Nuffield Ctr for Int'l Health & Dev, Leeds University
July 31, 2012

This is a clear and useful text. The short sections make it very accessible and well focused on the process of moving towards submitting an article and getting it published. it will be useful for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics. Summaries of key points at end of chapters might be helpful.

Mr Mike Lambert
School of Education, Wolverhampton University
July 10, 2012

Very helpful text. This text is an easy to read and practical book. It is accessible to students and also non-academic people

Mr Stefan Brown
Department of Health and Social Care, Royal Holloway, University of London
June 21, 2012

This looks like a very useful new text and I shall certainly be recommending it to our PGR students.

Mr Bruce Hanlin
History, English, Languages & Media, Huddersfield University
June 21, 2012

Excellent. Will try to get book adapoted for whilst it focueses on journals it is also useful as a guide to student research planning in general.

Dr James Howley
Expressive arts and media, North East Worcestershire College
June 14, 2012

A useful, if somewhat introductory, text on an area of PG study that many find daunting.

Dr Stephen Goss
Metanoia Institute, Centre for Practice Based Research, Middlesex University
May 29, 2012

This book is particularly useful for post graduate students during the early months of their research degree. It clearly outlines the elements needed to write a paper for publication.

Dr Sharon Preston
Psychology , Bolton University
May 7, 2012

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