Full Description
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
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
