Publishing Journal Articles
- Lucinda Becker - Reading University, UK
- Pam Denicolo - Consultant on Doctoral Education and Training
Success in Research
- 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.
Supplements
A collection of free tips, exercises and resources from all books in the Success in Research series
Master's students in our programme need to submit a manuscript for publication before graduation. The book by Becker and Denicolo ("Publishing Journal Articles") provide students with an excellent basis of how to write a journal article. HIghly recommended for all academic staff.
An important resource for students who need to publish their research during or after their studies.
Good introductory guidelines for writing articles.
Really useful text for students who would like to go on to publish material from their research dissertation. Lucinda's book provides useful guidelines to enable novice researchers to navigate the field of publishing their material.
A good guide to help students with the publishing process.
limited application for PGCE students, though good hints on writing style which has been supportive for my students for whom English is not a first language
there are enough Dutch books on this theme. Dutch is prefered language for our students
Whist the book was extremely useful to me personally, this would only be relevant to a small number of students on the MSc course, hence the supplemental adoption rather than recommended.
A very easily read volume, provides great tips all along the way from deciding your topic to dealing with rejection. The Exercises throughout the chapters are valuable for being specific to your own topic. As a guide on writing, it is really useful, with practical hints that early careers will find helpful.
Recommended to students to students that end up publishing
