Writing for academic journals / Rowena Murray

By: Murray, RowenaMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Open UP study skillsPublisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2013Edition: Third editionDescription: xii, .p 239 . ; 23 cmContent type: 36 ISBN: 9780335263028 (pbk.); 033526302X (pbk.)Subject(s): Academic writingDDC classification: 808.066 LOC classification: LB2369 | .M877 2013
Contents:
Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion : .Beyond ritual and rivalry
Summary: Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why
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.Previous edition: 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion :
.Beyond ritual and rivalry

Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why

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