How to Get Published in Anthropology

A Guide for Students and Young Professionals

Contributions by Catherine Besteman, Peter Biella, Tom Boellstorff, Don Brenneis, Mary Bucholtz, Paul N. Edwards, Paul A. Garber, Peter Givler, William Green, Linda Forman, Ricky S. Huard, Hugh W. Jarvis, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, John Kevin Trainor, James M. Wallace Edited by Jason E. Miller, Oona Schmid

Publication date:

10 November 2011

Length of book:

184 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

ISBN-13: 9780759121089

This one-stop guide to getting published in anthropology gives graduate students and young professionals the crucial information and tools they need to tackle the all-important requirement to publish. Part I provides step-by-step guidance on key efforts that budding anthropologists can benefit from, including organizing a conference panel, creating a poster, presenting a paper, getting an article published in a journal, and publishing a dissertation as a monograph. In Part II, scholars in the anthropology subdisciplines offer first-hand insight into publishing in their area. Part III chapters cover author contracts, copyright issues, collaboration, and online publishing opportunities. Helpful appendices list anthropology journals and publishers specializing in anthropology books.

Introduction: What Is Publishing?

PART I: STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE AND ADVICE
Chapter 1: Attending Conferences and Organizing a Panel by Jason E. Miller
Chapter 2. Creating a Poster by John Trainor
Chapter 3. Presenting a Paper by Paul N. Edwards
Chapter 4. Submitting and Getting an Article Accepted in a Journal by Tom Boellstorff
Chapter 5. Publishing Your Dissertation as a Monograph by Sarah Caro

PART II: SUBDISCIPLINARY CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 6. Archaeology by William Green and Linda Forman
Chapter 7. Applied and Practicing Anthropology by Tim Wallace
Chapter 8. : Biological and Physical Anthropology by Paul A. Garber
Chapter 9. Cultural/Social Anthropology and Ethnography by Catherine Besteman
Chapter10. Linguistic Anthropology by Mary Bucholtz
Chapter 11. Medical Anthropology by Linda M. Whiteford and Cecilia Vindrola Padros
Chapter 12. Visual Anthropology by Peter Biella

PART III: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Chapter 13. Author Agreements by Ricky S. Huard
Chapter 14. Copyright by Peter Givler
Chapter 15. Collaboration by Don Brenneis
Chapter 16. Online Opportunities and Challenges by Hugh W. Jarvis
Appendix A: Anthropology Journals
Appendix B: Publishers That Publish Anthropology Monographs
About the Editors and Contributors

This volume is a terrific source of professional wisdom about publishing and career development in all fields of anthropology. Targeting students and young professionals, it provides a road map for how to publish in various venues and how to prioritize one's scholarly and publishing endeavors. The guide's first section, "Step-by-Step Guidance and Advice," provides brief stand-alone chapters by recognized anthropologists concerning necessary academic career activities: organizing panels for professional meetings, presenting at conferences, submitting manuscripts to journals, and rewriting a dissertation into a book. (Many anthropologists would have benefitted from this guide years ago.) Part 2 features concise treatments of concerns relevant to the various subdisciplines within anthropology, e.g., archaeology, linguistics, and sociocultural anthropology. The final section discusses general publishing considerations such as author agreements, copyright, collaboration, and online opportunities. The guide also contains an appendix of peer-reviewed journals, and another appendix listing publishers of anthropology monographs. In sum, this guide is authoritative, insightful, affordable, current, and indispensable. Summing Up: Essential. Graduate and faculty libraries.