A Scholar's Guide to Getting Published in English

Critical Choices and Practical Strategies

By (author) Mary Jane Curry, Dr. Theresa Lillis

Publication date:

25 November 2013

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783090600

In many locations around the globe, scholars are coming under increasing pressure to publish in English in addition to other languages. However research has shown that proficiency in English is not always the key to success in English-medium publishing. This guide aims to help scholars explore the larger social practices, politics, networks and resources involved in academic publishing and to encourage scholars to consider how they wish to take part in these practices–as well as to engage in current debates about them. Based on 10 years of research in academic writing and publishing practices, this guide will be invaluable both to individuals looking for information and support in publishing, and to those working to support others' publishing activities.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Identifying your Personal Interests and Commitments to Publishing

Chapter 2: Making Sense of Institutional Evaluation Criteria

Chapter 3: Responding to Different Institutional Pressures to Publish

Chapter 4: Entering Academic 'Conversations'—Finding Out about Scholarly Conferences

Chapter 5: Identifying the 'Conversations' of Academic Journals

Chapter 6: Joining Academic 'Conversations' in a Competitive Marketplace

Chapter 7: Locating your Work and Forging 'Conversations'—Whose Work to Cite and Why?

Chapter 8: Publishing Articles or Book Chapters?

Chapter 9: Understanding Trajectories and Time in the Publishing Process

Chapter 10: Accessing Resources for Writing for Publication

Chapter 11: Doing the Work of Writing in Multiple Languages

Chapter 12: Participating in Academic Research Networks

Chapter 13: Collaborating on Texts for Publication

Chapter 14: Getting Help from Literacy Brokers

Chapter 15: Communicating with Publishing Gatekeepers

Chapter 16: Producing a Journal: Taking on Reviewing and Editing Roles

Chapter 17: Concluding Thoughts— Critical Choices and Practical Strategies for Global Scholarly Publishing

This guide comes as a most welcome and useful complement to the majority of linguistic and rhetorical guides to writing for scholarly publication in that it focuses on helping scholars explore, identify and understand the social practices, politics, networks and resources involved in academic publishing.