Becoming an Author

Becoming an Author: Advice for Academics and Other Professionals by David Canter (Liverpool), Gavin Fairbairn (Leeds Met) Table of contents David Canter and Gavin Fairbairn provide an interesting discussion of how to become an academic author tackling a range of aspects of the process, with the case studies of various academic authors explaining their perspectives [...]

‘How to Get Research Published in Journals’

Abby Day’s book, How to Get Research Published in Journals contents page as a pdf sample chapter: Chapter 3; Why not Publish? In this book Abby Day has produced a very useful manual that provides considerable detailed information on publishing.  This provides you with information from the start, including basic reference material, which will be [...]

Writing for Academic Journals by Rowena Murray

This is one of the books I had with me on the 2008 Retreat and I think a few of the group read sections and worked through some of the exercises suggested. Rowena Murray is someone who has clearly had considerable practice developing and supporting academic writers. Murray is a Reader at the University of [...]

Getting past the Gatekeepers

Managing your Research Writing For Success: Getting Past the Gatekeepers By Charles C Fischer Charlers C Fischer is a Founding Editor of the Journal of Managerial Issues and Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Finance and Banking. This paper is available online and reviews the evidence of reviewer feedback over a 16 year period of [...]

’30 Quick Writing Tips for the Start of an Academic Career’

30 Quick Writing Tips for the Start of an Academic Career By Curt Bonk (TravelInEdMan Blog) I saw a presentation by Prof Curt Bonk (Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University) at a conference on podcasts, wikis and blogs at the University of Leicester in January 2007. It was one of the most idiosyncratic [...]