1st Edition
Publishing and the Academic World Passion, purpose and possible futures
Within the Academy, itself a changing and increasingly entrepreneurial entity, publishing is no longer an option; it is the universal currency that secures a position, tenure and promotion; it is key to academic life. Providing a panoramic picture of the changing publishing climate, Academic Life and the Publishing Landscape will empower scholars by enabling them to navigate this changing terrain more successfully.
This book provides guidance from a range of contributors who use their own wide expertise in writing and publication to document the challenges faced by scholars at different career stages and in different locations. It covers a wide range of debates on publishing, spilt into the following three sections:
- Mapping the Publication Landscape,
- Writing for Publication—Learning from Successful Voices,
- Further Challenges and Possibilities.
With topics ranging from the process of preparing manuscripts for publication, including chapters on calculating journal rankings and understanding the Peer Review process, through to chapters on speaking to international audiences and writing for elite international journals, this book offers a unique perspective on how the changing nature of publishing works.
This will be a useful guide for scholars across the globe looking to enhance their publication performance, and those questioning what needs to be done in order to understand, navigate and to (re-)position one’s self and institution in this increasingly significant and rapidly altering terrain.
Ciaran Sugrue is Professor of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland and has been Head of School from 2011-14.
Sefika Mertkan is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Management at Eastern Mediterranean University.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on contributors
Introduction
Ciaran Sugrue & Sefika Mertkan
PART 1
Mapping the Publication Landscape
Chapter 1
By Book and By Blog: The Future of Academic Scholarship
Andy Hargreaves and Ciaran Sugrue
Chapter 2
The Panoply of Publication: Continuity and Change
Ciaran Sugrue
Chapter 3
Calculating Journal Rankings: Peer Review, Bibliometrics, and Alternative Metrics?
Lutz Bornmann, Werner Marx, & Robin Hauschild
PART II
Writing for Publication—Learning from Successful Voices
Chapter 4
Voices of Experience: Scholar(ly) Perspectives on the Emotions, Imagination and Creativity of Writing for Publication
Sefika Mertkan & Ciaran Sugrue
Chapter 5
Getting my Work Out There: Writing the Paper
Barbara Grant
Chapter 6
Understanding the Peer Review Process: Reject, Revise, Resubmit
Tony Bush
Chapter 7
Text Work/Identity Work Online: Writing for Social Media and Beyond
Pat Thomson
PART III
Further Challenges and Possibilities
Chapter 8
In praise of knowledge bureaucracies: Speaking to International Audiences
Slawomir Magala
Chapter 9
From a Thesis to Journal Articles
Sefika Mertkan
Chapter 10
Playing The Game: Writing For Elite International Journals in an uneven Academic World
Simon McGrath
Chapter 11
Academic Writing For Publication: A Backward Glance, Glimpsing Possible Futures
Ciaran Sugrue & Sefika Mertkan
Biography
Ciaran Sugrue is Professor of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland and was Head of School from 2011 to 2014.
Sefika Mertkan is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Management at Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus.