1st Edition

Publishing and the Academic World Passion, purpose and possible futures

Edited By Ciaran Sugrue, Sefika Mertkan Copyright 2016
    206 Pages
    by Routledge

    206 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.