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Writing for academic journals /

By: Murray, Rowena [author.].
Series: Open UP study skills: Publisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2013Edition: Third edition.Description: xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780335263028; 9780335263028:; 033526302X.Subject(s): Academic writingDDC classification: 808.066
Contents:
Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion : Beyond ritual and rivalry.
Summary: Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-237) and index.

Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion : Beyond ritual and rivalry.

Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.

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