Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction 1

Key assumptions driving this guide 2

This guide's approach to supporting writing for publication 3

Positioning ourselves as writers, imagining our readers 5

Where the ideas, principles and examples in this guide come from 6

Labels and categories 8

The genres the guide covers-and why 9

The academic disciplines discussed in this guide 10

Key tools: heuristics for understanding writing for publication 11

How to use this guide 12

Chapter 1 Identifying your personal interests and commitments to publishing 15

1.1 Chapter focus 15

1.2 Scholarly interests and communities 15

1.3 Making decisions about where to publish 17

1.4 One scholar's thoughts on where to publish 19

1.5 Thinking about your practice 20

1.6 Suggestions for future action 20

1.7 Useful resources 21

1.8 Related research 21

Information Box 1 'International' publications 22

Chapter 2 Making sense of institutional evaluation criteria 23

2.1 Chapter focus 23

2.2 Finding out about explicit and implicit criteria for evaluating scholarly publications 23

2.3 One scholar's reflections on evaluation criteria 29

2.4 Thinking about your practice 30

2.5 Suggestions for future action 30

2.6 Useful resources 31

2.7 Related research 31

Information Box 2 Journal and citation indexes 31

Chapter 3 Responding to different institutional pressures to publish 33

3.1 Chapter focus 33

3.2 The pressure to publish in English 33

3.3 The pressure to publish in the local/national context 36

3.4 Thinking about your practice 38

3.5 Suggestions for future action 39

3.6 Useful resources 39

3.7 Related research 40

Information Box 3 Impact factor 40

Chapter 4 Entering academic 'conversations'-finding out about scholarly conferences 42

4.1 Chapter focus 42

4.2 Conversations and conferences 42

4.3 Submitting a proposal to a conference 45

4.4 Perspectives on attending conferences 46

4.5 Thinking about your practice 47

4.6 Suggestions for future action 47

4.7 Useful resources 48

4.8 Related Research 48

Information Box 4 Academic conferences and proceedings 49

Chapter 5 Identifying the conversations of academic journals 50

5.1 Chapter focus 50

5.2 Exploring journal websites 50

5.3 Working out the specific conversations of journals 53

5.4 Thinking about your practice 55

5.5 Suggestions for future action 55

5.6 Useful resources 56

5.7 Related research 57

Information Box 5 Types of journal publishers and journals 57

Chapter 6 Joining academic conversations in a competitive marketplace 60

6.1 Chapter focus 60

6.2 Facts and figures about two journals 60

6.3 Identifying target journals by rankings and citations 63

6.4 Responding to external pressure to publish in certain journals 64

6.5 Thinking about your practice 65

6.6 Suggestions for future action 65

6.7 Useful resources 66

6.8 Related research 67

Information Box 6 Stages of journal publishing 68

Chapter 7 Locating your work and forging conversations - whose work to cite and why? 70

7.1 Chapter focus 70

7.2 Different ways of using citations in academic texts 70

7.3 Deciding who to cite and why 71

7.4 Scholars' perspectives on citation practices 73

7.5 Thinking about your practice 74

7.6 Suggestions for future action 75

7.7 Useful resources 75

7.8 Related research 76

Information Box 7 Scholars' experiences with academic publishing 76

Chapter 8 Publishing articles or book chapters? 78

8.1 Chapter focus 78

8.2 Responding to calls for contributions 78

8.3 Responding to an invitation to write a book chapter 80

8.4 Delays in a book's publication 82

8.5 Thinking about your practice 83

8.6 Suggestions for future action 83

8.7 Useful resources 84

8.8 Related research 84

Information Box 8 Publishing a chapter in an edited collection 84

Chapter 9 Understanding trajectories and time in the publishing process 86

9.1 Chapter focus 86

9.2 Time and writing 86

9.3 The trajectory of one article toward publication 89

9.4 Thinking about your practice 91

9.5 Suggestions for future action 91

9.6 Useful resources 91

9.7 Related research 92

Information Box 9 Time in production after acceptance 92

Chapter 10 Accessing resources for writing for publication 94

10.1 Chapter focus 94

10.2 Strategies for accessing bibliographic resources 94

10.3 Strategies for funding research writing activities 96

10.4 Strategies for funding travel 97

10.5 Thinking about your practice 99

10.6 Suggestions for future action 100

10.7 Useful resources 100

10.8 Related research 101

Information Box 10 Electronic resources 101

Chapter 11 Doing the work of writing in multiple languages 103

11.1 Chapter focus 103

11.2 Tensions in choosing the language of writing 103

11.3 The role of translation 105

11.4 Publishing 'equivalent' texts in different communities 106

11.5 Thinking about your practice 108

11.6 Suggestions for future action 108

11.7 Useful resources 108

11.8 Related research 109

Information Box 11 Policies and tensions in publishing 'equivalent' texts 109

Chapter 12 Participating in academic research networks 111

12.1 Chapter focus 111

12.2 Understanding what networks can offer 111

12.3 Developing a transnational network 112

12.4 Network development over time 114

12.5 Roles and contributions to academic networks 116

12.6 Thinking about your practice 118

12.7 Suggestions for future action 118

12.8 Useful resources 119

12.9 Related research 119

Information Box 12 Academic research networks 120

Chapter 13 Collaborating on texts for publication 121

13.1 Chapter focus 121

13.2 Collaboration with colleagues 121

13.3 Collaboration between supervisors and students 123

13.4 Thinking about your practice 125

13.5 Suggestions for future action 125

13.6 Useful resources 126

13.7 Related research 126

Information Box 13 Collaborating and co-authoring 127

Chapter 14 Getting help from literacy brokers 129

14.1 Chapter focus 129

14.2 Scholars' perspectives on what brokers can offer 129

14.3 Textual interventions by academic literacy brokers before and after submission 131

14.4 Thinking about your practice 135

14.5 Suggestions for future action 135

14.6 Useful resources 136

14.7 Related research 136

Information Box 14 Peer review 137

Chapter 15 Communicating with publishing gatekeepers 139

15.1 Chapter focus 139

15.2 Guidelines for authors from two journals 139

15.3 Preparing a manuscript for submission 142

15.4 Attaching a cover letter 143

15.5 Communicating about revisions 145

15.6 Thinking about your practice 147

15.7 Suggestions for future action 147

15.8 Useful resources 147

15.9 Related research 148

Information Box 15 Online submissions systems 149

Chapter 16 Producing a journal: Taking on reviewing and editing roles 150

16.1 Chapter focus 150

16.2 Reviewing manuscripts for publication 150

16.3 Additional benefits of reviewing manuscripts 152

16.4 Taking on editorial roles: decisions and choices 152

16.5 Thinking about your practice 155

16.6 Suggestions for future action 155

16.7 Useful resources 156

16.8 Related research 156

Information Box 16 Journal mentoring programmes 157

Chapter 17 Concluding thoughts - critical choices and practical strategies for global scholarly publishing 159

References 163

Index 169