Academic Writing and Publishing
Subtitle: A practical handbook
By: James Hartley.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Print book; E-book
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780415453219; 9780415453226; 9780203927984
Subjects: Authorship.; Academic writing.; Scholarly publishing.
Description: This readable and lively guide is an invaluable handbook for postgraduates and lecturers new to publishing, with direct advice based on up to date research that goes beyond that given in current textbooks. Shows academics (mainly in the social sciences) how to write and publish research articles. This handbook is suitable for postgraduates and lecturers new to publishing. It includes chapters on titles that lists different kinds of titles and their purposes, also on abstracts that instructs the reader on writing structured abstracts from the start.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Tables and figures; label: Acknowledgements; label: Section 1
title: Introduction; label: Chapter 1.1
title: The nature of academic writing; label: Section 2
title: The academic article; label: Chapter 2.1
title: Titles; label: Chapter 2.2
title: Authors; label: Chapter 2.3
title: Abstracts; label: Chapter 2.4
title: Key words; label: Chapter 2.5
title: Introductions; label: Chapter 2.6
title: Methods; label: Chapter 2.7
title: Results; label: Chapter 2.8
title: Discussions; label: Chapter 2.9
title: Acknowledgements; label: Chapter 2.10
title: References; label: Chapter 2.11
title: Footnotes; label: Chapter 2.12
title: Responding to referees; label: Chapter 2.13
title: Proofs; label: Section 3
title: Other genres; label: Chapter 3.1
title: Books; label: Chapter 3.2
title: Theses; label: Chapter 3.3
title: Literature reviews; label: Chapter 3.4
title: Conference papers; label: Chapter 3.5
title: Tables and graphs; label: Chapter 3.6
title: Posters; label: Chapter 3.7
title: Book reviews; label: Chapter 3.8
title: Letters to the editor; label: Chapter 3.9
title: Annotated bibliographies; label: Section 4
title: Other aspects of academic writing; label: Chapter 4.1
title: Finding, keeping and disseminating information; label: Chapter 4.2
title: Choosing where to publish; label: Chapter 4.3
title: Delays in the publishing process; label: Chapter 4.4
title: Refereeing; label: Chapter 4.5
title: Sex differences in academic writing; label: Chapter 4.6
title: Procrastination and writer’s block; label: Chapter 4.7
title: Collaborative writing; label: Chapter 4.8
title: Productive writers; label: Appendices; label: Appendix 1
title: Guidelines for academic writing; label: Appendix 2
title: Guidelines for revising text; label: Appendix 3
title: Abbreviations for American states used in citing references; label: Author index; label: Subject index