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This book uncovers the secrets to success in academic publishing at all stages of the process. Drawing on his experience as the writer of over 300 articles, the author encourages scholars at all stages of their careers to unpack topic selection, data analysis for publication, writing preparation, drafting and editing, ethics, and manuscript submission.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: Getting Started and Selecting a Topic
- Chapter 2: Designing a Publishable Study
- Chapter 3: Key Principles in Ethical Data Analysis and Handling Conflicts of Interest
- Chapter 4: Developing an Outline
- Chapter 5: Getting Ready to Write
- Chapter 6: Principles of Good Writing
- Chapter 7: Plagiarism, Citations, and Paraphrasing
- Chapter 8: Writing a First Draft
- Chapter 9: Editing, Filling in Gaps, and Cutting
- Chapter 10: Selecting a Target Journal
- Chapter 11: Thinking Like a Reviewer
- Chapter 12: The Journal Review Process: Decision Letters, Reviewer Comments,
- and Author Responses
- Chapter 13: What to Do with Rejected Manuscripts
- Chapter 14: Working with Coauthors
- Chapter 15: Working with Public-Use and Proprietary Datasets
- Chapter 16: Publishing Non-Empirical Papers
- Chapter 17: Open Access and Pay-to-Publish Journals
- Chapter 18: Books and Book Chapters
- Chapter 19: Conclusion
About the author
Seth J. Schwartz is a Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include identity, acculturation, cultural stress, crisis migration, family relationships, substance use, wellbeing, and mental health among adolescents and emerging adults and their families. Dr. Schwartz has 344 scholarly publications, including more than 100 where a student, postdoctoral fellow, or early career scholar is the lead author. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Intercultural Relations and has reviewed hundreds of manuscripts in his career. Dr. Schwartz is a native New Yorker and has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 21 years. They have two teenage daughters.
Summary
This book uncovers the secrets to success in academic publishing at all stages of the process. Drawing on his experience as the writer of over 300 articles, the author encourages scholars at all stages of their careers to unpack topic selection, data analysis for publication, writing preparation, drafting and editing, ethics, and manuscript submission.
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In stolid, workmanlike prose, Schwartz... thus delivers an exhaustive primer on how to produce publishable research in his and allied fields: fields where much of the writing, like it or not, is 'mechanical and formulaic'(149).
